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Re:Bill Watterson talks by archagon on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @11:45AM (#9178325)
This is tangential, but for those of you looking to fill the Calvin and Hobbes hole in your life, I highly recommend the illustrated weblog of French cartoonist Boulet. It's really amazing. (And it's pretty clear that C&H was a huge inspiration for him.)

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2012/12/05/the-warrior-never-r...

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2013/10/08/our-toyota-was-fant...

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2012/02/01/darkness/

http://english.bouletcorp.com/2013/02/04/paola-4/

Re:Bill Watterson talks by Rudism on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @02:09PM (#9179446)
There's also Hobbes and Bacon, a fan-drawn series that picks up with adult Calvin (now married to Susie) giving his old Hobbes toy to his daughter. Very well done and nostalgia-inducing.

Part 1: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/10/hobbes-a...

Part 2: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/05/12/hobbes-a...

Part 3: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/11/hobbes-a...

Part 4: http://www.pantsareoverrated.com/archive/2011/10/13/hobbes-a...

Re:Bill Watterson talks by egypturnash on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @03:12PM (#9179913)
And to add to this tangent: my friend Dana Simpson does a strip for Universal called "Phoebe and her Unicorn", about a girl whose best friend is... well, the title kind of gives it away. When the strip launched, they sent her the gigantic collection of All The C&H; she's never quite decided if it was in celebration, or a threat that she had to live up to that standard.

http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn

Re:Bill Watterson talks by Arubis on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:24PM (#9180755)
Is that the same Dana Simpson that was once the author of Ozy & Millie? That was my longtime C&H holdover.
Re:Bill Watterson talks by egypturnash on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @05:35PM (#9180816)
Yep! If you're around Seattle, she'll be sharing a booth with me at ECCC later this month.
Re:Bill Watterson talks by archagon on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @03:49PM (#9180157)
Thanks, that's adorable! "I am not on fire."
Re:Bill Watterson talks by sp332 on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:45PM (#9178733)
There's a daily newspaper comic called Frazz that has constant C&H references. The conceit is that Frazz is Calvin after he grew up and decided to work as a school janitor to be around kids. https://www.uclick.com/client/sea/fz/
Re:Bill Watterson talks by danielhunt on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:27PM (#9178601)
Off topic, but they are some of the best comics I have ever read.

Upvote and a hat-tip for you, for linking to that site.

Re:Bill Watterson talks by whysonot on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:55PM (#9178802)
Same feeling here. Thanks OP. Really needed a new comic in my life.
Re:Bill Watterson talks by saganus on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:04PM (#9178870)
Ah yes. This is very nice.

Thanks!

Edit: BTW, thanks for ruining my productivity for the whole day :)

Re:Bill Watterson talks by archagon on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @01:25PM (#9179063)
Click the "React" button on each comic for even more time wasting! :)
Re:Bill Watterson talks by zellyn on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:51PM (#9178782)
Oh my. Must. stop. reading.

Thank you!

Re:Bill Watterson talks by sogen on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @12:31PM (#9178630)
wow, that Toyoda was awesome, thanks!