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longship

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13. You can't mention Calvin and Hobbes without snow men.

Reply to calimary (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 05:32 PM

Mar 2014

They are iconic. Literally.

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Calvin & Hobbes: Way ahead of its time. [View all] MattSh Mar 2014 OP

He sure was way ahead of his time... CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2014 #1

I would not say "ahead" of his time hfojvt Mar 2014 #33

wow Oscarmonster13 Mar 2014 #2

That cartoon strip sums up things nicely. (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #3

So true. Helen Borg Mar 2014 #16

My favorite strip ever. B2G Mar 2014 #4

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #5

K&R! nt Mnemosyne Mar 2014 #6

Calvin & Hobbes is arguably the best comic strip in the last 50 years. Jgarrick Mar 2014 #7

Tied with Pogo, IMHO. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #9

Calvin & Hobbes' only real competition for G.O.A.T comic, I'd say. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #11

Berke Breathed also did some nice stuff. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #20

No doubt... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #26

And here in Michigan we're still up to our asses in snow. longship Mar 2014 #8

TOO EXCELLENT!!! calimary Mar 2014 #10

You can't mention Calvin and Hobbes without snow men. longship Mar 2014 #13

No cartoonist has been more creative ... Auggie Mar 2014 #14

"Watterson ties Breathed" flying rabbit Mar 2014 #22

Very true. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #28

Yes! I forgot about Larson. Auggie Mar 2014 #34

of course there are many more hfojvt Mar 2014 #32

. struggle4progress Mar 2014 #12

That last one. Wow. n/t MirrorAshes Mar 2014 #15

I really miss Calvin and Hobbes...knr joeybee12 Mar 2014 #17

Thanks! I miss Calvin & Hobbes. nt Hekate Mar 2014 #18

There was a dynamite gallery exhibition at SF Cartoon Art Museum a few years ago reddread Mar 2014 #19

K & R L0oniX Mar 2014 #21

He speaks the truth about capitalism in this toon. alfredo Mar 2014 #23

Woah, never saw that one. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #29

My wife saved that strip. alfredo Mar 2014 #37

We were scheduled...... DeSwiss Mar 2014 #31

Ha! Maybe AudreyII could eat the construction crew. alfredo Mar 2014 #36

Any Clvin and Hobbes is treasure, thanks! marble falls Mar 2014 #24

One of the greatest strips of all-time...miss it to this day! (n/t) Moostache Mar 2014 #25

Fuckin A joeglow3 Mar 2014 #27

He was from ''out of time.'' DeSwiss Mar 2014 #30

Genius gregcrawford Mar 2014 #35