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Why Calvin and Hobbes still delights comics fans Bill Watterson s masterwork said goodbye 25 years ago, but its brilliance refuses to dim.
By Michael Cavna Washington Post February 3, 2021 2:17pm Text size Copy shortlink: A new year.a fresh, clean start! a joyous boy in red mittens said a quarter-century ago this week, shortly before soaring forth on the most famous sled in American arts this side of Citizen Kane. And just like that, the high-spirited 6-year-old and his best buddy were never seen again at least not in new images.
Yet the beloved duo have never really left us. Calvin and Hobbes, one of the greatest strips ever to grace newspapers, blazed across the pages for a beauti
Calvin and Hobbes.
In that final strip, seen in newspapers on Dec. 31, 1995, six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger/best friend, Hobbes, celebrate the possibilities that the new year and the previous evening s snowfall brought. It s a magical world, Hobbes, ol buddy, Calvin says as they hop on a sled. Let s go exploring,
It was a pitch-perfect sign-off for
Calvin and Hobbes, which Watterson launched in November 1985 and was seen by readers in more than 2,000 newspapers across the U.S. A decade seems like a relatively short time for a popular comic strip;
Blondie and
Dick Tracy, to name two, premiered in the early 30s and are still running, while Charles Schultz drew
Calvin and Hobbes.
In that final strip, seen in newspapers on Dec. 31, 1995, six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger/best friend, Hobbes, celebrate the possibilities that the new year and the previous evening s snowfall brought. It s a magical world, Hobbes, ol buddy, Calvin says as they hop on a sled. Let s go exploring,
It was a pitch-perfect sign-off for
Calvin and Hobbes, which Watterson launched in November 1985 and was seen by readers in more than 2,000 newspapers across the U.S. A decade seems like a relatively short time for a popular comic strip;
Blondie and
Dick Tracy, to name two, premiered in the early 30s and are still running, while Charles Schultz drew
Calvin and Hobbes said goodbye 25 years ago Here s why Bill Watterson s masterwork enchants us still washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.