Calvin & Hobbes Books, Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson

The Tenth Anniversary Book adds another layer to the comics, with Watterson collecting strips he found memorable and sharing a behind-the-scenes peek into his insights on plot, audience, and craft. Indeed, reflections on daily living are what make The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book feel so familiar and true. Anyone tiring of the daily grind will recognize themselves in Calvin’s musings and his penchant for escapism. Writer Bill Watterson overlays these moments with Calvin’s imagination and laces the punchlines with Calvin learning only the wrong lessons from his misadventures. Punctuating the chaos of their adventures are moments of philosophical wonder. In the classic strip Calvin and Hobbes, six-year-old Calvin barges through school and his home, bringing stuffed-tiger Hobbes along for the ride. Should Calvin and Hobbes endure as art 30 years later? Spoiler: yes, but it’s never simple. This is the greatest reward of cartooning for me. I love the solitude of this work and the opportunity to work with ideas that interest me.

Sometimes I resent the pressure to exploit every waking moment for strip ideas, but at its best, the strip makes me examine events and live more thoughtfully. Putting myself in the head of a fictitious six-year-old and a tiger encourages me to be more alert and inquisitive than I would otherwise be. Middle Grade, Young Adult, New Adult Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Comedy/Humour The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book, by Bill WattersonĢ08 pages, paperback, $21.99 CAD, ISBN: 9780836204384

Calvin & Hobbes Books, Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson