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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - JimNortonFan - 08-27-2013

http://zenpencils.com/comic/128-bill-wat...ts-advice/

Interesting advice here on dropping out of the rat race.

Best bit:

“I worked too long to get this job, and worked too hard once I got it, to let other people run away with my creation once it became successful. If I could not control what my own work was about and stood for, then cartooning meant very little to me.”

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - OSL - 08-27-2013

I saw this earlier today.

Calvin and Hobbes is probably the only thing I've read over and over again since I was 5 years old up until now. I read it at 5, then 10, then 16, then again at around 25.

Every time I've picked it up and read through the series, it was like I was reading a totally different strip each time.

The Simpsons has had a similar effect.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Fitzgerald - 08-27-2013

Probably one of the top three comic strips of all time. Bill Watterson actually modeled his creations and their particular quirks after philosophers John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes. If you read their dialogues, especially the ones they have when trudging through the snow or flying downhill on a wagon, you'll notice how he injects the voice of each philosopher into their respective character.

It's a great statement from the man himself, and the artist captures Watterson's style beautifully.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Veloce - 08-27-2013

Huge admirer here. I've got the entire collection. Watterson's beautifully illustrated backgrounds and smart dialogue were way beyond any other comic strip or cartoon. I was sad when he retired since I was still pretty young, but growing up now I have a huge amount of respect for the guy. He was offered a fortune for the licensing fees and walked away from it to keep the comic strip his own. Mad props.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - 2Wycked - 08-27-2013

I agree.

One of the few voices in the media that actually had something to say instead of a bunch of mindless, soul-sucking garbage.

Modern media is so self-possesed, I am glad he kept it his own instead of getting gobbled up by Big Media.

I gotta snag my old C&H collections next time I visit my parents.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - 2Wycked - 08-27-2013

BTW: That comic strip in the article does a good job of summing up what I talk about on the forum and RoK.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Beyond Borders - 08-28-2013

Awesome! Cool comic at the top of the page.

I used to carry around a sketch book and draw funny comics when I was a kid. Think I'm going to get back into it again.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Walderschmidt - 08-28-2013

I gotta see if I can find my old comic books from him.

Anyone here also read Garfield?

Wald

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Architekt - 08-28-2013

Quote: (08-28-2013 08:44 AM)Walderschmidt Wrote:  

I gotta see if I can find my old comic books from him.

Anyone here also read Garfield?

Wald

I used to have a couple of Garfield comic compilation books laying around. Those books must have been read at least 50 times each. Also, a Peanuts collection

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - babelfish669 - 08-28-2013

Funny, I can still remember the Sunday they published the final Calvin & Hobbes strip. Was great as a kid with a big imagination..

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - 2Wycked - 06-17-2014

Some good strips from Calvin & Hobbes





More here

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - DJ-Matt - 06-17-2014

Calvin's snowman antics always make me laugh my ass off

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Goldmund - 06-17-2014

Calvin would have grown up to be the ideal player: adventurous, living in the moment, doing his own thing, making fun of girls, and full of energy.

I modeled a lot of my childhood after the comic.

Playing Calvinball with the boys in my neighborhood is one of my fondest memories.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - catoblepa - 06-17-2014

Bill Watterson turned down billions when he refused to sell the rights for C&H.

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Pacesetter20 - 06-17-2014

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Advice from Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) - Solus - 06-17-2014

Amusingly appropriate for RVF:

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