Use. Able. Web. » bill watterson http://www.useableweb.net/blog A blog on Lotus Notes development, web usability and technology ramblings. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:24:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Calvin, Hobbes and Susie all grown up http://www.useableweb.net/blog/2009/02/26/calvin-hobbes-grown-up/ http://www.useableweb.net/blog/2009/02/26/calvin-hobbes-grown-up/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:42:40 +0000 rodney http://useableweb.net/blog/?p=141 Calvin and HobbesI have been a big fan of Calvin and Hobbes ever since I could remember. It’s a series of comics created by Bill Watterson about the adventures of a young boy Calvin (named after the theologian John Calvin) and his imaginary pet/stuffed tiger Hobbes (named after the philosopher Thomas Hobbes).

Bill Watterson strictly believed in that comics should be kept as an art form so he vehemently resisted merchandising of any sort which is why you would not see any Calvin and Hobbes toys, shirts, etc. (aside from the occasional sightings of the infamous, unlicensed, Calvin peeing on something car sticker) even though it would have probably netted him big money.

I guess, the reach and influence of the comic strip has been phenomenal so people started creating fan art of their own. Here is an example portraying Calvin, Hobbes and Susie all grown up to be young adults which I thought was very cool.

I think I am going to start re-reading some of the comics I have in the house :)

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