books by Bill Watterson     books:       Weirdos from Another Planet!21 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews and McMeel Publishing, 1990 One of my favorites I love all Calvin and Hobbes books, but this collection has a few of my favorites that never cease to make me laugh out loud, including: "The Disembodied Hand That Strangled People" (I snicker just writing it) The trip to Mars ("We're going in the wagon?" "Of course! What did YOU want to do? Flap your arms?" "I guess I hadn't thought about that part." "Obviously."             There's Treasure Everywhere--A Calvin and Hobbes Collection49 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1996 Good satrical laughter I bought all of this series as used books. I love to read Calvin and Hobbes. The price and deliver were both excellent.             The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book93 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1995 "I've tried to return some of the fun, magic, and beauty I've enjoyed in other comics. " "I've always loved cartoons. With 'Calvin and Hobbes', I've tried to return some of the fun, magic, and beauty I've enjoyed in other comics. It's been immensely satisfying to draw 'Calvin and Hobbes', and I will always be grateful to have had the opportunity to work in this wonderful art form." (p. 208) This book allows us to see the man behind the pen. This collection is a selection of what ...             The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes54 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1992 an epic, great modern day comic strip parable ......... I could relate to Calvin and Hobbes, from the moment I first started following the adventures of the devilish, eternal six year old (Calvin) and his scruffy, stuffed pal tiger (Hobbes). Though, many of the plots appear simplistic (example: Calvin makes a mess and his mother yells at him!), there is so much more to the little strips than meets the eye. For starters, Calvin and Hobbes ponders ...             Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection48 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1994 Classic Calvin and Hobbes This collection has a few of my favorites in it (especially the girls/bugs analogy - priceless!) Great for any age - I read C&H starting around age 7 and I still read it today! I enjoy it just as much, though I see it from a unique perspective now. Every kid should grow up with this.             Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection28 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1991 Hysterical and bittersweet When you get right down to it, is there anything better than Calvin & Hobbes? In this compilation or any of the others, you get lessons in quantum physics, nostalgic looks at the agony of grade school, observations in human nature, and a bit of the "thing under the bed" style horror. All this and you'll laugh yourself to the point of wetting your pants. The Calvin & Hobbes strips are hysterical. ...             The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)325 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005 Must Have Collection! Amazing and wonderful collection! Nice quality of papers and I recommend it for all Calvin and Hobbes Fans!             Something Under the Bed Is Drooling21 reviews Bill Watterson An McMeel Publishing, 1988 A vicarious return to childhood What can be said about Calvin & Hobbes that hasn't already been shouted to the heavens by legions of prematurely grown-up fans ? Calvin is the eternal Child/Id within us all, and Hobbes is his stuffed tiger / best friend / faithful companion in arms come-to-life ... and together they swashbuckle their way through a childhood world populated with drooling monsters of the imagination, screaming ...             It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection74 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1996 Life I love this book. Calvin and Hobbes have much to say about living and life. I keep a copy of this book around always. I think this is the best of the series. The last couple pages are worth the price of purchase. A snowy hillside with Calvin and Hobbes on a sled looking down at an unmarked field of snow. I give this to friends who are moving on with their lives, as a hope for their future. "It's ...             Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons73 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1992 The Perfect Way To Enjoy Calvin And Hobbes I suppose this could apply to any Calvin and Hobbes collection (not just Attack of the Deranged..., but let me share my favorite way to read Calvin and Hobbes. If possible, I like to pick a rainy Saturday or Sunday. I'm usually already bored and wandering around the cold house. I catch sight of a Calvin and Hobbes book and read a few pages, but my fingers are cold and I can't concentrate. ...             There's Treasure Everywhere (Calvin and Hobbes)1 review Bill Watterson TIME WARNER PAPERBAC, 1996 Calvin and the Snowmen Every "Calvin and Hobbes" book contains wonderful insight into our society, children, and parents in general. Bill Watterson has an excellent way of looking at us from a slightly twisted child's point of view, but a child who has to be a genius or near-genius. This collection contains some of the best winter strips that Watterson ever created. The images of a snow man worshipping Calvin are ...             The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)35 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1990 A walk through someone else's imagination Calvin is a beam of light, a dinosaur, Spaceman Spiff, a pollster on the election of new parents, a robotic explorer from Jupiter (in search of chocoloate) -- well lots of things. He's all the best and all the worst a boy about five can be, and that covers a lot of ground. If the others around him never quite see things Calvin's way, that's really not his problem. Hobbes will always ...             The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003 "Most people in all its unfettered he reporter who's gotten it right; childhood as it actually is." - Garry Trudeau             The Essential Calvin and Hobbes44 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1988 "What Did I Just Tell You?" "Beats Me. Weren't You Listening Either?" And so it began. This treasury included the strips from the first two collections of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. And if you don't know what you have been missing, you are in for a treat. The comic strip follows the misadventures of Calvin, a highly imaginative, hyperactive six year old. How imaginative? His only real friend is Hobbes, his stuff tiger. But that isn't a problem ...             The Revenge of the Baby-Sat23 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1991 "Give me liberty or give me death, Zogwarg Queen!" No matter how many times I read them, I can never get tired of Calvin and Hobbes. They're funny, creative, and are always getting into some sort of hijinx that could just about get them grounded for life. "The Revenge of the Baby-Sat" offers such adventures as that in a funny and entertaining way. Calvin is always getting into trouble. Him and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, are always faced with ...             Yukon Ho!21 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1989 Yet more genius You can always rely on Calvin and Hobbes to deliver the funnies. And if you're a keen reader, Calvin's unique (if rather skewed) perception of the world with keep the kid inside you alive (I don't mean this literally but as a metaphor). Unless you've been horribley deprived you'll pretty much all remember the magic of a snow storm or a sunset while sitting under a tree or an adventure in the ...             Calvin and Hobbes36 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1987 The beginning of a wonderful adventure... Forgive me if my review runs a bit on the sappy side, but I grew up with Calvin and Hobbes, and I sometimes think they are among the best friends I've ever had. Bill Watterson's comic is gentle, sincere, and magical. At its core it is an examination of what it means to be human, and the value of friendship. Watterson's philosophy of the comic strip was that it should be based around characters ...             The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book30 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1989 Calvin the imaginative This collection takes place mostly in summer/fall and the theme is around lazy days and Sundays as well. My favourite panel in this collection is when Susie and Calvin are playing house and begins: S: "Darlinggg, I'm home! And I brought a surprise!" C: "Let's hope it's a divorce!" I still go off into spurts of laughter at that one... **LOL** Enjoy (in full page and full colour) the adventures of ...             The Days are Just Packed: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection44 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1993 Don't you wish everyday was summer? Fans of Calvin & Hobbes who used to read the newspaper strip in the 80s and 90s will find great pleasure in reading this collection of C&H comics. These witty comics about the 6-year old Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes, named after the famous philosophers, will amuse people of all ages. The perceptiveness and humor of Watterson deserve the highest of cartoon awards, while his artistic ...             Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages 1985-199529 reviews Bill Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001 Insightful looks at classic sunday strips Calvin & Hobbes was much more than a really good newspaper comic strip. Created by Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes will be hailed among the greatest ever created, right alongside Peanuts and Krazy Kat for its creativity, scope of influence and the enjoyment it offered the reader. It was a strip capable of being all things gleeful and all things sad, all things goofy and all things serious. 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