Bill Watterson - Calvin and Hobbes: 10th Anniversary

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book: More than just Another Collection

Author's Rating:

Pros: Wonderful insight into the origins and inspirations of Calvin and Hobbes.

Cons: I would have liked 500 pages instead of 200.

Bottom Line:
If you like Calvin and Hobbes, this book is a MUST HAVE. Read More

Calvin and Hobbes: A Boy and His Tiger

Author's Rating:

Pros: It's Calvin and Hobbes! What more do you want?

Cons: It's not long enough!

Bottom Line:
This is such fun. Everyone should own at least one Calvin and Hobbes book. Read More

t-p¡n¡•n: tipu interviews Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes

Author's Rating:

Pros: File under: cannot be categorized

Cons: You try to draw and write a cartoon perfect from the start, Mr. Michelangelo Dickens!

Bottom Line:
Calvin and Hobbes introduces the earliest days of Bill Watterson’s devious duo. Required: signed certificate verifying a sense of imagination. A must have for long-term fans and fresh recruits. Read More

A Boy and His Tiger

Author's Rating:

Pros: Wit and deep feeling, all rolled up in a mischievous six year old

Cons: Same as everyone elses. Bill Watterson stopped writing.

Bottom Line:
The strips appealed to the child and the adult in all of us. This is a fine collection to help us remember. Read More

Ah, To Be 6 Forever

Author's Rating:

Pros: Calvin's Perspective, Watterson's Narration

Cons: Watterson Stopped Writing

Philosophy for Big Kids

Author's Rating:

Pros: Very funny, sardonic, dry humor.

Cons: No new stuff - Bill Watterson retired.

Bottom Line:
Every day's an adventure when you're 6. Pick this up for some really entertaining laughs. Read More

It confirmed Calvin is a theologian.

Author's Rating:

Pros: You can buy it for your kids.

Cons: They will not let you read it until they are finished

Just when you thought Calvin and Hobbes were no more...

Author's Rating:

Pros: A new insight into an old favorite, C&H though the eyes of it's creator.

Cons: No new strips.

Bottom Line:
This book is essential to complete your collection- though you may have the strips in other collections, the commentary makes it all worthwhile. Read More

I will MISS Calvin and Hobbes...

Author's Rating:

Pros: HILARIOUS ... yet thought provoking

Cons: Calvin and Hobbes aren't around anymore... =(

"I Hate Baths" and "G.R.O.S.S"

Author's Rating:

Pros: I don't know if I can list them all. this strip is funny, intuitive, and just the biggest laugh you can pack into a sunday paper... that is before 1996.

Cons: May not be the best thing for a child under 10 to get a hold of... it doesn't teach things appropriate for them, if they try to copy Calvin it could be a disaster =o)