Chronicles of Calvin n Hobbes

Calvin and Water

2008-04-07T10:00:00.003+05:30

Now this one is a classic piece of Bill Watterson's imagination. Hats off to him. Let me be quiet. Enjoy the post and if you have not read it before, you are bound to get amazed by Bill's imagination after reading the last block. Too Good !!!

Hobbes calling Calvin by name

2008-04-07T09:52:00.003+05:30

Did you ever remember Hobbes calling Calvin by his name. Well, I cant recall any other post apart from this one which I got recently from my friend. Do let me know if you find some more posts like this. :)

A Typical Day in Calvin's Life

2008-04-07T09:35:00.004+05:30

Quite an unusual strip from Bill Watterson depicting a typical day in calvin's life. No words in the whole strip from Calvin, only pictures showings his reactions and somehow his quitness speak more than words. One of those rare strips where I felt sorry for poor Calvin. :)

Calvinism Painted!!!!!!!

2008-03-13T08:13:00.009+05:30

Looks like Calvinism is on the spread!!!!!!
Look at a few of Calvin sketches done using MSPaint, by Vivek, one of the authors of this blog. Great work Vivek!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hoping to see even Hobbism on the spread too :):):)

Think before you speak

2008-02-29T17:30:00.003+05:30

Friends,

Have you met Bully Moe? Like every class has a bully, Moe is the bully in Calvin's class.

Calvin is flat on the ground after a bullying episode by Moe. But typical of Calvin, he has an end-liner for every situation.

Sea-saw with Snow Ball

2008-02-29T17:27:00.001+05:30

I am sure all of us would have played Sea-Saw in the park with our friends. Imagine how it would have been, had it been a snow-ball instead of our friends.

Well, looks like, Calvin’s second best friend, next to Hobbes, is Snow-Ball. And he does have a blasting time playing Sea-Saw with a Snow ball.

Dad's Job

2008-02-29T09:53:00.002+05:30

This strip is another CnH classic. I guess the only time Calvin’s Dad likes to be with Calvin is while reading bed time story when Calvin’s mom have to clean up the dishes.
I loved Calvin’s Mom sarcastic and angry comments. Calvin’s innocent inquiry is also too cute.
Certainly reading bed time story is Dad’s Job and he loves it. Read the strip and you will know the reason. ;-)

Calvin Susie and Valentine Day

2008-02-14T09:00:00.007+05:30

First of all, wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine Day. I searched the whole CnH collection and found out following strips related to Valentine Day. Check out the strips how Calvin celebrated Valentine's Day with Susie. I always love their fight !!! ;-)

Commander Coriander Salamander and 'er SingleHander BellyLander!!!

2008-01-25T18:30:00.000+05:30

For once Calvin seems to be interested in reading. Had he said just this much, his Dad might have got a heart attack.

However, Calvin is Calvin. Its not his Maths or English book that he is so anxious to get hold of. Its a book named 'Commander Coriander Salamander and 'er SingleHander BellyLander'. Try saying this aloud. I love the way it sounds.

But Dad's expression in the last picture doesnt look like as though he enjoyed the rhyming very much. In fact he has a better prospect of tackling Architects and Children's books authors.

Calvin Fooled

2008-01-22T17:38:00.000+05:30

One of the few strips where the cunning Calvin is fooled and that too by Hobbes. :)

Loved the Hobbes's 25 cent thought - "A fool and his money are soon par...." ;-) Rest calvin does not allow him to finish it.

Calvin at his sarcastic best

2008-01-21T12:14:00.000+05:30

A very witty sarcasm by calvin about the present day world. The philosopher in calvin strikes back with ferocious intensity. Sometimes a single line can convey tonnes of meanings to comprehend.

Dad's Bed Time Story

2008-01-21T11:14:00.000+05:30

Ask Dad for Bed-Time story when he is busy and you will surely get a story with morals. Check out Dad's story.... Too good !!!

Moral of the story - Don't mess with Dad ;-)

Applications invited for the post of 'Calvin's Dad'...........

2008-01-18T18:07:00.000+05:30

Ever wondered, who Calvin might grow up to become?Well, with Calvin, nobody can guess.

But for the time being, Calvin seems to be a highly statistical chap. He keeps polls on his Dad's performance as his Dad and doesnt seem to be very happy with it either. But as always, Dad has a ready-cum-definite answer. The highly acclaimed philosophy that there's not necessarily be any connection between what's good and what's popular. Suddenly the thought of fast food came to my mind. I feel it is the apt example in today's world, which fits Dad's philosophy.

Being Dad's son, Calvin too comes up with a philosophy of his own - To keep a job, one needs the right attitude.

But after all the philosophies, check out Dad's closing comments - The highlight of this strip

Jump out of your skin!!!!!!!

2008-01-14T17:44:00.000+05:30

Imagine, you are having a peaceful nightly slumber. At sometime during the wee hours of the very early morning, you hear a ruffle of leaves. You are woken out of your sleep. When you crawl out of your blanket and glance towards the window, you see the shadow of an eight-legged creature crawling up the window glass. There, your eyes are wide open, your heart skips a beat and you jump out of your skin.

Or Imagine, you are in the middle of a thrilling horror novel, where the Captain of the troops is crawling through the forest, to get a closer look at the enemy camp. Suddenly a bomb explodes and your calling bell rings. Here too, you jump out of your skin again.

There are many possibilities for one to jump out of one's skin. But look at what our favorite hero does and at what he intends to do later, with his skinless self.

First mention of Susie

2008-01-14T10:18:00.000+05:30

This is the first strip which gives reference to Susie, though her name is not mentioned anywhere in this strip. Hobbes is at his intriguing and teasing best. Check out the last block - "Do you Like her" ;-)

Calvin's Wagon

2008-01-11T15:19:00.000+05:30

In words of Bill Watterson:-

Calvin's wagon is a simple device to add some physical comedy to the strip, and I most often use it when Calvin gets longwinded or philosophical. I think the action lends a silly counterpoint to the text, and it's a lot mort interesting to draw than talking heads. Sometimes the wagon ride even acts as a visual metaphor for Calvin's topic of discussion.

No smoking.........

2008-01-10T17:33:00.000+05:30

How many of you have tried smoking? When and how was the first experience?

Here, Calvin too wants to smoke, but he cant wait till 18. So whats the next option?

Ask Mom????????????

Well, thats exactly what our little champ did.

Being Calvin's Mom, she knew better than to say an outright 'No'. She allowed Calvin to have a first-hand experience at smoking.

And look at the lesson he learnt......

Dancing Buddies!!!!!

2008-01-09T08:47:00.000+05:30

Inky Pinky Ponky

Calvin had a tiger.

Calvin danced,

And the tiger danced,

While Mom and Dad

Woke up slapped.

Calvin and Dad exchanged roles

2008-01-04T16:34:00.000+05:30

Most of the time, it is Calvin doing the mischiefs bugging his parents. This time it is the Dad who is bugging Calvin and Mom. Check out the reaction of Calvin and his mom in second last strip. The best is the conversation between Calvin and his mon in last strip :-

Calvin - Just how long did you know Dad before you married him?

Mom - There's one in every house

He he.... that means it would not have made any difference if she would have found some other guy to marry. All men are same.

Yes very true.... Men are Men..... :)

Art of making faces..

2008-01-03T16:23:00.000+05:30

Now who else can make faces like this little champ...Awesome part is the change of facial expression...One cannot stop bursting into peals of laughter...

Calvin's New Year Resolution

2008-01-02T17:33:00.000+05:30

Hello Friends,

Happy New Year to all of you!!!!

Well, 2007 has gone by and we have resumed our journey with 2008. It has been an eventful year, with a mixture of happenings and emotions. But whether to paint them on the darker side or the brighter side, falls entirely upon us. There might have been some junctions along the 2007 road, where we could have or wished to have stayed a little more longer, there might also be junctions which we would rather have missed. But, turning a little philosophical, if we look back at the gone-by year, every incident, every person we met, would have taught us something, a small thought or a big value.

As someone said, the existence of humanity is the struggle to improve(or did anyone say this?? don't know), some of us might have taken New Year Resolutions to be a better person or to achieve something. Achieving something can range across a wide variety. It can span from learning to whistle(using fingers) to loosing weight to finding a life partner. (All real examples from my friends :) ). Some of us might have taken a resolution to change something about ourselves, which mostly would have taught us a BIG lesson last year. Whatever your resolutions are, here's wishing you the very best in achieving all those!!!!!

Our dear friend Calvin also seems to have some resolution or does he?

Wishing you all a great 2008 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year - Calvin Way

2008-01-01T09:38:00.000+05:30

Wishing all the Calvin and Hobbes fans a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2008.

Enjoy the first strip of this year. Thanks to Dhanya for sharing it. This strip is just to depict Calvin's way of making New Year Resolution. He hate changes but then he can't live without them too. :)

Where is my blanket????????????????????

2007-12-18T18:34:00.000+05:30

Imagine a cool climate, a cozy bed, a warm blanket and a spongy stuffed tiger to hug..........................Dont you feel like curling up??????

Now imagine if in the middle of this peaceful and luxurious slumber, you find yourselves devoid of your warm blanket.............. Well its realy easy for us to find the blanket and curl underneath it and return back to our heavenly sleep.

But for Calvin, its not so easy, since its Hobbes , from whom he has to snatch back his blanket.

But finally, look who is snapped out of the deep sleep?????

Calvin's Parents - Straight from Bill Watterson

2007-12-18T11:31:00.000+05:30

In words of Bill Watterson:-

I've never given Calvin's parents names, because as far as the strip is concerned, they are important only as Calvin's mom and dad. Calvin's dad has been rumored to be a self-portrait. All my characters are half me, so it's true in some ways, but Calvin's dad is also partly a satire of my own father. Any strip about how suffering "builds character" is usually a verbatim transcript of my dad's explanations for why we were all freezing, exhausted, hungry, and lost on camping trips. These things are a lot funnier after twenty-five years have passed.

Calvin's mom is the daily disciplinarian, a job that taxes her sanity, so I don't think we get to see her at her best. I regret that the strip mostly shows her impatient side, but I try to hint at other aspects of her personality and her interests by what she's doing when Calvin barges in.

We usually only see Calvin's parents when they're reacting to Calvin, so as secondary characters, I've tried to keep Calvin's parents realistic, with a reasonable sense of humor about having a kid like Calvin. I think they do a better job than I would.

Calvin and Hobbes - The first strip

2007-12-17T12:23:00.000+05:30

Ever wondered, how calvin and hobbes met, how it all started with a "tiger trap + tuna fish sandwich".

Check out the first Calvin and Hobbes strip which was published on Nov 18, 1985. I will celebrate Nov 18 as CnH Day from now onwards. :)

About Calvin - Straight from Bill Watterson

2007-12-14T11:37:00.000+05:30

In Words of Bill Watterson:-

Calvin is named for a sixteenth-century theologian who believed in predestination.
Most people assume that Calvin is based on a son of mine, or based on detailed memories of my own childhood.
In fact, I don't have children, and I was a fairly quiet, obedient kid - almost Calvin's opposite.
One of the reasons that Calvin's character is fun to write is that I often don't agree with him.

About Hobbes - Straight from Bill Watterson

2007-12-13T17:31:00.001+05:30

In Words of Bill Watterson:-

Hobbes has the patient dignity and common sense of most animals I've met.
Hobbes was very much inspired by one of our cats, a gray tabby named Sprite.
Sprite not only provided the long body and facial characteristics for Hobbes, she also was the model for his personality.
She was good-natured, intelligent, friendly, and enthusiastic in a sneaking-up-and-pouncing sort of way.
Sprite suggested the idea of Hobbes greeting Calvin at the door in midair at high velocity.

Either lunch or books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-12-11T18:19:00.000+05:30

As usual, Calvin is late for school-bus, and now he forgets his lunch too. Finally when his Mom manages to get him to school with his lunch, check out what he forgets.

With the perfect expressions, Bill Watterson has proved again that
Expressions speaks louder than words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love Defined - The Hobbes Way

2007-12-11T17:48:00.000+05:30

Another Calvin and Hobbes Classic. This one explains the "Medical Definition" of love - The Hobbes way.
But what I love more in this strip are the opening two dialogues between Calvin and Susie:-

Susie : Hey Calvin, Are we near a Slaughterhouse, Or Did you forget your Deodorant?
Calvin : Drop Dead Susie ! You're so ugly, I hear your mom puts a bag over your head before she kisses you Good Night !!
Calvin : It's Shameless, the way we flirt.

About Susie - Straight from Bill Waterson

2007-12-11T10:55:00.000+05:30

Susie is earnest, serious, and smart - The kind of girl I was attracted to in school and eventually married. "Derkins" was the nickname of my wife's family's beagle.

Calvin Blackmailed

2007-12-11T10:52:00.001+05:30

One of those rare occasions when you feel pity for poor Calvin. This time, Susie is the tormentor. Read the strip above and enjoy it. ;-)

Calvin's Mom Big Accomplishment

2007-12-07T17:36:00.000+05:30

This one is a classic again, depicting Calvin's mom Big Accomplishment. The great sarcasm in this strip is that calvin can even insult himself in order to insult others whenever he gets a chance. Too good and hillarious !!!

Ad for Dad

2007-12-07T17:30:00.000+05:30

Uptil now, you must have seen classified ads for Bride, Groom or something else. Ever heard of "Ad for Dad". Check out this strip. The expressions of Calvin and Dad are too good. ;-)

Calvin - The contract boy

2007-12-04T10:05:00.001+05:30

These cartoon strips depicts the great acumen of Calvin when he asks to sign contract to "Moe - The school bully", Dad, "Miss WormWood - The Teacher", Susie and lastly Hobbes for their behaviour (good or bad) with Calvin. Except Susie, everybody refuses to sign the contracts. As usual, calvin is at his insulting best when asking people to sign the contract. But in the end, Susie insults him more by signing the contract at the speed of light. :)

My favourite is one with the Hobbes here. "People are friends because they want to be, not because they have to be". Very true - Friendship (or infact any relationship) cannot be based on terms and contracts. They exist because they just meant to be. Hobbes rocks !!!

Celebrations on getting "A"

2007-12-03T14:09:00.000+05:30

Being a non-performing student, it is a rare phenomenon for Calvin to get good grades in class tests. Check out his way of celebrating his "A" in the grandest way you an think of. A full length parade on a open limousine with crowd cheering for him plus a huge statue of Calvin - The Genius Boy...

Calvin's Mom Special

2007-12-02T14:30:00.000+05:30

The Silent Mom - How she communicates Telepathically :)

And this one is classic. So much demands of Calvin. And Mom finishes off the strip in most sarcastic way you can think of - "Your Majesty's Sandwich".

Wake up Mom in the middle of night and ask her a stupid question, she is sure going to be angry.

The Lost Mind of Calvin. Mom at her sarcastic best again.

Definition of Love - The Mom's way. Too Good and hillarious. :)

The quiet sarcasm of Hobbes

2007-11-30T16:03:00.000+05:30

Sometimes Hobbes is at loss of words while talking with Calvin (as Calvin says). Do you know the reason for that? Check out this strip for getting the answer. The witty and quiet sarcasm of Hobbes is too good. It also teaches us something which we can try to follow in our real life too!!!

Calvin, Hobbes & Susie

2007-11-30T13:45:00.000+05:30

This is another classic one. Hobbes generally is very much inclined towards females and hence Susie too. This inclination towards Susie irritates Calvin to a great extent. The last cartoon block in this strip which depicts Hobbes’s smiling face can’t stop you from laughing.

How to become a millionaire - The Calvin Way

2007-11-30T11:40:00.000+05:30

This is one of the classic Calvin strip beautifully describing Calvin's ingenuity which makes everyone speechless. Calvin tells his Dad that he want to become millionaire by the time he grows up. His dad smiles and as an ideal dad, he tells him that he would have to work pretty hard to reach that feat. But as usual Calvin comes up with a brilliant counter argument making it so witty.

Welcome to the world of Calvin and Hobbes

2007-11-30T11:14:00.000+05:30

This blog is purely dedicated to my favourite cartoon characters - Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes. If you dont know enough about Calvin and Hobbes, let me give you a brief introduction about them and their world:-

Calvin – Well no introduction needed for those who know and love him. If you are not in that league, here is a brief character sketch of him. Calvin is a hyeractive 6 year old kid. He is very smart, very imaginative to us but in his world he is considered a weird, stupid, crazy boy. Calvin has no friends, except his stuffed tiger “Hobbes” (we’ll talk about him later). Calvin has dreams, fantasies and a very vivid imagination. He is a great philosopher and posses great wisdom though it is rarely used. Calvin loves to be defiant.

Hobbes – Calvin’s stuffed tiger which miraculously comes to life when no one is around. Calvin spent major part of his time with hobbes. He is Calvin’s best and only friend. They share ideas, they fight, and they laugh together. To the whole world, he is a just a stuffed toy but in reality, Calvin is incomplete without him. Both complement each other. Though we may call the living Hobbes as a figment of Calvin's imagination but Hobbes depicts the sensible side of Calvin. Again this shows that calvin shows his sensible side only when he is alone.

Susie – Calvin’s classmate, neighbour and arch-rival. She is one person whom Calvin loves to hate. Susie is a good girl and a brilliant student. She is very neat, does all her work properly and is an ideal child. All her qualities are exactly contrary to Calvin and this makes them poles apart. Infact she is the reason for Calvin to found the club “G.R.O.S.S” which stands for “Get Rid Of Slimy Girls”.

There are more characters in Calvin’s life – his Mom, Dad, Teacher. We will talk about them soon.