A Typical Day in Calvin's Life

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 quiteness speak more than words. One of those rare strips where I felt sorry for poor Calvin. :)

Calvinism Painted!!!!!!!

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

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.

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

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.

Calvin's Wagon

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.........

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!!!!!

Inky Pinky Ponky

Calvin had a tiger.

Calvin danced,

And the tiger danced,

While Mom and Dad

Woke up slapped.

Calvin's Parents - Straight from Bill Watterson

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.

About Calvin - Straight from Bill Watterson

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

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.

About Susie - Straight from Bill Waterson

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.

Welcome to the world of Calvin and Hobbes

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.