The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3) |  | Author: Bill Watterson
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Rating:  397 reviews
Sales Rank: 2087
Format: Box set
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1440
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 22.2
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 11.3 x 5.5
ISBN: 0740748475
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780740748479
ASIN: 0740748475
Publication Date: October 4, 2005
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An Excerpt from Bill Watterson's Introduction:  "Ive loved comic strips as long as I can remember. As a kid, I knew I wanted to be either a cartoonist or an astronaut. The latter was never much of a possibility, as I dont even like riding in elevators. I kept my options open until seventh grade, but when I stopped understanding math and science, my choice was made. There is great personal satisfaction in attending to detail and quality, and I remain very proud of the standards the strip met day after day. I also liked the responsibility of knowing that, succeed or fail, it was all my own doing. This approach kept the strip very honest and personal--everything having to do with Calvin and Hobbes expressed my own ideas, my own values, my own way. I wrote every word, drew every line, and painted every color. Its a rare gift to find such fulfilling work and I tried to show my appreciation by giving the strip everything I had to offer." Exclusive Images from the New Collection More Calvin and Hobbes Books 
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Product Description
New York Times best-seller!Watterson's imaginative approach to his material and his inventive graphics have made Calvin and Hobbes one of the few universally admired by other cartoonists." --Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times Book Review Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this edition includes all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all Calvin and Hobbes fans seek.
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 The Ultimate Fantasy Comic March 14, 2010
Calvin Smith (Longview, TX USA)
Finally, every comic Bill Waterson owns up to publishing, in one handy, albeit massive, collection. The reality of Calvin and Hobbes hits far too close to home for me. My own mother accuses me of being the role model for this character (my name is also Calvin), and she frequently would laugh, shake her head, and say, "Yep, that was you alright! Remember when you used to..." and launch into reveries of memories I would rather forget. It took many years of counseling and therapy to recover from my childhood; perhaps mom was right. Without Hobbes as constant companion, I might never have come out of it. This set should be read front to back for anyone contemplating having children. Parents would be forewarned and forearmed, children would be better understood, and we might even eliminate the abortion issue. If you knew your kid would turn out like this, you would avoid getting married. With some of the keenest insight into human nature (sometimes dark, dangerous human nature), and always a humorous viewpoint, with the occasional bottom-of-your-soul thoughts, this collection is Highly Recommended to everyone who ever read Calvin and Hobbes, and is essential to those who were never exposed while this phenomenon ran its course in daily publication. Get yours soon, he's not making any more of them...
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3)
 Packaging February 18, 2010
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The packaging could have been better. I ordered this for a friend, but the corners of were dented on arrival.
 The Complete Calvin and Hobbes February 18, 2010
Salvador Martinez
This product, as all Calvin and Hobbes collections, contains wonderful strips that appeal to all persons from any aspect of life. It (as expected), contains ever strip Watterson ever had printed as well as his watercolors of Calvin and Hobbes. A wonderful product for dedicated fans or someone looking for a good laugh.
However, one drawback with this product is the quality of it's binding vs. its size. Each book, being so large, puts heavy strain on it's binding which is a glue binding. If used with care the books will last forever, but we all know such careful care is virtually impossible so these books binding will eventually deteriorate. However this should not deter fans from buying this product as rebinding the books with a higher quality binder will solve this problem forever.
Great Product, could be a little better, but it's one flaw is easily fixable. Definitely Recommend :)
Nostalgia perfected February 11, 2010
Kim Odland (Bergen, Norway)
I grew up with Calvin & Hobbes but we kinda went our seperate ways after Bill put his pen down. I saw this collection by chance in a shop and I instantly knew I had to have it. I got it at a fraction of the price at Amazon than any Norwegian retailers. This is a no-brainer - buy it and feel young and carefree again.
problematic binding February 6, 2010
Mickey Lauria
The plates are wonderful, great paper, great reproduction. It is such a shame that they did not put the effort into the binding for this makes the other quality moot for the volumes fall apart on first opening. At first we thought it was a quality control problem and we sent our first volumes back (all three volume bindings were broken front and back). When we got the second set, only one volume's binding was broken on first usage. We went to a book store to check them out and see if it was just our ones and the display volumes in the bookstore had broken bindings also. My son decided to keep the one we had, not wanting to risk getting a set with more volumes of broken bindings again and valuing the plates so much that he wanted it any way. As I started, it is such a shame that they did not bind these volumes correctly. They would be so much more valuable.
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