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TechnoTV - The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
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List Price: $16.99
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Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780836204384
ISBN: 0836204387
Label: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1995-09-01
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Studio: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Summary: Who Could Ever Forget The Most Imaginative Calvin And His Sidekick Hobbes
Comment: This will always be the most treasured comic strip series for me and I'm still sad to see it gone from the newspaper strips. Calvin if newbie don't know is a young boy whose imagination is so huge, impressive, and ultimately destructive that it holds no bounds. And of course his stuffed tiger Hobbes who comes to life with the help of Calvin's imagination is while the more responsible of the two just as easily joins in Calvin's hilarious adventures. I also liked how the comics strip creator made different persona of Calvin such as Spaceman Spiff, The Noir 1950's detective, and of course the masked superhero all as memorable now as then. AS I've said before this comic strip to me is equal with the Foxtrot comics strip both will have the same eternal fame as the classic comic strip Peanuts. So for what these books are going for I say start the collection now...
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Summary: Love the comics, love the comments
Comment: I don't know if I would call myself a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes, but everytime I pop open one of their collections I am captivated by the sheer sweetness and cleverness of Watterson's work.
This is a nice collection because we get to see a little bit into the mind of Watterson. I like seeing how he designed the characters, which comics he liked, didn't like, changes over time, etc.
Necessary for the true avid fan.
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Summary: This guy is a philosopher!
Comment: My 18-year-old daughter said, "This guy is a philosopher! As a kid I thought these were just funny."
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Summary: An essential addition to the essential comic strip
Comment: I'll keep this short - this is one of the best collections you can own for Calvin and Hobbes. As there is a gigantic compilation that includes all of the strips ever made, you might think there is little reason to own anything else. However, this book contains insight directly from Watterson himself. It includes his own personal takes on some of his strips, how he evolved his artwork, his battle with syndication and layout restrictions, and overall a great look into the mind of a rather reclusive man.
His work is magical in every possible sense.
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Summary: He's a little preachy
Comment: Don't get me wrong, I love C&H. But Watterson is a bit preachy in this book. He tries to explain his rationale behind some of these comics and that's generally cool. But he has comments where he bashes other comics for being pretentions jerks while he comes across like basically a pretentious jerk. /shrug, it's still a good book with good comics. For me, it was a mix of eye-rolling at Watterson's comments vs. laughing at the comics.
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In a tenth anniversary celebration, the creator of "Calvin and Hobbes" discusses the art of cartooning, explains how he creates his immensely popular comic strip, and presents his favorite moments from the series's ten years. Original. 1,500,000 first printing.
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