Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Calvin and Hobbes and Swamp Thing




One thing that amazed me about Bill Watterson was his ability to draw landscapes and scenery as well as the shenanigans of a boy and his stuffed tiger.  His mastery of pacing, body language and facial expressions would have been enough to make Calvin & Hobbes a great strip, and the fact that they operated in such lush environments really helped to put it over the top into classic territory.  Watterson could have just as easily illustrated a straight up adventure comic.
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21 comments:

  1. jack-elOctober 18, 2017 at 7:38 AM

    True that...

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  2. SimreeveOctober 18, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    Probably this isn't a team-up that I'd ever have envisaged myself... but it works, oh my, it does!

    ^_^

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  3. MarchHareSupremeOctober 18, 2017 at 8:58 AM

    Wow. Pure genius.

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  4. brink.October 18, 2017 at 9:06 AM

    That's a beautiful image. I'd love a hi-res version to hang on my wall. Without the comic dress would be even better...

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  5. AnonymousOctober 18, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    didn't a somewhat similar monster(?) called the Maxx have in his cartoon Calvin or a similarly drawn character?

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  6. KenOctober 18, 2017 at 10:49 AM

    Amazing!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 18, 2017 at 11:33 AM

    Hmmmm! I would have thought a team up between these two and Stanley & His Monster would've been more fitting.

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  8. GlennOctober 18, 2017 at 4:31 PM

    Absolutely great and it would work because they wound never offend swampy!

    Even if we have no more Calvin & Hobbes at least we have your covers with them occasionally.

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  9. RossOctober 18, 2017 at 4:43 PM

    Thanks, guys - glad you got a kick out of this one!

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  10. Ken RoskosOctober 18, 2017 at 10:04 PM

    Whoa! They're lucky it's not Man-Thing! I would have thought Hobbes still might notice something was off. Well done Ross.

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  11. GlennOctober 18, 2017 at 11:15 PM

    I was thinking of Man-Thing actually with them - Calvin & Hobbes are fearless which means they will not burn at Man-Thing's touch. Calvin & Hobbes actually would make good Green Lanterns or just frustrate Sinestro.

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  12. David C. HayesOctober 19, 2017 at 10:39 AM

    Can I buy a print of this?

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  13. RossOctober 19, 2017 at 10:42 AM

    Unfortunately it's not legal for me to sell images of my covers since they use existing art and licenced characters

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  14. AnonymousOctober 19, 2017 at 10:08 PM

    If their treading on his forehead didn't wake him up, C & H are even more boring than I thought!

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  15. CarycomicOctober 19, 2017 at 10:10 PM

    @Anonymous Whoa! Overly harsh much?

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  16. The Irredeemable ShagOctober 22, 2017 at 7:59 PM

    And dinosaurs!! The man could draw dinosaurs too!!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 24, 2017 at 1:38 PM

    Hey! Shag just gave me an idea for a suggestion.

    "Devil Dinosaur and Moonboy meet Calvin and Hobbes."

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  18. AnonymousOctober 24, 2017 at 1:43 PM

    P.S.---Please, note that I said "...and Moonboy." The latter was most definitely NOT on the cover of STF #385.

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  19. CarycomicOctober 25, 2017 at 8:53 PM

    I second Shag's motion.

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  20. BigMike20X6November 3, 2017 at 8:44 AM

    Anonymous Anonymous said...
    didn't a somewhat similar monster(?) called the Maxx have in his cartoon Calvin or a similarly drawn character?

    I think you may be thinking of The Pitt and his friend Timmy

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