Product Description: In just over five years of syndication, Calvin and Hobbes has become an American comic strip sensation - touching the hearts (and funny bones) of the millions who read the award-winning strip. One look at the new Calvin and Hobbes collection and it is immediately evident that Bill Watterson's imagination, wit, and sense of adventure continue to be unmatched. In this collection, comprised of cartoons never before published in book form, Calvin and his tiger-striped sidekick Hobbes are hilarious whether the two are simply lounging around philosophizing about the future of mankind or plotting their latest money-making scheme. Chock-full of the familiar adventures of Spaceman Spiff, the latest findings of Dad's popularity poll, and time travel to the Jurrassic Age, Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" is guaranteed to set scientific inquiry back an ean - and advance the reading pleasure of all Calvin and Hobbes fans.
Calvin & Hobbes I was disappointed with the book. The seller said it was in great condition. It wreaked of oldness! It seriously stinks so bad, literally. I am guessing it has sat in someone's basement or attic for ages. Gross!
Why is it good? Because it works. This sixth installment of the "Calvin and Hobbes" series is as great as "Yukon Ho!" and "Weirdos from Another Planet". Here we get to see more of Calvin's adventures as Spiff, Stupendous Man, and the debut of Tracer Bullet. I especially like the three-week long sequence in which Calvin walks upside down, and then grows bigger every second! Then, there's the famous duplicate sequence, in which Calvin duplicates himself, which is a lot of fun to read repeatedly.
This is one of two comic (the other being "Garfield") that I'll always enjoy reading.
Thanks-Calvin and Hobbes Collection The book arrived quickly, was reasonably priced, and was in great shape. My son loves Calvin and Hobbes! He really enjoyed it and I enjoyed not worrying about finding the right gift. It was the exact book described in the ad so I was sure he didn't have that one and the condition was excellent.
Thank you very much
Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbs Collection Very funny. My son is finally reading. He is enjoying himself while learning new vocabulary.
Wickedly funny comic strip Calvin and Hobbes is one of my favourite cartoon series, and it is one of the few which can be equally enjoyed by adults and children alike.
Bill Watterson has a M.A. in Political Science, which suggests the reason for the names of the main characters. Calvin is of course named after John Calvin, the Reformed theologian who advocated Predestination, and Thomas Hobbes, the English Political Philosopher Thomas Hobbes who argued for 'The War of all against All' in his social contract theory.
Calvin is a somewhat dysfunctional six year old who is a constant headache to his parents, babysitters, teachers, and classmates. Calvin seems to embody several classic types of rebellious children in one character. Addicted to TV, hating girls, engaging in games which destroy the family home and engaging in wonderful fantasies make many of the high points of the series, which are darkly funny and often have a deeper satirical message about our world to the adult reader. To the younger reader, they no doubt will be delighted when Calvin makes his own time machine, goes back to the dinosaur age or becomes 'Spaceman Spiff' who fights evil aliens, or the 'Get Rid of Slimy Girls' Club Calvin forms with Hobbes.
This is a delightful comic to own and enjoy, for adults and children alike.
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