Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson IIis an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he stopped...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth5 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
CALVIN: As usual goodness hardly puts up a fight.
HOBBES: Virtue needs some cheaper thrills.
I wish I had more friends, but people are such jerks. If you can just get most people to leave you alone, you're doing good. If you can find even one person you really like, you're lucky. And if that person can also stand you, you're really lucky.
I'm a misunderstood genius." "What's misunderstood?" "Nobody thinks I'm a genius.
So long, Pop! I'm off to check my tiger trap!
As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway.
I still read newspaper comics, but without much hope for their future.
Yakka foob mog. Grug pubbawup zink wattoom gazork. Chumble spuzz. I love loopholes.
Boy, there's nothing worse than an inscrutable omen.
But Calvin is no kind and loving god! He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!
But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains!
I always think of "Popeye" and "Barney Google" as quintessential comic strips in that old rollicky, slapstick way we've sort of lost.
Childhood is for spoiling adulthood.
Heck, what's a little extortion among friends?