Calvin and Hobbes Turn 40

What do you get when you have a six-year-old boy, his stuffed tiger, and a decade worth of comic strips that still to this day stand the test of time, you got yourself the greatest comic strip of all time and it turns 40 this year and that comic strip is none other than Calvin and Hobbes.

Created by Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes was introduced to the world on November 18, 1985, and ran till December 31, 1995, and it was nothing but pure magic. The comic strip had everything you wanted in a comic strip, if not more, especially with how Watterson tried to push the boundary of what is a comic strip with his now iconic Sunday color strips, and they were nothing short but marvelous works of art.

The comic strip also at time explore issues that still being talk about to this day such as current state of education, the environment, philosophy, enjoying life to the fullest and of course knowing who your friends are.

Many people called Bill Watterson many things, both positive and negative when he wanted to change the status quo with how a comic strip was made, especially with the Sunday strips and looking back on it now, he knew what he wanted to do and did it his way.

Go do yourself a huge favor and read this comic strip from start to finish and see why many people call this strip the greatest comic strip of all time. In the words of Calvin:

“ It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy… Let’s go exploring!” Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes