First blog! Anyone up for some Calvinball?

So the title sayeth, so shall it be. ... or something like that. Marvel and awe at the glorious sight/site (yes they both work...) that is my blog! Be wondered and amazed! ... are you amazed yet? Are you!? BE AMAZED! DO IT NOW!

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... still not? Meh, me either. Oh well, we tried!

This is the second attempt at writing this infernal post. Blogger thought it would be awesome to devour my first one... which annoys me seeing as I already had it DONE! Arg! >_< ... *Sigh* ... here we go again.

It took me a bit to come up with something to write about. As it stands I have to kick myself repeatedly just to sit down and type this all out before something else jumps up and catches my attention. ADD? No, just a bad habit of multi-tasking. But anyhoo, on to the topic! As many, many people know, I am an avid comic book enthusiast and have wasted more money than I should have on a graphic novel collection that is very handy for collecting lots and lots of dust. I should take a pic of them... just for the purposes of this post. Then add to that the several gigs worth I have on my computer... fun!

But one series of comics that aren't on my comic wall (yes, it's a wall at this point... well, the shelf is built into the wall, so limited options there.) is one that is very near and dear to my sarcastic heart. Not all comics are about men in tights, flying about the globe or swinging from webs. Not all comics are about explosions and violence and eventually saving the day from some less then savory individuals. Infact, the comic in question that I will be writing about is one many have read everyday for many years. Ladies and Gents, I present to you the glory that is Calvin & Hobbes!

 Bold, daring, and oh so damn true!

Calvin & Hobbes was created, written, drawn, and inked by Bill Watterson. It ran from November 18, 1985 to it's final publishing date of December 31, 1995, appearing in a grand total of 3,160 times in newspapers across the country. The basic run down of this daily treasure is as follows: The main character is Calvin, a 6 year old (who over the 10 years never aged a day) boy with a more than overactive imagination and a vocabular of words that I would never think to use! Suffice to say Calvin comes off as being highly intelligent. He is joined in his adventures by Hobbes, an anthropomorphic tiger. To Calvin and us the reader Hobbes is very much alive, while to everyone else in the comic is nothing more than a stuffed tiger.

Ever the philosopher...

When one sits back and takes a look at Calvin & Hobbes as a whole, you'll find that for a typical 4 panel comic strip that it touches on many different topics at varying depths, and expresses them in a way that anyone can understand them. over the years Calvin & Hobbes touched on philosophical, ethical, political, and social views. Calvin, like any child is always looking for the loophole, the parts in the system that never make any sense or contradict themselves, while Hobbes offers a more pacifist sort of view to... oh, just about everything. Except tuna. If there is a can of tuna  around Hobbes will kill you for it.

BRILLIANT!

However the focus of the comic isn't always on such heavy topics. Calvin's imagination often runs away with him.

One day he is the caped avenger Stupendous Man, or the intrepid Space Man Spiff! Perhaps a crime had to solved and only Private Investigator Tracer Bullet could handle the case. But not every adventure requires a
hero, and sometimes just stomping around as a dinosaur will suffice. The adventures go on and on for Calvin & Hobbes. Visits to other planets, time travel, and... well, lets face it, I can go on and on and on and... and it's better if you just read it for yourself!! Calvin & Hobbes has been published in various collections over the years, and in 2005 collectors edition was released containing all the comics... A collection of which I want!

What more can I say. It is Calvin & Hobbes. It is awesome. GO READ IT

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A twisted hunt!

Calvin & Hobbes on Wikipedia
Calvin & Hobbes on Amazon.com