The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
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They’re back! This eagerly awaited four-volume slipcased paperback edition of the original groundbreaking collection features the adventures of Calvin and his pet tiger, Hobbes. <P><I>New York Times</i> best-seller!<P>"From 1985 until Watterson abandoned it at the height of its popularity 10 years later, <I>Calvin and Hobbes </I>echoed the classic strips the artist most admired. Stirring the richly conceived characters and efficient drawing of <I>Peanuts</I> with the visual virtuosity and linguistic playfulness of <I>Pogo</I> and <I>Krazy Kat</I>, he applied his intelligence and supple cartoon skills to come up with a creation beloved by the millions who still mourn its passing. Now, a decade after his demise, six-year-old Calvin has a fitting monument—a lavishly produced . . . boxed collection of all the strips."<P>—Art Spiegleman, starred review, <I>Publishers Weekly</I><P>"Watterson's imaginative approach to his material and his inventive graphics have made <I>Calvin and Hobbes</i> one of the few universally admired by other cartoonists." --Charles Solomon, <I>Los Angeles Times Book Review</i><P><I>Calvin and Hobbes</i> is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of <I>Calvin and Hobbes</i> cartoons was originally published in hardcover as a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in <I>The Complete Calvin and Hobbes</i>. Available for the first time in paperback, these four full-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase include all the <I>Calvin and Hobbes</i> cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all <I>Calvin and Hobbes</i> fans seek.
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