Happy anniversary, guys

[beer_good_foamy]

30 years ago today, 18 November 1985, an unknown cartoonist named Bill Watterson got this strip published in a couple of dozen newspapers in the US.


I could post dozens and dozens of Calvin & Hobbes strips, but we'd be here all night. But I just thought the premiere of the last great newspaper comic, and one of the cleverest and most affecting serial stories I know, was worth marking. I still miss those little guys, but I still have nothing but respect for Watterson for refusing to let them become less than what they were when they were great.

Calhobinists unite!

"It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy ... Lets go exploring!"

Comments

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

I loved Bloom County et al, but ... I re-read one of the collections recently, and while a lot of it is still really good, a lot of it has aged a lot. That's what comes from commenting on current events, obviously. But C&H, IMO, are timeless.

On the other hand, Breathed has managed to reboot (https://www.facebook.com/berkeleybreathed) Opus yet again now, and it's still really really good.

Of course, Breathed and Watterson admired (and made good-natured fun of) each other too.