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The essential Calvin and Hobbes

The essential Calvin and Hobbes

a Calvin and Hobbes treasury
Several booksChildren's BooksComics
Pages
256
Published
1988
Language
English

Synopsis

This treasury brings together the first two Calvin and Hobbes collections, chronicling the imaginative adventures of Calvin and his trusty tiger, Hobbes, from the day Hobbes first appeared. Featuring black-and-white dailies, color Sundays, and an original full-color story, this collection showcases the dazzling cartooning and tremendous humor that has made Calvin and Hobbes a worldwide favorite. Readers will be astounded and delighted by the duo's escapades, whether they involve time-travel with a cardboard box or a poignant look at family life.

Prose complexity
1/10

Books inside

2 books
Book cover of Calvin and Hobbes
#1.00
Calvin and Hobbes
Book cover of Something Under the Bed is Drooling A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
#2.00
Something Under the Bed is Drooling A Calvin and Hobbes Collection

Vibe

FunnyWhimsicalLightheartedAdventurous
Coming of Age

Genres

Children's Books Comics Humor

About the author

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Bill Watterson

William Boyd "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is an American cartoonist and the author of the influential and popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. His career as a syndicated cartoonist ran from 1985 to 1995; he retired at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his fans that he felt he had achieved all he could in the comic strip medium. During the early years of his career he produced several drawings and additional contributions for Target: The Political Cartoo...

Characters

CalvinProtagonist
HobbesProtagonist
All characters in The essential Calvin and Hobbes