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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

Now that Bill Watterson has retired from drawing syndicated cartoons, the only way to get our Calvin and Hobbes fixes is through his book collections. The 10th Anniversary Book is particularly notable, because in addition to getting some of his most wonderful cartoons, we also gain a sense of Watterson as a person.

Approximately one-tenth of the book contains essays about matters great and small--from cartooning to life--and stories about the inspiration behind some of his greatest strips. Not surprisingly, Watterson shines through as a being of considerable integrity, and the cartoons gain in depth thanks to his commentary. And, of course, the cartoons in the other 90% of the book are alternately side-splitting hilarious or touching. Happy Anniversary, Bill, and good luck with whatever it is you are doing now!

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ISBN: 9780836204384
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Product Rating: 95/100 (from 31 reviews)
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 12, 2007 Type: User Review

He's a little preachy

Don't get me wrong, I love C&H. But Watterson is a bit preachy in this book. He tries to explain his rationale behind some of these comics and that's generally cool. But he has comments where he bashes other comics for being pretentions jerks...
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4.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jan 31, 2007 Type: User Review

"I've tried to return some of the fun, magic, and beauty I've enjoyed in other comics. "

"I've always loved cartoons. With 'Calvin and Hobbes', I've tried to return some of the fun, magic, and beauty I've enjoyed in other comics. It's been immensely satisfying to draw 'Calvin and Hobbes', and I will always be grateful to have had the...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Nov 10, 2006 Type: User Review

Love this book

Best cartoon series that I can remember. Use it as a coffee table book for guests to flip through and enjoy. Very satisfied with condition when received.
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Sep 17, 2006 Type: User Review

LUV'D IT!!!!!

Calvin And Hobbes...What A CLASSIC! It's hillarious, its clever, it's got everytihin! I bought this book as my first Calvin and Hobbes book years ago and I loved it immediatly! If im sad or upset, I just read this book and i'm happy again! IT's...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Sep 01, 2006 Type: User Review

Fantastic

Having already owned every conceivable collection and reprint of Calvin and Hobbes material, I hardly needed a recap of the previous decade up to the point when this book was published. The attraction, then, had less to do with the smattering of...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 18, 2006 Type: User Review

One of the best comic strip collection books ever!

My ex-girlfriend bought this book for me for Christmas and I was very pleased. Bill Watterson is one of the most intelligent comedy writers of all time. This collection gives descriptions of all the characters and explains their basic origins,...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jun 15, 2006 Type: User Review

Calvin and Hobbes are unmissable

To explain all the reasons why reading Calvin and Hobbes has always been a pleasure to me would take far too long to explain here. Suffice to say they are all gloriously on show in this tenth anniversary edition. This edition is an absolute...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 19, 2006 Type: User Review

Triple Whammy

This is a triple-dip Calvin and Hobbes collection. There are cartoons. Of course there are cartoons. Besides those, the two bonuses in this book are an extensive (and perhaps a bit ponderous) introduction by cartoonist Bill Watterson and...
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5.00/5

From: Amazon Posted: Jan 30, 2006 Type: User Review

Miss Wormwood would be proud

A book full of 'Calvin and Hobbes' comic strips and the wit, wisdom and insight of Bill Watterson...who could ask for more? Not me. I loved C&H during its' run on the comics page. Now, with C&H (sadly) gone, I can always revisit the humor by...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 12, 2005 Type: User Review

Fine retrospective

I adore C&H and I agree with many others in placing it as one of the finest examples of the genre ever written. This book is as good as you're ever going to get to learning about the man behind the strip. I gave the book 5 stars purely on the...
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5.00/5

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