The Complete Calvin and Hobbes - Book Four

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes #4

by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes 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 Calvin and Hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this New York Times best-selling edition includes all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all Calvin and Hobbes fans seek.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

371 pages, Paperback

About the author

Bill Watterson (born William Boyd Watterson II) is an American cartoonist, and the author of the comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes". His career as a syndicated cartoonist ran from 1985 to 1995; he stopped drawing "Calvin and Hobbes" 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 Cartoon Quarterly". Watterson is known for his views on licensing and comic syndication, as well as for his reclusive nature.

Reviews

[Lynne]

I’ve been reading the Calvin and Hobbes collection over the past few years and just finished. I didn’t want it to end. Anytime I sat down to read a few pages always had me laughing out loud and put me in a great mood. Guess I’ll have to start over again😊

[Caleb M. Powers]

Very bittersweet to finally finish all of the Calvin and Hobbes strips. But I'll be coming back to them again and again, so it's not too sad.

[Vasilis Giannopoulos]

Now, after I have read the entire run of the comic, I have to admit that it amazes me how it never felt below par. While of course I liked some strips more than others, not even a single time did I felt like I was reading something hasty or not wortwhile.
It's worth to be read by everyone, so fresh, funny and relatable even after all these years.

[John Ollerton]

Well I finished the final volume of Michael’s Christmas present. The last page was kind of sad and moving and full of potential.

[Coffee_Booze_and_Books]

Bill Watterson is a comic strip genius. I adore Calvin and Hobbes. I'm so happy I have this collection.

[Mark Dickson]

No more new Calvin and Hobbes :’(

[Gary Detrick]

Great, as always!

[Louisa Mead]

Tremendous fun, philosophical, prescient and poignant when you realise it’s now 30 years since these strips were first published!

[Marcin Jędrysiak]

Dzieło idealne

[Ken]

The limit is 5 stars, but pretend there's a couple more. What can you say about a comic strip that can make you laugh out loud and choke you up with emotion after multiple reads? A Masterpiece.