About
Calvin and Hobbes is an American newspaper comic strip created on November 18, 1985 by Bill Watterson. It centers on Calvin, a 6-year-old boy and Hobbes, his stuffed tiger. Other characters include Calvin’s unnamed parents, Moe, the school bully, and Susie Derkins, Calvin’s playmate.
History
The strip began life as Critturs, one of many comic strips Watterson shopped around to different syndicates before Calvin and Hobbes. The brother of the main character in Critturs had a stuffed tiger, much like Calvin. United Features Syndicate told Watterson that these two were the strongest and he set out to create a strip centered on these characters, which was passed on by United Features Syndicate. It was later picked up by Universal Press Syndicate.[1]
Fandom
in 2010 Michael “Bing” Yingling created the Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine[2] which allows users to search for Calvin and Hobbes strips by date or text. On Deviantart a search for “Calvin and Hobbes” currently returns over 12,000 results with the earliest dating back to at least 2003.[3] On October 31st, 2013 Canadian animator Adam Brown posted a 31-second animated clip of a Calvin and Hobbes strip on YouTube but it was later taken down by a copyright claim by Universal Uclick.[4]
Related Memes
Calvin and Hobbes Log Bridge Parodies
Calvin and Hobbes Log Bridge Parodies refer to parodies of a scene in Calvin and Hobbes that depicts them walking over a log crossing a stream. The parodies usually depict two fictional characters crossing the log bridge over the creek.
T-rex jet
T-Rex Jet refers to an image macro series depicting a tyrannosaurus piloting an f-14 Tomcat fighter. The strip originally appeared on January 1, 1995.[4]
Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia – Calvin and Hobbes
[2]Calvin & Hobbes search engine
[3]DeviantArt – Search results for Calvin and Hobbes
[4]Huffington Post – ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Animated Short Makes Everything Right in the World
[5]GoComics – Original Strip