Written by: Bill Watterson.
Intro: During the second quarter I read at least a half a dozen Calvin and Hobbes comic books. I really like them because they are really funny and puts things in a different perspective. My dad also ready these when he was just a lad.
Synopsis: The Calvin and Hobbes comics are about a young first grader called Calvin imagines that his stuffed tiger, Hobbes is real and has an independent mind. The comics show Calvin and his problems or adventures he has with school or other things of the sort. He likes going and pretending that he is spaceman Spiff (an astronaut in a rocket ship) that goes to other planets, a tyrannosaurus rex, and time travel or transforming via a cardboard box. He also likes to pester his neighbor Susie Derkins; a very smart first grader who likes to play with her stuffed bunny Mr. Bun. Calvin created a group called G.R.O.S.S (get, rid, of, slimy, girls). In this Calvin and Hobbes both go and do all sorts of nasty things to Susie in the club. They would throw water balloons or snowballs at her. Calvin is the leader of the club and Hobbes is the spy, but he has a weakness for girls so every time he is assigned to spy on Susie he is always found by Calvin having a tea party with Susie and Mr. Bun. Calvin absolutely hates school and his teacher Mrs. Wormwood hates Calvin. Calvin always tries to find a way to skip or get out of school.
Strengths: All of the comics are extremely funny and entertaining. In some comic strips Calvin will hold some intelligent conversation with Hobbes about politics, collage, or other strongly debated subjects. He would like to discuss why he goes to school and argue what life's purpose is. Is it to enjoy every moment since life grows shorter every day or is it to learn and proceed with a successful career. I think that these are very interesting points because he would always choose the free roaming side and support it with legitimate evidence.
Weaknesses: The book is not for the serious readers. The drawings are not the best and are usually in black and white. I usually like color comics much better. Another difficult thing to grasp in the comics is that it is hard to sympathize with any of the characters. Though the more you read the comics the better you understand each character, I could not choose a character that I feel is most like me and that I like the best. The comics are also very short which sometimes doesn't quite have the effect as a longer comic does. I think that if they made longer comics that the reader would want to keep reading to the next page to finish the comic and then think about it. It also doesn't have a lot of adventure in it so there is no suspense.
Recommendation: I think the type of person that would enjoy a Calvin and Hobbes book is a person that is looking for an intelligent comic and wants to laugh about something, well, intelligent. It would appeal to the hard working people that want to get away from it all and get absorbed in amusing comic books. They would like it because it doesn't make one's heart race due to it's nonchalant theme so it's just a sit down by the fireplace comic book. It is good for people because they can take it easy and they can read about many funny things like the Transformogrifer (the cardboard box Calvin pretends to transform into different animals with).
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