Bill Watterson
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born
July 05, 1958
gender
male
place of birth
Washington, D.C., The United States
genre
Comics & Graphic Novels
about this author
William B. "Bill" Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is an American cartoonist, and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and select Target: The Political Cartoon Quarterly Magazine drawings.
Watterson was born in Washington, D.C., where his father, James G. Watterson worked as a patent examiner while going to George Washington University Law School, before becoming a patent attorney in 1960. The family moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where his mother Kathryn became a city council member when Bill was six years old. He has a younger brother, Thomas, who is currently an English teacher at McCallum High School in Austin, Texas.
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The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.67 — 3,779 ratings — published 1988 9 editions |
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Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.64 — 3,408 ratings — published 1994 11 editions |
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The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.67 — 3,239 ratings — published 1992 7 editions |
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The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.66 — 3,105 ratings — published 1988 9 editions |
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It's A Magical World by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.69 — 2,983 ratings — published 1996 11 editions |
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The Days are Just Packed by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.66 — 2,998 ratings — published 1993 9 editions |
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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.68 — 2,761 ratings — published 1995 8 editions |
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Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.66 — 2,760 ratings — published 1992 7 editions |
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.61 — 2,762 ratings — published 1987 15 editions |
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Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" by Bill Watterson avg rating 4.65 — 2,591 ratings — published 1991 7 editions |
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"Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice."
— Bill Watterson
— Bill Watterson
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."
— Bill Watterson (The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book)
— Bill Watterson (The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book)
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