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Calvin and Hobbes: It's a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes #11)
When cartoonist Bill Watterson announced that his phenomenally popular cartoon strip would be discontinued, Calvin and Hobbes fans throughout the world went into mourning. Fans have learned to survive -- despite the absence of the boy and his tiger in the daily newspaper. It's a Magical World delivers all the satisfaction of visiting its characters once more. Calvin fans w...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
September 1st 1996
by Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Calvin and Hobbes was so important to me when I was younger, and still is important. It really is in its own little catergory. It breaks my heart that Watterson left after this book... but in an understanding way. It is so rare that someone knows how to retire while they are at their peak and let their art stand on its own.
I have this last strip in this book pinned up on my wall at work... to remind me as I came here and started over, that it's a magical world out there.
I have this last strip in this book pinned up on my wall at work... to remind me as I came here and started over, that it's a magical world out there.
Hi I read this book because I've read other books from this series and they were really funny and that is also the reason why I gave this book 5 stars. My favorite character is Calvin becuase he's always saying doing stuff and doing stuff that's very funny but usually gets him in trouble. My favorite comic strip is when Calvin says he's a man of many words but his stuffed tiger who Calvin thinks can talk, Hobbes says something very funny and kept me laughing but you have to read the book to find...more
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I didn't realize this contained the last strip. I suppose it could then be considered perfect, in the sense that it's over with.
But in another sense, no cartoon is over with, because it continues having effects, even after it's forgotten by most. Who now remembers first-run strips of Little Nemo in Slumberland, or the Kazenjammer Kids? But there are still collections of them about, and just the other day I heard somebody reflexively referring to 'little Nemo' when referring to 'Finding Nemo'.
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But in another sense, no cartoon is over with, because it continues having effects, even after it's forgotten by most. Who now remembers first-run strips of Little Nemo in Slumberland, or the Kazenjammer Kids? But there are still collections of them about, and just the other day I heard somebody reflexively referring to 'little Nemo' when referring to 'Finding Nemo'.
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Yet another among the books published by Bill Watterson from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip that I have enjoyed. This one is from the beginning of the C&H comic strip, and I own a framed print of that first strip. When Calvin tells Hobbes, "It's a magical world...lets go exploring,", it speaks powerfully to me on several levels. That print hangs in my office, and has become a reminder to me of the importance of discovering what I don't yet know, of the need to ask important questions and...more
well, I first "read" this C&H installment (amongst the many on my shelf) a long time ago when it was fresh and I was younger. But the past two days I've had the flu and was looking for something diverting that was non-taxing on my brain that would also pep me up. C&H is the best comic strip ever (maybe except for the Far Side, which is really less of a "strip" per se), and this book hits all the C&H high points -- the wonderfulness of snow, bicycles, and aliens who promise to give yo...more
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO HAS READ C&H AND DOES NOT LOVE LOVE LOVE IT? IF SO I WILL FIGHT YOU
UGGGHHH I'm about to vomit with love.
UGGGHHH I'm about to vomit with love.
Follwing Calvin & Hobbes from summer through to winter, this is another wonderful collection from Watterson, with some quite beautiful strips and reflections on love and friendship. The killer bike probably deserves a collection all of its own and the large format of the book serves the artwork well, showing plenty of the detail in the coloured ‘weekend’ panels. Unfortunately, this also contains the last cartoon (Watterson finished the strip in 1995) - Calvin & Hobbes are outside in fres...more
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One boy and his toy tiger trying to make sense of the world around. Make sense with moral and ethical questions about life, growing up, friendship and bigger questions such as avoiding bathtime, eating vegetables and turning any game in Calvinball.
This is a collection of comic strips, which was published in newspapers all over the world (with Sunday's edition being in colour) and I LOVED them. I smiled, snorted, laughed and related to my life most of the situatio...more
One boy and his toy tiger trying to make sense of the world around. Make sense with moral and ethical questions about life, growing up, friendship and bigger questions such as avoiding bathtime, eating vegetables and turning any game in Calvinball.
This is a collection of comic strips, which was published in newspapers all over the world (with Sunday's edition being in colour) and I LOVED them. I smiled, snorted, laughed and related to my life most of the situatio...more
When I first read this book, I had no idea it was the last one. I still had the idea it was the last, though. I thought that because on the very last page, how it says "It's magical world out there." it was a thought of the final written world on the known adventures of Calvin and Hobbes. It's nice to know that Calvin is still out there planning his schemes to get rid of girls or seeing adults as aliens monsters. I think he still exists in a new adventure we'll never know about on paper.
That was the last Calvin and Hobbes?!?!
I am a child of the new century, and I never saw Calvin and Hobbes in the newspaper. I wish I could have, though. My grandfather introduced me to Calvin and Hobbes, and I loved it. I have four books sitting on my dresser in my room that get read every night. It inspired me to write my own comic, although it doesn't even compare to Bill Waterson's. I wish he could teach me how to draw a comic so Calvin and Hobbes won't become lost in the rush of our now tech...more
I am a child of the new century, and I never saw Calvin and Hobbes in the newspaper. I wish I could have, though. My grandfather introduced me to Calvin and Hobbes, and I loved it. I have four books sitting on my dresser in my room that get read every night. It inspired me to write my own comic, although it doesn't even compare to Bill Waterson's. I wish he could teach me how to draw a comic so Calvin and Hobbes won't become lost in the rush of our now tech...more
I am amazed how solid this collection is. More remarkable is how much my own thinking about the world was either directly influenced by Calvin and Hobbes, or is mirrored by Bill Watterson. Perhaps it’s because I grew up so near to Chagrin Falls. I even used a quote from Calvin and Hobbes for my senior year book in high school.
This was a very fun nostalgia trip.
This was a very fun nostalgia trip.
I love anything Bill Watterson pulls out. His jabs at capitalism always make me step back and examine my life and resolve to live it better. Thanks, Bill. Thank you for Hobbes. Thank you for making Calvin's dad an attorney so I have someone to relate to in this strip. Thank you for making a comic that inspired "Fight Club" as basically a When-They're-Older adaptation. So wonderful. There will never be another comic strip like Calvin and Hobbes.
I have had C&H mentioned along with Peanuts recently...well, I can't say that their as good as that (there's more depth to most of Peanuts) but forgetting any comparisons these are great comics. When i read these I remember what it was like to be a kid and be able to "live in" you imagination and have anything be "real". I think I miss it...and it may be something a lot of readers have in common.
Feb 25, 2013
VAle
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E' davvero un magico mondo, quello di Calvin e Hobbes.
Strip dopo strip, ti ritrovi alla fine del libro a chiederne ancora.
Solo quattro stelle... ma solo perchè per me nessuno regge il confronto con Shulz, e, putroppo, ogni volta che leggo una strip ho il vizio di confrontarle con le sue. Lo so, è un legame affettivo dannoso, ma ci sto lavorando...
E' davvero un magico mondo, quello di Calvin e Hobbes.
Strip dopo strip, ti ritrovi alla fine del libro a chiederne ancora.
Solo quattro stelle... ma solo perchè per me nessuno regge il confronto con Shulz, e, putroppo, ogni volta che leggo una strip ho il vizio di confrontarle con le sue. Lo so, è un legame affettivo dannoso, ma ci sto lavorando...
Why is it that whenever I'm feeling a little low, all I have to do is pull one of the Calvin & Hobbes books from the shelf and give it a good re-read to perk me up. I've many other "funny-books", but these are the ones that bring me most joy.
Then, a little after I am done, I start re-realizing that Watterson will probably never do any more, then I get sad again.
I'm very grateful for what I have... and I'll re-read them as many times as I need... I just wish there were more.
OK, now I'm feelin...more
Then, a little after I am done, I start re-realizing that Watterson will probably never do any more, then I get sad again.
I'm very grateful for what I have... and I'll re-read them as many times as I need... I just wish there were more.
OK, now I'm feelin...more
Where does one begin with Calvin and Hobbes? Bill Watterson is just awesome! My ten year old cousin enjoys the simplicity of Calvin and Hobbes. As you get older you appreciate it on a different level. The subliminal messages that are so brilliantly added in the comics is so great! Watterson's imagination and ingenuity astounds me! I love him!
Just reread Calvin & Hobbes It's a Magical World, part of it with my daughter. Great to read this and to let the girls read it. Love Watterson's imagination of childhood and the natural world, but also his sharp comments on art, politics, consumerism, education, and entertainment. Hilarious and wise and cynical all at the same time.
Calvin is like Peter Pan, the little boy immune to growing up, and his childish wisdom is (usually) better than the philosphies of educated adults.
Hobbes is amazing.
Calvin's ego and undeterred self-assurance and overall optimism are things we can all learn from, though not to quite the extreme he sometimes takes them!
Hobbes is amazing.
Calvin's ego and undeterred self-assurance and overall optimism are things we can all learn from, though not to quite the extreme he sometimes takes them!
This is my favorite of the Calvin and Hobbes collections. Over the years, I've sort of grown out of my "Calvin and Hobbes is the best comic strip ever" phase. Maybe I'm being a bit jaded here when I say that I think they are a bit pretentious sometimes (probably because I read an interview where Bill Watterson comes off a self-proclaimed God of the comic strip....definately not a fan of the creator).
However, that doesn't mean that there are times when Calvin and Hobbes truly capture the spirit o...more
However, that doesn't mean that there are times when Calvin and Hobbes truly capture the spirit o...more
It is a magical world isn't it. How can you not love the antics of Calvin and his toy tiger. The tiger spews of wisdom. I just love Calvin's mom sometimes, her way of teaching Calvin. It's hilarious. and the faces Calvin makes at the dining table, classics!If I do that, Dad would ban me from the table man...
I was about 12 when the "It's a magical world" strip ran in my local paper. I cut it out and glued it in my scrapbook and then cried. That said, I have learned more interesting vocabulary from Calvin and Hobbes than I think I have from most of my other favorite authors combined.
I read it the other day and have to say it was full of a whole bunch of comics that were hilarious!! I'm suprised that there were some I haven't read yet, and I've read almost every calvin and hobbes book and I now own every one so far, that I know of. It was really funny and I'm probably going to read it again because some of them I didn't read all of it.
I FREAKIN LOVE THESE GUYS!!!... That may be enough to describe this book.. It's beautiful, every last bit of it.. I simply adore it.. and it looks so beautiful ond the outside too, that I have it "in exhibition" in my room.. for everyone (and myself!!) to look at it ! <3 <3 <3
At first a little slow, but quickly recaptures that magic that clearly put this as a transcendental piece of art that represents not just the best of serial comic strips but storytelling and entertainment across any medium as a whole. The last C&H comic always makes me cry.
Calvin: "I read this library book you got me"
Calvin's Mom: "What did you think of it?"
Calvin: "It really made me see things differently. It's given me a lot to think about"
Calvin's Mom: "I'm glad you enjoyed it"
Calvin: "It's complicating my life. Don't get me any more"
Calvin's Mom: "What did you think of it?"
Calvin: "It really made me see things differently. It's given me a lot to think about"
Calvin's Mom: "I'm glad you enjoyed it"
Calvin: "It's complicating my life. Don't get me any more"
Calvin and Hobbes books are great fun and really witty humor! A childhood staple comic book for me, but even now I go back and read them and understand the humor on a different level (now that I know the meanings of some of the words!). Great books.
While I have a great appreciation for what Gary Larson accomplished comedically in a singular panel, Calvin and Hobbes is far and away the greatest traditional (we will leave Marvel and Dc out of this) comic ever created. C & H reminds me distinctly of the Simpsons(seasons 3-10, all other seasons are an embarrassment to the franchise and FOX should issue a formal apology)-it could be enjoyed equally on different levels and that enjoyment consistently evolved over time. My father and I, when...more
My review for all Calvin and Hobbes books is this:
When you need to relax and laugh, this is a great place to go. Watterson is insightful, hilarious, and very, very funny. Highly recommended.
I grew up on C&H, and I'm very glad I did.
When you need to relax and laugh, this is a great place to go. Watterson is insightful, hilarious, and very, very funny. Highly recommended.
I grew up on C&H, and I'm very glad I did.
Some people never forget what they were doing when they heard about a historic event or the death of someone famous; as for myself I'll always remember where I was when I read the last ever 'Calvin and Hobbes' strip in the paper.
This is the final Calvin and Hobbes collection. Well, final in the sense of the original volumes collecting all of the strips. There are a number of other collections out there and I haven't a clue which was published most recently. This is the last one I felt compelled to buy to complete my collection. Anyway, it's quite an amusing book, as one might expect. The highlight of the book, in my mind, is the final storyline featuring Rosalyn, the babysitter. Watterson broke the shtick in a way that...more
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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...more
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“Wow, it really snowed last night! Isn't it wonderful? Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new!
A new year ... a fresh, clean start! It's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities! It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy ... let's go exploring!”
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A new year ... a fresh, clean start! It's like having a big white sheet of paper to draw on! A day full of possibilities! It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy ... let's go exploring!”
“I hate to think that all my current experiences will someday become stories with no point.”
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