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Calvin and Hobbes: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (Calvin and Hobbes #7)
Calvin and Hobbes are back. The energetic six-year-old and his sidekick tiger endure all the trials of youth and continue to endear themselves to millions of loyal readers in the latest collection of their shenanigans. This latest assembly of Calvin and Hobbes' adventures has never been collected in book form.
School & Library Binding, 127 pages
Published
January 1st 1992
by Turtleback Books
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Calvin is an academic underachiever, rebel, performance artist, disgruntled philosopher, and all-around bringer of chaos--although his playmate/rival Susie refers to him as "the incurable weirdness poster child." Whether discovering a new dinosaur species (the "Calvinosaurus") or evading the dreaded monster under the bed, Calvin is hilarious.
"Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" refers to one of these story lines in which Calvin creates a mutant snow man which in turn create...more
"Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" refers to one of these story lines in which Calvin creates a mutant snow man which in turn create...more
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It's really hard not to like a comic book about these two scalawags. This was my very first time reading anything 'Calvin & Hobbes' and it was mainly due because I kept on seeing these comics in the bookshop I visit.
I must say I do not regret this purchase.
This is one read that goes at a nice pace, without much plot as there is a theme to the book. And in this, the theme is winter and all its shenanigans, coupled with some school stuff.
Calvin, and Hobbes for that matter, are two extremely...more
I must say I do not regret this purchase.
This is one read that goes at a nice pace, without much plot as there is a theme to the book. And in this, the theme is winter and all its shenanigans, coupled with some school stuff.
Calvin, and Hobbes for that matter, are two extremely...more
May 02, 2011
Valerie
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Bill Watterson is my age-mate. This wouldn't necessarily create an empathic link. The old saying 'What you are is where you were when...' includes things like geographical locations, travel history, etc.
It's not surprising either that I enjoy and am impressed by a lot of Watterson's humor nor that I find some of it annoying and offensive.
I'd set this aside because there were some of my favorite strips in this volume. I haven't yet hit one of them--I'll have to see which ones they are. I have to...more
It's not surprising either that I enjoy and am impressed by a lot of Watterson's humor nor that I find some of it annoying and offensive.
I'd set this aside because there were some of my favorite strips in this volume. I haven't yet hit one of them--I'll have to see which ones they are. I have to...more
Feb 01, 2011
Ash E.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Ash by:
my family
Shelves:
comics,
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Calvin is not your average first grader, this much is for sure. With a mind bordering on genius and a vocabulary some adults wouldn't even understand, you'd think he'd be the top of his class. Unfortunately, the opposite is true - he just can't seem to apply himself in school. There are so many more interesting things he could be doing - pelting his annoying neighbor Suzy with snowballs, driving his parents crazy, or fleeing his mutant killer monster snow goon creations with his b...more
Calvin is not your average first grader, this much is for sure. With a mind bordering on genius and a vocabulary some adults wouldn't even understand, you'd think he'd be the top of his class. Unfortunately, the opposite is true - he just can't seem to apply himself in school. There are so many more interesting things he could be doing - pelting his annoying neighbor Suzy with snowballs, driving his parents crazy, or fleeing his mutant killer monster snow goon creations with his b...more
I've long considered Calvin & Hobbes to be one of the the three best comic strips ever - the other two in my opinion are Dilbert and The Far Side. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Calvin & Hobbes is even the best of those three. As an illustrator and a humorist, Bill Watterson is superb. He is able to simultaneously capture both the innocence and hell-raising tendencies of children, and he puts his own unique stamp on everything.
There are so many classic Calvin & Hobbes sc...more
There are so many classic Calvin & Hobbes sc...more
I absolutely love Calvin's "Deranged" snowmen and now they are out to get him! Some of my all time favorite Calvin and Hobbs strips with the always Deranged Calvin getting beaten up by his stuffed tiger while Susie watches on in dismay (debating her own grip on sanity). The jewel of the book comes near the end when Calvin debates Math as a religion and reveals he is a Math Atheist [aren't we all except a few of those weird people who like that sort of thing ;)]. For a snippet of what I mean visi...more
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes comics and funny books.
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Pros:
Funny, Hilarious, Clever, Beloved, Timeless
Cons:
none
Best Uses:
Antidote to the gloomies, Read aloud, Pick me up, Sharing, Read at the table
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
My son is 8 years old. He loves Calvin and Hobbes. It has humor for him, and for us - his parents. It also gives us an opportunity to teach him advanced words when desired.
I loved Calvin and Hobbes when it first came out. Now I get to love it all over again through the eyes of my son as we all read it tog...more
Funny, Hilarious, Clever, Beloved, Timeless
Cons:
none
Best Uses:
Antidote to the gloomies, Read aloud, Pick me up, Sharing, Read at the table
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
My son is 8 years old. He loves Calvin and Hobbes. It has humor for him, and for us - his parents. It also gives us an opportunity to teach him advanced words when desired.
I loved Calvin and Hobbes when it first came out. Now I get to love it all over again through the eyes of my son as we all read it tog...more
Last few days I've spent on getting to know Calvin and Hobbes, reading all I could put my hands or lay my eyes on :)
This is definitely my favourite issue, specifically the snow goons part and the Duplicator fun :) I've read this over a Thursday morning coffee and I just felt sorry afterwards that I rushed to read it all asap.
My personal highlight was the: "Hobbes, do you think our morality is defined by our actions, or by what's in our hearts?
I think our actions SHOW what's in our hearts."
Calvi...more
This is definitely my favourite issue, specifically the snow goons part and the Duplicator fun :) I've read this over a Thursday morning coffee and I just felt sorry afterwards that I rushed to read it all asap.
My personal highlight was the: "Hobbes, do you think our morality is defined by our actions, or by what's in our hearts?
I think our actions SHOW what's in our hearts."
Calvi...more
Raccolta di strisce e di tavole domenicali, prima di leggerlo pensavo fossero tutte correlate all'inverno (un po' come quelle a tema di Charlie Brown), invece sono un misto di tutte le stagioni e di tutti i temi, mostri di neve, biciclette killer, viaggi nella preistoria e nel futuro etc...
Calvin è un bambino dotato di una fantasia sfrenata mentre Hobbes la sua tigre di peluche; sono vignette comiche, riflessive, quasi filosofiche, da leggere insomma.
Calvin è un bambino dotato di una fantasia sfrenata mentre Hobbes la sua tigre di peluche; sono vignette comiche, riflessive, quasi filosofiche, da leggere insomma.
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!
Throughout my grammar school months of August - nearing the end of another freedom-filled summer away from school - reality would set in and I'd be bombarded with the hideous notion that returning to school was just up ahead on the horizon. Feeling the anxiety, the panic setting in - meeting new people, making new friends, suffering new teachers, worrying if the level of knowledge required to pass the subsequent grade would increase past the amount I was prepared to generate, coming in last for...more
This book is now a part of our cultural consciousness, whether we know it not. If you see a gruesome snowman, do you not say 'Hey!, It's a Calvin and Hobbes snow goon!' or built a whole bunch of tiny snowmen and then played Godzilla? What d'ya know. Me too.
Long live Watterson!
Long live Watterson!
Nov 20, 2008
Mary JL
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes laughter and children
Shelves:
humor
All the "Calvin and HObbes" books by Bill Waterson are incredibly funny and touching and unique. Calvin is a birght, funny , and unique child and Hobbes, his stuffed tiger is his imaginary friend.
Try any one of these books and you will look for them all.
Try any one of these books and you will look for them all.
Calvin is just a six year old boy with a very active imagination! You have to admit he tries every possible angle to get his way. Waking his mother up to give Hobbes another kiss cause the first one didn't take, is cute and funny! Especially when Hobbes thinks the 2nd one didn't take either. Admittedly, I prefer Hobbes but this collection of comics is hilarious!
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.
I loved Calvin and Hobbes when I was in high school. I especially loved Calvin's snow creations. I always wanted to make snowmen that looked like murdered bodies and mutants, but never quite got around to it...
It was a sad day when Bill Watterson retired. Calvin is the ultimate kid. It would be entertaining to see Calvin and Dennis Mitchell if they got together. The world would be in trouble.
The first Calvin and Hobbes collection I've ever read, introduced to be by my brother who used to read them out loud. Love the extended comic sequences!
See my review of "The Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes" for more detail, but I'm really enjoying my twenty-years-late discovery of this classic comic strip. :D
Once in a while, I just can't help pulling one of these off the shelves, and giving it a good re-read.
Thanks for all the laughts Bill, you're one of a kind!
Thanks for all the laughts Bill, you're one of a kind!
The attack of the snow goons is the product of a truly brilliant mind. Also, if I had a band, it would be called the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons.
My dad got my into Calvin & Hobbs from reading the Sunday comics. Re-reading it now cracks me up because it is like hanging out with Conner. Gotta love it!
Jun 11, 2009
Monogatari
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i read it at my former office. it is belong to my friend that having a vacation that time...it is still funny and entertaining! love calvin and hobbes
So much fun...and great ideas for building snow men with your kids. Also, why can't other people think up titles like this for their books?
Watterson does it again, combining the noble beast, and an honest man, and a society which is uncomfortable with the mirror they hold to her face.
More hilarious than the time my pants accidentally split open at the crotch in front of three of my students. More funny than that if possible!
Bill Watterson just got better and better. It's so disappointing that he quit writing. At least the ones that he put out are still awesome.
i love calvin and hobbes! they are so funny! my brother has one of the books. i stole it from him one time and read it, it was hilarious!
I absolutely love Calvin and Hobbes. This is one of the best comic strips ever written. Calvin and Hobbes will make you laugh every time.
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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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“Calvin: I'm a genius. I can't believe how smart I am.
...I've got more brains than I know what to do with.
Hobbes: So I've noticed.”
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...I've got more brains than I know what to do with.
Hobbes: So I've noticed.”
“Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them.
Mom: I haven't seen them.
Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!”
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Mom: I haven't seen them.
Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!”
