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Calvin and Hobbes

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Hello fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans!

About this community and how I post the comic strip… The comics are posted in chronological order on the day (usually) they were released. Posting them to match the release date adds a bit of fun and nostalgia to match the experience of reading them in the newspaper for first time. Many moons ago, I would ask my Dad to save the newspaper for me everyday so I could read my favorite comic strips. It really sucked when I missed a day. Only years later, when I got the books was I able to catch up on the missed strips.

Calvin and Hobbes is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly cited as "the last great newspaper comic",[2][3][4] Calvin and Hobbes has enjoyed broad and enduring popularity, influence, and academic and philosophical interest… Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes

Hope you enjoy and feel free to contribute to the community with art, cool stuff about the author, tattoos, toys and anything else, as long it’s Calvin and Hobbes!

Ps. Sub to all my comic strip communities:

Bloom County !bloomcounty@lemm.ee https://lemm.ee/c/bloomcounty

Calvin and Hobbes !calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/calvinandhobbes

Cyanide and Happiness !cyanideandhappiness https://lemm.ee/c/cyanideandhappiness

Garfield !garfield@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/garfield

The Far Side !thefarside@sh.itjust.works https://lemmy.world/c/thefarside@sh.itjust.works

Fine print: All comics I post are freely available online. In no way am I claiming ownership, copyright or anything else. This is a not for profit community, we just want to enjoy our comics, thank you.

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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That conventional sunday strip layout must have been hell to work with.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

He did some [even more] amazing work once he had enough pull to demand full half-page spreads.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I have to chuckle at how complex everyone makes working under the sink. It’s not really that complicated. I love the plunger in the bucket. That’s a nice touch. 🤣

[–] TAG@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

From a high level, small plumbing repairs are easy: screw hoses together, water flows down hill. The devil is in the details and oh boy is it quite a devil. Parts are often rusted in place. Trying to shut an old valve can just as easily create an additional leak. In many American homes, working on a kitchen sink is especially difficult because it is built into a narrow cabinet and there may be a garbage disposal and dishwasher hookup getting in the way.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Well that I find to be the most believable part (and the list of expletives). Ever take a p-trap off and not spill any water? 😂

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If only water spills out of a p-trap I'd consider myself blessed

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Excellent point. 🤣

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 3 points 5 months ago

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner