Overview
Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. The book also includes an extensive, original interview with Watterson by Jenny Robb, the exhibition's curator. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is the repository of the Bill Watterson Deposit Collection (including the entirety of Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes artwork).
Full Product Details
Author: Bill Watterson ,
Robb Jenny
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 27.40cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.785kg
ISBN: 9781449460365
ISBN 10: 1449460364
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 March 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""America's Most Profound Comic Strip"" (Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal) ""Bill Watterson talks: This is why you must read the new ‘Exploring Calvin and Hobbes’ book ... For any true fan of cartooning, it is a must-read, a must-buy, a must-pick-up ... ""Bill Watterson has delivered a gift, a trip down memory lane that is populated densely on each side with personal and professional insights — some grippingly specific, some that ring universal, many that resonate as both."" (Michael Cavna, The Washington Post)
Bill Watterson talks: This is why you must read the new Exploring Calvin and Hobbes book ... For any true fan of cartooning, it is a must-read, a must-buy, a must-pick-up ... Bill Watterson has delivered a gift, a trip down memory lane that is populated densely on each side with personal and professional insights some grippingly specific, some that ring universal, many that resonate as both. (Michael Cavna, The Washington Post)
Bill Watterson talks: This is why you must read the new 'Exploring Calvin and Hobbes' book ... For any true fan of cartooning, it is a must-read, a must-buy, a must-pick-up ... Bill Watterson has delivered a gift, a trip down memory lane that is populated densely on each side with personal and professional insights -- some grippingly specific, some that ring universal, many that resonate as both. (Michael Cavna, The Washington Post)
Author Information
Bill Watterson is the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. Calvin and Hobbes appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1995. Online: gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/
