Watterson, which opens in theaters today. This has resulted in intense curiosity about Watterson’s whereabouts, a subject explored in the documentary Dear Mr. In the years since the strip’s finale, Watterson has become something of a recluse, rarely giving interviews or appearing in public. (Maybe you've seen Calvin pissing on your favorite sports team?) To this day, Calvin and Hobbes remains exclusive to the page, aside from some counterfeit merchandise sold without Watterson’s permission. The strip’s philosophy was reflected in Watterson himself, who retained the artistic integrity of Calvin and Hobbes by refusing to license his characters out to TV and movie studios. Spanning 3,105 strips, Calvin and Hobbes brought wit and wisdom to the themes of love, family, friendship, and growing up. Over the next decade, the strip would become one of the most popular and revered comics of all time. On November 18, 1985, cartoonist Bill Watterson introduced the world to Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip about the adventures of a curious six-year-old and his talking plush tiger.
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