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Overview

Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. More than 30 million of the 17 Calvin and Hobbes books (all published by Andrews McMeel) have been sold. And now, we're pleased to announce that the entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons will be published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this edition will include all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all Calvin ...
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Overview

Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. More than 30 million of the 17 Calvin and Hobbes books (all published by Andrews McMeel) have been sold. And now, we're pleased to announce that the entire body of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons will be published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon. Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this edition will include all Calvin and Hobbes cartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that all Calvin and Hobbes fans will seek.

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Publishers Weekly
By the 1980s the once glorious newspaper comics section had become a wasteland, ravaged by shrinking space, editorial timidity and other ills. The real excitement in my medium had moved to the fertile margins of the alternative press. Bill Watterson, as uninterested in underground comix as I was in the mass media's bland concoctions, marched directly into the wasteland and made the comatose syndicated strip form kick up its heels and dance.From 1985 until Watterson abandoned it at the height of its popularity 10 years later, Calvin and Hobbes echoed the classic strips the artist most admired. Stirring the richly conceived characters and efficient drawing of Peanuts with the visual virtuosity and linguistic playfulness of Pogo and Krazy Kat, he applied his intelligence and supple cartoon skills to come up with a creation beloved by the millions who still mourn its passing. Now, a decade after his demise, six-year-old Calvin has a fitting monument-a lavishly produced three-volume boxed collection of all the strips, which weighs as much as a tombstone. Following in the wake of Gary Larson's The Complete Far Side, and with a 250,000-copy "limited edition" first printing, the publisher realistically predicts that this book will be "the heaviest and most expensive book ever to hit the New York Times best seller list." While not as exquisitely wrought as Walt and Skeezix, the recently launched reprinting of Frank King's epic run of Gasoline Alley, or as intimate and dignified as Fantagraphics' ongoing republication of all 50 years of Peanuts, this luxurious set is dressed for success and deserves an honored spot on the happily expanding shelves of strip reprints.The Complete Calvin and Hobbes offers two intertwined narratives. One details the friendship between Calvin-the egotistical, feverishly imaginative, wised-up young tyke with the vocabulary of a Yale lit major-and his animal familiar, Hobbes. Hobbes is seen by Calvin's parents as a nondescript plush toy and by Calvin and the reader as a pouncing and amiable "real" tiger-Calvin's slightly-more-sensible better half. The crosscutting between private and shared reality gives the strip its vitality.The autobiographical introduction by the notoriously reclusive Watterson kicks off another tale about the collision of private and shared realities: the story of an ornery artist's battle to explore his craft within the claustrophobic confines of a few inches of newsprint space. The beleaguered Watterson fights the strictures of brutal daily deadlines, skirmishes with editors to win more space for his often graceful Sunday pages, slugs it out with his syndicate to keep his creation from being reduced to a stuffed doll. The later strips begin to dwell obsessively on the horrors of our dumbed-down commodity culture, and there's something poignant about the artist's hopeless struggle to work within the confines of mass culture while simultaneously critiquing it. These books offer a testament to Watterson's dedication and to the medium's ability to keep reinventing itself against all odds. (Oct.)Art Spiegelman is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Maus and In the Shadow of No Towers. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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From 1985 to 1995, the lovingly remembered, riotously funny adventures of six-year-old hellion Calvin and his great friend Hobbes the tiger kept newspaper readers laughing uproariously (and sometimes thinking, or smiling warmly). This wonderfully lavish three-book hardcover set collects the strip's entire run. From the very beginning, Watterson showed incredible skills as a cartoonist and humorist. Calvin is completely believable as a genuine little boy: irrepressible, argumentative, curious, naive, messy, and sometimes sweet in spite of himself. His marvelously imaginative fantasies of monsters, dinosaurs, spaceships, and heroes, superimposed over the real world, provide endless story ideas that never become tired through repetition. The somewhat more mature but still playful Hobbes, who appears to everyone but Calvin as a stuffed animal, is immensely endearing. This set presents the strips in a large size, with Sunday episodes in full color, and includes all the bonus features from the strip's original paperback collections plus a new introduction by Watterson. Any library owning all of those earlier collections will have every strip here, but this more durable presentation is highly recommended. This is one of the all-time great comic strips, absolutely essential for every library. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780740748479
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Publication date: 9/1/2005
  • Edition description: 3-volume set
  • Pages: 1440
  • Sales rank: 10,113
  • Product dimensions: 12.50 (w) x 11.20 (h) x 5.30 (d)

Meet the Author


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 1996.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 28, 2007

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    For true fans, this collection is a treat. The reproduction of the comic strips are crisp and the Sunday pages come in their full color glory. Watterson chose to retire the strip and he was right to do so. The comic strips of 1995, after an eight-month sabbatical, display the same excellent drawing skills -- but the writing nose-dives and those strips almost seem as if they were scripted by a different person than the clever writer of the earlier years.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 21, 2011

    5 stars for the series - 0 stars for quality of the product shipped

    The Calvin and Hobbes series is one of the best comics in North America. Why else would I spend this much money on a classic series?

    My review is to warn online shoppers that you may receive damaged goods for this 24 lbs. item. I received the item covered with plastic air pillows only to discover that a corner of this item is significantly damaged. The cardboard mailbox showed no physical damage. With no exterior damage to the shipping box, one is left to conclude that the item is initially damaged.

    For the price I paid for this item and shipping costs, I expected a high quality item. Lesson learned: this website is not a place to shop online.

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 20, 2010

    A true American epic

    I grew up with these characters, and they hold a very special place for me. I have always felt that this simple daily comic strip, looked at as a whole run, becomes a beautiful, hilarious, poignant portrait of an authentically and archetypically American youth.

    And I thought maybe part of that was bias from just my nostalgia for my childhood and the 90s, but I was very happy to discover how untrue that is.

    My little brother turned 7 recently, and between the fact that 7 is a special birthday in my eyes and that fact that he had just gotten some great Christmas gifts two weeks earlier, I decided to get him this as a gift that would keep on giving for years to come.

    When he first saw that the big, heavy, exciting mystery package was just books, he looked utterly disappointed. I saw that and explained to him why I chose the book, and how much I had loved it as a kid, and that he should give it a try even if some of the writing was still a little hard for him to read.

    And nothing could have ever made me happier than when he opened the book, started reading from the beginning, and found himself cracking up so hard that for the rest of the night he couldn't put it down, dragging it all around New York City, trying to scrounge up enough light to read by in the car.

    And after just seeing him several weeks later for the first time since the gift, I am overjoyed and proud to say he's *still* dragging that absurdly huge book around everywhere, finding anyplace to put it down and read it as soon as he's not on the move. My mom says he's been reading it every night before bed, waking up early to read some in the morning, and when I saw him he was already over 200 pages into the first book.

    So there you have it. He doesn't understand all the big words without a little help, and some of the jokes do fly over his head, but he seems to think it's the funniest thing he's ever seen.

    The most honest judge of taste imaginable: a seven-year-old boy, who was really disappointed to get books for his birthday.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 7, 2008

    Long lost friends!

    I felt as if I were empty without my Calvin and Hobbes when publication ceased.I related so much to Calvin as a child.I am 46 now ,but I still love the strips!!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 17, 2011

    Perfect Collection for a Calvin Fan!

    I loved Calvin and Hobbes growing up and there just hasn't been anything out since. I was excited to finally get this great collection of the series. It looks nice and I love being able to read them in order. Love, Love, Love it!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2010

    Absolutely Fabulous!!!

    Very nicely bound and very good quality. Calvin and Hobbes is very funny and so true. Bill Watteson has an amazing insitght to the thoughts of children. It is a great collection and I am glad we purchased it.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 25, 2012

    What an awesome collection!

    If you are a fan of Calvin and Hobbes, then this collection is a MUST for you! The size and weight of these books are just the start of the quality. Opening them displays absolutely beautiful illustrations and the layout is really nice and thought out. On every page the footnote denotes the dates on which the particular strips you are looking at appeared on the newspaper. Plus the Sunday comic strips, in beautiful color, just add to the overall beauty of these volumes.

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  • Posted February 13, 2010

    Fun - The only way to relive "Calvin & Hobbes"

    I have wanted this complete edition since it was published. I finally received it for Christmas and I am very pleased. The artwork is beautiful and most important I just laugh and laugh!

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  • Posted February 11, 2010

    Worth every penny

    I bought this as my Christmas present to myself. I thought I might regret the expensive purchase, but I have been pleasantly surprised. The cartoons are on high-quality paper, which adds to the pleasure, since Watterson's artwork is top notch. Unlike other "complete" cartoon collections I've seen, Calvin & Hobbes is so consistently funny, well-drawn, and thought-provoking that there are very few duds between the gems.

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  • Posted January 23, 2010

    A really beautiful set of books

    This three book set is lovingly crafted. The black and white is crisp, the color sharp, the paper luxurious. The full achievement of Calvin and Hobbes can only be appreciated by encountering its totality, and this collection is a wonderful way to savor the experience of it.

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  • Posted January 2, 2010

    The Complete calvin and Hobbes

    If you are one of the many readers of this clasic strip this collection if very much for you. This is the best format to enjoy each and every strip in these book as it should be. This was worth evey penny spent to have this collection on three books.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2009

    A wonderful Idea Gift

    I got this for my husband last Christmas and he love it, it really is a wonderful gift for those fans out there. The presentation is very elegant; I would say impecable. Now we plan to give this to my stepson on his birthday.

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  • Posted February 17, 2009

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    I love this set!

    The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a great book for reading when you have nothing to do. The book holder is a little tight and it is hard to get the books out. The covers are great and I love the big pictures on either side. The books are quite heavy, even more all three of them together in one box. A disappointing thing is that because all the treasury's are in the Collection it does not say which one you are reading from but that isn't very important though. The stuff that it does show is when the strip you are reading was made. Overall, I would recommend it to anyone who would keep it forever. It would not be worth the money if it ended up in the garbage or recycling!! No sir!

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  • Posted December 25, 2008

    awesome!

    the best comic out there!this is a must get for all calvin and hobbes fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!buy it now!calvin and hobbes is funny witty and suprisingly has a very large vocabulary!it is amazing@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 27, 2008

    i love calvin and hobbes!!!

    calvin and hobbes is, and always will be, the best comic strip ever!!!! i now only have 10 of the books, and i cant wait to get more!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 16, 2008

    small obsession

    calvin and hobbes ,without a doubt,is the BEST comic ever made!!!!!i have so many books of this comic and intend to get a whole lot more including this complete 3 volume set.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 8, 2008

    Calvin and Hobbes

    Man i love this comic i mean im only 13 and i have 7 books. I am most likely gonna get the entire 3 book collection. After that i am gonna give my other books to my family and friends so they can enjoy these books just as much as i enjoy them. The only problem i have is there are not enough comics. Man i wish Bill Waterson didn't retire. He is my Hero for writing these books. I recomend this book to an kid between the ages of, well actually this comic is great for everyone.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 28, 2008

    pure genius

    to me, this comic strip is beyond a comic. it has some of the most profound writing i have ever read, and it doesn't try to be too grownup. even though it was written by an adult, obviously, it shows the true power of child to show you things in a simple way.this collection is pure genius and reading it, i am reminded of the sadness of watching it end,.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 23, 2008

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    Calvin and Hobbes inspired me. Calvin reminds me of me when I was younger. He has such a great imagination. Just like my little brother and sister! I rate this 100%

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2007

    Calvin and hobbes please read

    Calvin and hobbes the complete is a lot of money but its truly all worth it. I just baught one and I love them they are so funny.I think that $150 is so worth it some people just judge comics because they are sometimes not that great but I would rate this book from 1-100 it would be 100. Don't judge it by the price.

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