Exploring Calvin and Hobbes An Exhibition Catalogue Synopsis
Exploring Calvin and Hobbesis the catalogue for an exhibit by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum at Ohio State University, which opened in March 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbescame to be. It includes original art ofCalvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary on each. 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.
"America's Most Profound Comic Strip" - Christopher Caldwell, The Wall Street Journal
"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
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About Bill Watterson, Robb Jenny
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/
