I got depressed seeing this...

"No, no, no... Underarm. It'll be a lot easier for you"

:-)

My thoughts exactly, Oliver.

I love Calvin & Hobbes. One of the best comic strips ever (not that that'll be news to anyone). I don't find the cartoon in the OP depressing, but hopeful and uplifting (except that the quality of the drawing isn't anywhere near C&H, of course).

old farts.

Or possibly parents.

Calvin might be better off getting rid ;)

More here

Please don't compare C&H and Garfield. Just don't.

Please don't compare C&H and Garfield. Just don't.

+1 cringeful

This thread must be a UK thing. Understanding fail.

calvin and hobbs is the best comic strip, although i do enjoy the far side

http://www.explosm.net/comics/new

Still my favourite.

calvin and hobbs is the best comic strip, although i do enjoy the far side

I've always loved The Far Side--absolutely brilliant stuff. Like Calvin & Hobbes, it has a deeper aspect.

I can't find too many of my favourites on-line, but this is one.

I've always loved this one.

I've painted this one A2 size in acrylics for my sons room. Says everything from the above sketch without the words.

:(

(except that the quality of the drawing isn't anywhere near C&H, of course).

It reminds me of the full colour pages that Watterson did with watercolours, mostly in the larger ones though..

It reminds me of the full colour pages that Watterson did with watercolours, mostly in the larger ones though..

Yes, the intention is clearly to emulate those. But his drawings are still miles better. He has such a good line.

I used to use C+ H when I was a kid to decorate those posters that you always had to do for school to explain things in Geography.

you know with speech bubbles and stuff.
fun times

the "let's go exploring" one is the last one he did isn't it?

yep

every year or so i have a read through all the old c&h strips (got the 3 volume hardcover anthology for a gift a while back). so good.

http://www.xkcd.com/#

^^ that is just tragic!

After seeing this I went and watched a film called 'the boy in stripey pyjamas' to cheer me up. Luck would have it that it actually turned out to be about the holocaust.

I wept.

^

I guess the boy in the prison suit died, I don't like predicatable films either