![]() ![]() We’ve all seen this image, but have we looked at it? It seems to just be a boy and his imaginary friend making silly faces, but let’s look a little closer.Įver notice how Calvin has exactly six teeth on top and nine on the bottom? That’s Watterson’s symbolism at work. Let’s take this iconic image of the adventurous pair: In fact, there’s a couple of things that very few people have ever noticed. Even though a new strip hasn’t been produced in almost twenty years, the adults that grew up with Calvin and his stuffed tiger friend are still discovering new layers of meaning in Bill Watterson’s work. The cartoon has always been known for its brilliant use of symbolism and themes that, at times, might have seemed beyond the grasp of most children, but that only added to its appeal. ![]() ![]() Either due to its profound influence on our childhoods, or its abrupt disappearance from the funny pages in 1995, millennials look towards Calvin and Hobbes as a touchstone of forgotten innocence, imagination, and hope. For millennials, there’s one comic strip that never fails to elicit a sense of nostalgia. ![]()
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