xkcd

by **Nyarlathotep** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:36 am UTC

I searched for a topic, and didn't find it.

Now. I don't have anything to say about the comic itself becuase its greatness should speak for itself. It was my favourite comic when I was young and I was DEVASTATED when it ended.

That said?

http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/art/J ... s-68330601

and

http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/art/B ... s-62361397

Enjoy my random DeviantART finds. <3

by **Wolf** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 1:57 pm UTC

Both of these are incredible. I especially like that the art style in the second one is so different from the original strips but manages to keep the same atmosphere.

by **Cephalus** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:39 am UTC

I've had a framed newspaper cutting of the last ever calvin and hobbes comic strip on my wall since the day it was published. Still by far my favorite ever newspaper strip - the only thing that has ever approached it in comics is Sandman and XKCD (at least, the only thing in comics that I have read and appreciated to a similar level).

by **CrackTheSky** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:09 am UTC

O_O

Those are awesome...

I've loved Calvin and Hobbes since I was a kid, and I've found as I've grown older that not only do I appreciate and understand the strips more, but they apply more and more to my life, which is awesome. It's like a tradition of mine to read through every published Calvin and Hobbes collection (most of which I own, the rest of which I borrow from my library) once a year.

by **Memo** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:57 pm UTC

The second Hobbes looks like it's about to say 'They’re Grrreat!'.

by **xndrew** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:34 pm UTC

I feel like, directly or not, Munroe takes a lot from Calvin & Hobbes. Especially the sense of adventure that both writers have. But more then that, neither seem to be willing to be pigeon-holed. The majority of my vocabulary is from Calvin and Hobbes, that and Bad Religion songs.

My favorite strips revolve around Hobbes tackling Calvin, or trying to, when he returns from school.

by **Nyarlathotep** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:17 am UTC

xndrew wrote:I feel like, directly or not, Munroe takes a lot from Calvin & Hobbes. Especially the sense of adventure that both writers have. But more then that, neither seem to be willing to be pigeon-holed. The majority of my vocabulary is from Calvin and Hobbes, that and Bad Religion songs.

My favorite strips revolve around Hobbes tackling Calvin, or trying to, when he returns from school.

I was always fond of Spaceman Spiff, or other ones that toy with perceptions of reality.

by **22/7** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:29 am UTC

Only comic strip that has ever made me cry (damn those Christmas specials). Probably my favorite strip that is/was actually published in a newspaper. Online strips make me laugh harder than CandH did, but it's still probably my favorite to read. I can lose *large* chunks of time with one of the anthologies.

by **aaron** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:03 am UTC

xndrew wrote:I feel like, directly or not, Munroe takes a lot from Calvin & Hobbes. Especially the sense of adventure that both writers have.

I can definitely see a pattern in the use of sprawling scenes in their art. One of the comics that I saw (can't remember the name, would love it if someone could link it to me) reminded me of the comic where Calvin zaps the outside of his house to look like a different planet.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:31 am UTC

I changed my avatar at the wrong time.

I got the first book, and Attack Of The Mutant Deranged Killer Snow Goons, and Scientific Progress Goes Boink, and There's Treasure Everywhere. I've read them ALL to my son.

by **22/7** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:15 am UTC

Mighty Jalapeno wrote:I changed my avatar at the wrong time.

I got the first book, and Attack Of The Mutant Deranged Killer Snow Goons, and Scientific Progress Goes Boink, and There's Treasure Everywhere. I've read them ALL to my son.

Well of course you have. You're a *good* parent.

by **davis** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:21 am UTC

<3 <3 <3 so hard. Calvin and Hobbes was amazing. I never read it in the newspaper, I was too young, but my dad had all of the collections. So far as I've seen, it is unrivaled by any other newspaper strip, and I like it more than any webcomic I read too. Reading all the books of Calvin and Hobbes and Dilbert and Foxtrot we had laying around probably contributed to my current state of webcomic addiction.

by **keozen** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:58 pm UTC

Calvin & Hobbes is great. One of the best strips I've ever read.

I have many favorites. There are also a couple of the "fan" done ones that make me chuckle, such as:

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:23 pm UTC

Poorly drawn, but that almost made me cry the first time I saw it (like, two years ago... *sob*)

by **The Spherical Cow** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:09 pm UTC

keozen wrote:Calvin & Hobbes is great. One of the best strips I've ever read.

I have many favorites. There are also a couple of the "fan" done ones that make me chuckle, such as:

This made you chuckle?

I like Calvin & Hobbes, though I've not seen too many and I've only discovered it in the last few months. It manages to be cute, funny and serious at the same time, without being sickly. I kinda agree with xndrew in that xkcd seems to have a similar outlook and spirit as C&H, even if that does manifest itself in completely different ways.

by **CrackTheSky** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:53 pm UTC

keozen wrote:

As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes, this did make me laugh. Maybe I just have a sick sense of humor.

by **Belial** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:56 pm UTC

Every time I see that strip, it just depresses me to death.

by **Jesse** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:56 pm UTC

Same here. Well done guys.

Well done.

by **Rodan** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:37 am UTC

>sniff<

I'm sad now!

anyway, I've always loved Calvin and Hobbes, and have read every strip (which is annoying. No new ones). Best comic strip ever.

by **lamarguerite** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:27 am UTC

keozen wrote:Calvin & Hobbes is great. One of the best strips I've ever read.

I have many favorites. There are also a couple of the "fan" done ones that make me chuckle, such as:

How depressing is this??? Thanks for making me almost cry...
but I laughed really hard, too.

by **keozen** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:46 am UTC

Ok, ok, that one makes some people chuckle and depresses some. Sorry my sense of humor can be a tad twisted sometimes.

This one upsets me and uplifts me at the same time (the last ever one):

And to cheer up those I upset here is a random funny one

by **Nyarlathotep** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:16 pm UTC

Belial wrote:Every time I see that strip, it just depresses me to death.

Aghehhaehach try being someone who is on meds like that most of the time.

... unless you are, in which case, you *know*.

Fortunately, I'm still nuts enough to occasionally anthropomorphy toys and such. <3

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:50 pm UTC

"Anthropomorphize", you mean. It sounds like a superhero!

by **MotorToad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:50 pm UTC

My favorite I had on my locker in the senior design lab, but i can't find it on the intratubes. Calvin brought a snowflake to school and was talking about how unique and marvelous it was until he brought it to school and now it's just water, the same as any other melted flake. I really love the statement it makes about education pipelining.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:55 pm UTC

"Just another boring drip."

I love that one.

by **MotorToad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:59 pm UTC

Mighty Jalapeno wrote:"Just another boring drip."

I love that one.

YES! Thank you. You have been promoted to hero status.

What was that Twain said about lightning and a lightning bug?

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:06 pm UTC

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is really a large matter — it's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning.

by **Bakemaster** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:51 pm UTC

I've always thought that Turn Back reminded me of the Spiff and other Calvin's imagination strips, and the walking-around-with-Hobbes dialogue format of many C&H strips, crossed with Oh, The Places You'll Go! It's one of my favorites.

Click link. Receive my face. · by **bbctol** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:10 pm UTC

Bakemaster wrote:I've always thought that Turn Back reminded me of the Spiff and other Calvin's imagination strips, and the walking-around-with-Hobbes dialogue format of many C&H strips, crossed with Oh, The Places You'll Go! It's one of my favorites.

Read the alt-text.

by **Bakemaster** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:32 pm UTC

I have.

by **KicktheCAN** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:33 pm UTC

Nyarlathotep wrote:
Belial wrote:Every time I see that strip, it just depresses me to death.

Aghehhaehach try being someone who is on meds like that most of the time.

... unless you are, in which case, you *know*.

Fortunately, I'm still nuts enough to occasionally anthropomorphy toys and such. <3

If it depresses you so much then why are you on them?

by **Nyarlathotep** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:22 am UTC

KicktheCAN wrote:
Nyarlathotep wrote:
Belial wrote:Every time I see that strip, it just depresses me to death.

Aghehhaehach try being someone who is on meds like that most of the time.

... unless you are, in which case, you *know*.

Fortunately, I'm still nuts enough to occasionally anthropomorphy toys and such. <3

If it depresses you so much then why are you on them?

Can't function properly in society without 'em.

by **SecondTalon** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:01 pm UTC

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No one else has part 2?

by **Maseiken** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:28 am UTC

Nyarlathotep wrote:
KicktheCAN wrote:
Nyarlathotep wrote:
Belial wrote:Every time I see that strip, it just depresses me to death.

Aghehhaehach try being someone who is on meds like that most of the time.

... unless you are, in which case, you *know*.

Fortunately, I'm still nuts enough to occasionally anthropomorphy toys and such. <3

If it depresses you so much then why are you on them?

Can't function properly in society without 'em.

Could in Xkcdia.

by **Phi** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:11 am UTC

See: Avatar and signature.

Also, the website which is the only website to earn more than two internets: http://www.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/

Did I hear Calvin and Hobbes archive? Yes, why yes I do think I did!
I think it's so sad how uplifting the last comic is. I need to print it out on a good printer and attach it somewhere. Now I'm sad. I think "Hobbes, ol' buddy" did me in.

by **Nyarlathotep** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:47 pm UTC

Maseiken wrote:Could in Xkcdia.

Let me clarifiy:

When I am not on my meds, nothing gets done. Ever. At all. I do exactly the minimum amount of work for me to survive and continue receiving internet access. Work. Does. Not. Get. Done. be it creative / for myself or otherwise.

by **MotorToad** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:01 pm UTC

Phi wrote:See: Avatar and signature.

Also, the website which is the only website to earn more than two internets: http://www.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/

Did I hear Calvin and Hobbes archive? Yes, why yes I do think I did!
I think it's so sad how uplifting the last comic is. I need to print it out on a good printer and attach it somewhere. Now I'm sad. I think "Hobbes, ol' buddy" did me in.

That sound you just heard was your promotion to hero status. I might get through two more days of work with this gem!

by **KicktheCAN** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:24 am UTC

Nyarlathotep wrote:
Maseiken wrote:Could in Xkcdia.

Let me clarifiy:

When I am not on my meds, nothing gets done. Ever. At all. I do exactly the minimum amount of work for me to survive and continue receiving internet access. Work. Does. Not. Get. Done. be it creative / for myself or otherwise.

So what? I do that as well. Only replace minimum amount to survive with minimum amount to pass my classes. Actually for the first couple of months of the school year I was not even doing that. I barely do any homework or pay attention in class and never study. I only pass because I am actually intelligent. Nothing wrong with that.

by **xndrew** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:45 am UTC

I remember, incredibly vividly, the day I read the last strip. I didn't catch it in the funnies, instead, I was sitting in my room, I had this giant dinosaur comforter around me and I was drinking hot chocolate. I was sitting next to the radiator because I loved the way it smelled when it was on. I finished the book it was in, that last comic, and I couldn't stop thinking about how little there is in the last panel. You know, a couple of sled tracks, and then nothing but some trees. it was so damn white. I spent the rest of the day outside in snow writing my favorite quotes from the comic as a whole. It was a good day.

by **Maseiken** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:42 am UTC

Nyarlathotep wrote:
Maseiken wrote:Could in Xkcdia.

Let me clarifiy:

When I am not on my meds, nothing gets done. Ever. At all. I do exactly the minimum amount of work for me to survive and continue receiving internet access. Work. Does. Not. Get. Done. be it creative / for myself or otherwise.

ah.

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