An Interview with Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson, the creator of the beloved comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” recently sat down with a Cleveland-based journalist to reflect upon and discuss his famed comic strip.
Some highlights:
Watterson ended the “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip fifteen years ago, and when asked why he thinks his animated sensation went beyond just capturing readers’ attentions to reach their hearts as well, he points to the individualized experiences of each reader and how their own lives have allowed for the various responses and reactions.
The journalist asked Watterson what he would like to say to his readers and followers, who became “friends” with the characters and have grieved the strip’s ending. Watterson claims after ten years of working on “Calvin and Hobbes,” he had pretty much said everything he had wanted to say. He’d rather his readers “grieve” than wish him (Watterson) dead. He’s happy he ended the comic strip when he did and attributes the current “Calvin and Hobbes” cult-like following to the fact that he didn’t “run the wheels off it.”
The U.S. Postal Service will soon issue a “Calvin” stamp, which Watterson proudly states he will buy and use as postage “immediately.”
Read on to see what else the comic strip creator has to say…
