SDS Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 for your enjoyment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 25, 2004 Author Share Posted December 25, 2004 and the one that led up to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 I have every one of the C&H compilations, except one that was just cartoons from two prior books. I often wonder: what Bill Watterson is up to these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi Rockpile.I wonder about that also...He never 'franchised' / licensed' the C & H stuff so he's not raking in those residuals..I, too, have all the comic compilations, until my dau gets ahold of 'em... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 My favorite comic of all time. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi Rockpile.I wonder about that also...He never 'franchised' / licensed' the C & H stuff so he's not raking in those residuals..I, too, have all the comic compilations, until my dau gets ahold of 'em... 177796[/snapback] For a couple years, the syndicate that carried Calvin and Hobbes, made him put out a nine-month calendar (I still have them). When the syndicate started to pressure him to do t-shirts, stuffed toys, board games wonder bread, met life, yuck, he said he would retire before he would sell out the characters. The syndicate was quite pissed since merchandising WAS in his initial agreement and he was backing out of his contract after he became successful (kind of like sports, eh?) Luckily, the franchising part of the contract was resolved and we got a few more years of dailies before he "ran out of new ideas". He did all the penciling, inking, and lettering... he wanted it to be 100% his creation. Many cartoonists routinely use ghost inkers, letterers, "think tanks" for new ideas, but he did not want to go that route. I miss C&H but would rather have it shelved than watered down or sold. If you see ANY C&H mugs, shirts, decals.... they are pirated and not approved by their creator. I know - that is more than you probably ever wanted to know but it is hard to shut me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Some additonal reading you may find interesting: Bill Watterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Some additonal reading you may find interesting: Bill Watterson 177811[/snapback] Watch the end of "Second Hand Lions" The comic strip that Walter ends up creating as a man - looks vaguely familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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