Dear Mr. Watterson

Childhood imagination propels the gorgeously drawn strip, with Hobbes coming to life only in Calvin's eyes.

...makes a compelling case by positing Calvin and Hobbes as the last strip to achieve a staggering level of public awareness...

...Allen Schroeder does an impressive job gathering plenty of talking-head interviews from notable individuals in the comics world...

It’s weirdly fascinating to hear Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis describe his feelings about Watterson’s anti-merchandising stance in terms that sound both childlike and a little childish...

...often involving: Its most valuable strategy may be examining the comics that laid the groundwork for Calvin And Hobbes...