Daniel makes stuff, and, in his spare time, writes about things like movies, kid culture, and geek stuff.
The Fantastic Truth of Calvin and Hobbes

Nevin Martell (author of the recent book, “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes”):

We still love Calvin and Hobbes because it manages to make imagination real – and that is a rare thing indeed.

Feb 17, 2010 :: Tagged under: , , , :: #

The First Interview with Bill Watterson in Twenty Years

An unexpected, magical treat – Bill Watterson gives what’s believed to be the first public interview with the reclusive creator of “Calvin and Hobbes” in over 20 years. It’s well worth a read. Here’s the final parting exchange from the interview:

How do you want people to remember that 6-year-old and his tiger?

I vote for “Calvin and Hobbes, Eighth Wonder of the World.”

I vote for that, too.

Feb 01, 2010 :: Tagged under: , , :: #

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a long time, but it finally took this to do the trick: Tim O’Shea, at Robot 6, interviews author Nevin Martell about his new book, “Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip”.

It looks like a great read, and anybody who’s a Calvin and Hobbes fan will undoubtedly appreciate it. In the book, Martell recounts his journey to discover just what happened to cartoonist Bill Watterson – who disappeared from the public eye almost immediately after his beloved comic strip ended its ten year run in 1995. The book is also filled with interviews with popular cartoonists, sharing about Watterson’s impact and influence. In the end, Martell never managed to interview Watterson himself, but as he says, maybe that’s for the better.

Martell: “If I had spoken to Watterson or been able to use his work, it would have been a very different book. It would have been a more straightforward biography, which is what I set out to write. In the end, this book turned out to be a much stranger trip than I originally thought it would be, but that’s the wonderful thing about life – you just don’t know what’s going to happen next or how anything is going to turn out. It’s a curious beast, but, hopefully, a lovable one. Anyone who is a fan of the strip should enjoy what became a very personal and in-depth exploration of one of the great pop artists of the 20th century.”

Oct 12, 2009 :: Tagged under: , :: #