So, a snowman walks into another snowman’s ice cream shop, and he says, “I’d like a snow cone, please.” The snowman behind the counter replies, “Just a minute. Let me get some snow out of the back.”
Now, for the meaning behind today’s Calvin and Hobbes strip:Possible Interpretation #1: The first snowman is the Syndicate, enjoying the profits of the Calvin and Hobbes series and wanting more. The second snowman is Bill Watterson, who has suffered as a result of having to deal with them.Possible Interpretation #2: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying the profits of his labors. The second snowman is the Syndicate, which feels that it has suffered at Bill’s expense because he has refused to allow “Calvin and Hobbes” to be commercialized.Posible Interpretation #3: This is a story about Calvin using two snowmen to illustrate the problem of Evil.Possible Interpretation #4: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying his retirement. The second snowman is Bill’s readers, who are suffering as a result.Possible Interpretation #5: All of the above.Possible Interpretation #6: None of the above.To view the following strips in the archive and help GoComics generate revenue, please click on the blue archive links below. To view the strips directly, click on the images below or stretch them.Rogue snowmen can be a scary thing:Peanuts (January 1, 1952)Calvin and Hobbes (December 27, 1990)Garfield (January 27, 2013)Calvin and Hobbes (December 31, 1990)FoxTrot (February 7, 2003)
So, a snowman walks into another snowman’s ice cream shop, and he says, “I’d like a snow cone, please.” The snowman behind the counter replies, “Just a minute. Let me get some snow out of the back.”
Now, for the meaning behind today’s Calvin and Hobbes strip:Possible Interpretation #1: The first snowman is the Syndicate, enjoying the profits of the Calvin and Hobbes series and wanting more. The second snowman is Bill Watterson, who has suffered as a result of having to deal with them.Possible Interpretation #2: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying the profits of his labors. The second snowman is the Syndicate, which feels that it has suffered at Bill’s expense because he has refused to allow “Calvin and Hobbes” to be commercialized.Posible Interpretation #3: This is a story about Calvin using two snowmen to illustrate the problem of Evil.Possible Interpretation #4: The first snowman is Bill Watterson, enjoying his retirement. The second snowman is Bill’s readers, who are suffering as a result.Possible Interpretation #5: All of the above.Possible Interpretation #6: None of the above.To view the following strips in the archive and help GoComics generate revenue, please click on the blue archive links below. To view the strips directly, click on the images below or stretch them.Rogue snowmen can be a scary thing:Peanuts (January 1, 1952)Calvin and Hobbes (December 27, 1990)Garfield (January 27, 2013)Calvin and Hobbes (December 31, 1990)FoxTrot (February 7, 2003)