Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for August 23, 2022

How will people be able to tell the difference after they Martians finish attacking Indianapolis?

That’s cool and all, but it’s no match for Bill Watterson thinking of a 6 year old stuffing a tiger and bringing it to life.

Do you even know, Calvin, what Indianapolis looks like?

The world prefers stable mentality, Calvin. You got a long way to go there.

The world just won’t be ready for it anyway.

World really would benefit from my ideas, but nobody appreciates this!But in the moment I cannot find any idea!!

The better journal would be from Hobbes, from what he has seen. Maybe that’s where Bill Watterson is getting his material.

When in doubt, improvise.

Forget Indianapolis. Berwyn!

You could write about Dad’s telling you that doing things you hate builds character.

That alone could fill a book!!

Calvin actually begins his journal tomorrow but Watterson dropped the idea after that. He went back to showing Calvin interacting with other characters – especially Hobbes – rather than writing in a journal.

First steps on the way to a career as a webcomic artist.

Frank Edwards, a Hoosier TV personality, was a purveyor of all things UFO back in the ’50s.

Just a genius and not a “super-genius” like Wile E. Coyote?

Are we really sure that ‘Calvin’ didn’t grow up to become ‘Sheldon Cooper’, of ’TBBT fame ?

Indianapolis? I vote for Buffalo

Chicago…

They should attack at the end of May; make a weekend of it. Save the Speedway for last, Martians!

The Martians arrived on March 29th with fifteen Mayflower moving vans packed with their stuff.

Why Indianapolis? Fort Worth would be a far better target!

Huh. “Mars Attacks”.

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Poor Calvin, its bad when your imaginary stuffed tiger has more thoughts than you do.

Is it wrong of me to want to see that drawing? I mean really, Weta and Skywalker Ranch gotta get their talent from somewhere.

Good choice of cities

With space ships and lasers, cities can only defend themselves with bad restaurants martians might eat at by mistake

Genius is not a disease and is non-communicable. Every genius is pretty much on one’s own.

Somewhere there is a well-paid “defense scenario” genius drawing pictures of Martians attacking Indianapolis.

GenCon was a week and a half ago. Would have been more appropriate then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hLf9xB0PVY

This strip never ceases to amuse – even in repetition. I sure wish Watterson was still producing it!

Good, Hobbes is back… Calvin obviously needs him.

I do wonder why the Martians would choose Indianapolis as a primary target, but then perhaps they have already finished with the more lucrative targets.

Those Midwest states sure attract the aline invaders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creature_That_Ate_Sheboygan#:~:text=The%20Creature%20That%20Ate%20Sheboygan%2C%20designed%20by%20Greg%20Costikyan%2C%20is,designs%20the%20monster’s%20destructive%20abilities.

Can’t anyone in Indianapolis give the Martians directions to Washington DC?

I had the same thought process when I was an arrogant teenager, though I was going to let the world get it cheap. It did lead me to my habit of keeping a daily journal, which has continued ever since.

New idea for t****!

Hello everyone! Why dont you come over to the big nate comment section and check that out, hmm?

That thought isn’t worth a penny . Captain spiffman’s adventures could garner more attention.

Calvin reminds me of someone much in the news today.

Calvin sounds a lot like a Siamese cat with one fang and insisting he be called Steve.

Calvin will be a newspaper editor or an online blogger for a publication that requires a paid subscription to read.

Calvin has many mental activities all of which should get him committed!

Until he started drawing, he sounded like “Young Sheldon” Cooper.

Sounds more like a science fiction novel.

Know how Calvin feels. I have started diaries/journals over and over again, before I give it up then start again, gaps of years.