But, Calvin, assuming you don’t get caught using said night glasses for taking cookies from the cookie jar or do something else in the dark when the lights get turned on; that’s going to sting like mad.
I have the cartoon book that got its title from this strip. It was the first ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ collection I ever bought. This one ties in nicely to Friday’s episode.
First panel of the second row is an accident waiting to happen even without Hobbs: notice the distance between the floor and Calvin’s feet. He is hanging on with one hand on the faucet tap while holding a glass in another, all with water running.
I especially like the ninth panel where all that’s visible of Hobbes are his eyes, nose, ears and cheek whiskers. I’m also reminded of how the cat my family had for much of my teenage and early adulthood years had his eyes also appear to glow green when in the dark.
For those of you who haven’t yet reconciled themselves to the fact that Hobbes is alive: notice that Hobbes is on Calvin’s back in the penultimate panel. Hard to do that if you’re sleepwalking.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Mom and Dad could also donate Hobbes to a toy drive… I mean the zoo.
codycab over 1 year ago
Calvin could have just said he was thirsty and then tripped on the way back.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
But, Calvin, assuming you don’t get caught using said night glasses for taking cookies from the cookie jar or do something else in the dark when the lights get turned on; that’s going to sting like mad.
Robin Harwood over 1 year ago
The monsters under the bed are taking a night off.
Creature from the Black Legume over 1 year ago
Watterson’s art continues to slay.
JudasPeckerwood over 1 year ago
Night-vision goggles aren’t going to let you see around corners, Calvin. Just get used to being pounced.
Bilan over 1 year ago
Could this be reason he’s always asking Mom to get the water?
LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 1 year ago
Hence the title of the book, “Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat.”
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 1 year ago
The panels with the tiger’s eyes show just how brilliant Watterson was.
sandpiper over 1 year ago
Great today. Super.
in.amongst over 1 year ago
Aye Calvin, we are all living in the Hobbsian trap.
FrannieL Premium Member over 1 year ago
The artwork is brilliant. I love this cartoon strip.
saylorgirl over 1 year ago
Bill Watterson’s drawings are so precise with attention to detail. I just love this cartoon.
incognito over 1 year ago
“The hunting of the snark”?
Smitty over 1 year ago
Always loved the way Watterson drew Hobbes in situations like this. Awesome!
Mountain Meg over 1 year ago
I have the book, but “Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat” would be a great name for a band.
mfrasca over 1 year ago
My 7 year old daughter pronounced her favorite book’s title “Homicidal Fizz-co Jungle Cat.”
aejb over 1 year ago
Yes! Infra-red vision goggles like the ones the predator had and with the little red light beam. But they help?
djtenltd over 1 year ago
Calvin is one for the books with his crazy, warped out imagination!
rshive over 1 year ago
Went through a sleepwalking phase when I was young, maybe eight years old. When all is said and done, you don’t know where you went.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Awww! So cute!
A Hip loving Canadian... over 1 year ago
You can take the tiger out of the jungle but you can’t take the jungle out of the tiger.
well-i-never over 1 year ago
Man! That Bill can draw a story.
Emperor Rick over 1 year ago
How can she sleep in that nightgown?
smsrt over 1 year ago
…and a good tiger shooting pop-gun, with a decent cork attached to a string, maybe with some greeney-stick-em-caps.
Will_Scarlet over 1 year ago
…Expi-ali-docious.
scotta775 over 1 year ago
Calvin drinks from the faucet?
KEA over 1 year ago
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat is a great C&H collection btw :-)
procentrum over 1 year ago
Beautifully drawn.
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 1 year ago
I have the cartoon book that got its title from this strip. It was the first ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ collection I ever bought. This one ties in nicely to Friday’s episode.
g04922 over 1 year ago
LOL… Love Calvin’s dreams.
rdublu over 1 year ago
My favorite is Calvins shadow that he drew in the third-to-last panel
zarilla over 1 year ago
They’d buy him a normal stuffed animal.
mckeonfuneralhomebx over 1 year ago
Hmmm, Dad wears the bottoms and Mom wears the tops.. me thinks you almost had a sibling Calvin, but that moment past, thanks Hobbes!
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
Hobbes had the perfect opportunity and did something with it!
Gen.Flashman over 1 year ago
They really need to get Calvin a step ladder, how does he brush his teeth?
kcj over 1 year ago
First panel of the second row is an accident waiting to happen even without Hobbs: notice the distance between the floor and Calvin’s feet. He is hanging on with one hand on the faucet tap while holding a glass in another, all with water running.
wiley207 over 1 year ago
I especially like the ninth panel where all that’s visible of Hobbes are his eyes, nose, ears and cheek whiskers. I’m also reminded of how the cat my family had for much of my teenage and early adulthood years had his eyes also appear to glow green when in the dark.
joannesshadow over 1 year ago
Does Hobbes remind anyone else of Kato in the Pink Panther movies?
artjohn42 over 1 year ago
I think “homicidal psycho jungle cat” says it all!
hagarthehorrible over 1 year ago
Mom and dad have no idea how the stuffed tiger turns out near the water hole when he sees the prey. Brilliant artwork indeed.
rwh2 over 1 year ago
For those of you who haven’t yet reconciled themselves to the fact that Hobbes is alive: notice that Hobbes is on Calvin’s back in the penultimate panel. Hard to do that if you’re sleepwalking.
Rise22 over 1 year ago
Could someone tell me what’s in that middle picture – it’s so dark I can’t tell if it’s Hobbes or Calvin…?
einarbt over 1 year ago
And some think that Hobbes isn’t real …
govvedi over 1 year ago
Beautifully thought and made. I need to learn from the master.