Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for January 05, 2020

Susie, I think what you are about to do violates the Rules of the Geneva Convention on snowball fighting.

Keep it Simple, Stupid…

A genius didn’t get thwarted, Calvin. You did.

He shows the same genius he shows in school.

Now you know how The Brain feels

I love Susie’s expression in panel 7.

Calvin, Hobbes was protecting Susie so he could get some smooches.

Does he ever get the best of Susie?

Calvin is the Wile-E-Coyote to Susie’s Roadrunner

Decapitating a snowman just to get Calvin back?!?! HAVE YOU NO SHAME SUSIE

No matter how many times I see this strip I laugh.

One kid’s genius is another person’s stupidity.

I know, Calvin! Why do you keep messing Hobbes up like that?

Has ANYONE ever successfully steered a toboggan??

I recommend reading today’s Lio.

a kamikaze attack

The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men gang aft agley – Robert Burns.

But, unfortunately for Calvin, not a passive victim.

Hard to soar like an eagle when you’re sur…………ah, well you know the rest.

But clearly not a stable genius.

Turns out that Susie does want to perform brain surgery… on Calvin.

Good lackeys are so hard to find…

Well done Wile E. Calvin. Now look up and see what the Road Runner girl has in store for you.

Steer a toboggan? I think I’ve detected the flaw in this plan

Finally; a panel where Susie get some revenge !!!

Push the button, Max!

I would like to diverge somewhat from the general stream of thought here and opine that while Mr. Coyote’s plans and gimmicks are outrageously complicated and unlikely, Calvin’s basic strategy here is, I think, basically sane and sound. Perhaps he DID misunderestimate the maneuverability of a toboggan — it is NOT, after all, a P-51 Mustang — but perhaps his pilot just lacked the skills for the mission.

As commander, Calvin must take responsibility for failing to train his pilot and ideally make a practice run or two before embarking on the mission, but I will stoutly defend his tactics and intent.

You can steer a toboggan. The toboggan is being steered. Calvin can’t do it. A stuffed tiger cannot steer anything. Another example of the strange nature of Hobbes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobbes_(Calvin_and_Hobbes)#Hobbes%27_reality

And the genius is about to receive a welcome gesture from Susie

I could use an assistant to help carry out my diabolical plans.

Calvin thinks he’s the Brain to Hobbes’ Pinky.

Well he is a stuffed animal

“stragedy!"

Someday they will make such a lovely couple. But not today.

She who laughs last…

When these 2 grow up they will marry each other.

Another genius indeed….

“Gee, Calvin, what are we going to do today?”

“The same thing we do every day…”

You would think the snowballs would fall off the toboggan during the ride down, since he didn’t put them in a box secured to the toboggan.