Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 18, 2023

I hope Dad didn’t have a stroke.

Bloodshot dad…..

Calvin mentioned veins like they don’t happen very often. Looked harder, Calvin.

The middle panel is terrifying, but at the same time I can’t get over how much Dad looks like Mike Wazowski.

Wazowski!

Perhaps mom and dad are aliens!

Expectant parents should start practicing their specialty- be it “the eye”, “the look”, “the voice”, “the arm cross” before their little bundle of joy arrives.

Calvin’s dad wasn’t born with that eye, after all.

He needs an evil eye talisman

The Three Stooges would have known how to deal with the situation.

Eye see what you did there….

Homework is good compared to the Evil Eye.

Perhaps Pops was hitting the bottle last night or earlier today as that evil eye certainly looks like one that is either half in the bag or suffering through a serious hangover. I can see Dad knocking a few doubles at the pub or dropping by the drive-thru liquor store (yes they were still around in certain US states when this strip came out) for a quick pick me up before dealing with the kid. Mom probably had some valium and a couple of 3 litre bottles of Carlo Rossi at hand as well……

Nothing like a parents evil eye to get their kids back on track.

Calvin’s dad is Sauron, the Dark Lord of Evil?!? Oh, yeah, he’s an attorney. Hmmm….

Relax. Dad is getting ready to audition to be one of The Residents. https://www.residents.com/

I’ve always loved this one. A simple visual gag but taken to horrifying levels.

Oh, the eye of Dad is upon you…all the live long day…

At least he didn’t use the ol’ Stink Eye. Ew, David.

Dad sees all. Know that, and be judged!

LOL! My husband glared at any boy who came to the door to pick up the girls for a date! He truly had an intimidating look….

Calvin is seeing himsel in the mirror for the first time

In my family it’s the women who possess the evil eye. My ex could cause small animals to burst into flames with it…

Ah, the Clampett Eye Take! (Also known as the Clampett Corneal Catastrophe, a signature move of Looney Tunes.

Wait till Calvin sees the Hive Mother!

Talk about body horror.

Commander Peepers?

Love the way Hobbes becomes the toy tiger when anyone else is around… The ’Evil Eye"… LOL

Calvin’s dad is Mike Wazowski. Who’d have guessed?

You could get away with a lot of little things with my Dad. He knew boys had to be boys. However, lying was not one of them. I learned early on that it is much easier to keep track of the truth. Being caught in a lie can forever break trust with another person. You damage consensual reality at your peril.

Attorneys need to be good at that.

Are you sure it’s not a ‘simple’ hernia?

He looks like an egg ready to hatch…

The second panel reminds me of when my mom gives me the Bug Eye look. Also, it almost looks as if Calvin’s winter hat wasn’t completely hiding his hair like it usually does (I know it’s jumping off his head in shock, but it’s unusual to see both his hair and hat together in the same drawing).

Eye Eye, Captain!