Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 29, 2024

Try Monopoly, Calvin.

Or take an early nap…..

Or jump in puddles with Hobbes.

Mom knows when her kid’s doing something that needs her undivided instantaneous attention.

Get the little troll committed to an institution ASAP!!!

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the lightning bolt with Calvin’s face in frame 2 is genius!

Well, I mean, Cal was only trying to ‘tailor’ the furniture to his personal height. What’s so bad about that?

Guess what I saw?

“Play a board game?” Unless you’re willing to play too, Mom, it’s hard to play board games alone, and Calvin’s an only child. I once tried to play checkers against myself. No fun.

we had thunder and lightning today. it was exciting.

Hand saws are SO passe’, even for the 80’s

“But Hobbes always cheats on board games!”

A kid with a saw has already opted for “or something.”

Awwhh! it was going to be realllly ccoolll.

She saw him coming

not with that tinker toy.

Next. The drill. Something with a bit of bite……..

Who was stupid enough to leave that saw where Calvin could get it?

He missed the thunder, it was 20 seconds earlier

I wonder what the saw was for. Hopefully not more firewood like Garfield did.

My house out of the ordinary

That’s right don’t wanna hurt nobody

Some things sure can sweep me off my feet

Burning down the house

Good catch, mom!

Ulp! What Calvin was gonna do with the saw?

Trying to decide if there’s a figure in the cloud formation in panel one. Seems like there should be, but I can’t see it yet.

A board game for a bored child. Yep, sounds right.

When kids and puppies get quiet, it’s time to see what they’re up too.

“Calvin the Lightening Bolt”?? That a new twist.

“No, no Calvin…it’s ‘I saw a chair’, or ‘I have seen a chair’, not ‘I sawed a chair’….CALVIN!!!

Calvin is the only person that can play a board game and lose. He can’t even cheat well!

The Mom lightning rod caught the Calvin bolt and saved the house!

Mom sees all…. and prevents some of it from happening.

Hating playing board games as an only child.

just another boring thunderstorm……………….thanks mom

I love how the mom is suggesting he play a board game…by himself. She’s not offering to play with him. In fact we only ever see her play with her son when she has an ulterior motive.

Will you play with him, Mom?

I would think Calvin would like to go play in the rain. Think of all that splashing and mud puddles! Sailing boats in the gutter! Calvinball in the rain would be a hoot!

I love how Calvin’s face looks on the lightning bolt in the second panel. Also, I picture the classic Disney/Hanna-Barbera “Castle Thunder” sound effects accompanying Calvin the Lightning Bolt.

She saw him and cut him off.

Happy International Tiger Day! We love Hobbes!

Off your Ritalin again, eh Calvin!

At least it’s not a chainsaw.

One shudders to think what Calvin would’ve done with the Internet.

Minus Calvin state I live in needs that rain.

She’s taking that rather calmly, all things considered.

He’s a Tom Sawyer wannabe!

Calvin should have access only to plastic toy saws.

Where’s Hobbes? It’s International Tiger Day!

Calvin needs a friend to play with!!!!

Watch TV, Cal.

Some parents just stymie creativity…

Mom should read him the story of Ben Franklin, then tell him to go fly a kite. Science Fair project! No, don’t try that at home, kids…only in comic strips…

The bolt of lightening extinguished by mother.