Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 19, 2024

There’s also a 100 percent chance of Calvin getting his own storm.

I never noticed Calvin rubbing his hands together in the third panel until recently.

In for a penny, in for a pound

Uh, oh! Think they’ll find her stash of joints in her purse??

Calvin always forgets that his parents will be home in a while.

Lessee—Rosalyn will get into the house by breaking a downstairs window, a neighbor will call the police who will arrive and nab her just as she’s about to strangle Calvin, she’s taken downtown where she’s booked, fingerprinted, with mug shots taken, Mom and Dad are notified, CPS is called in… Hey, Bill—ever think of this as a plot line. LOL??

Frustration vs smugness. Only one will win

How’s your climbing skills, Rosalyn? See if there’s a ladder in their or even their neighbour’s garage.

Calvin must have been feeling suicidal, death by babysitter is a thing.

When this strip was last reprinted five years ago, I mentioned the fact that Hobbes is looking out of the window and telling Calvin what is happening outside while Calvin is looking away from the window. I mentioned this as another piece of evidence to support Bill Watterson’s statement that he did not see Hobbes as part of Calvin’s imagination.

Connie_Shearer replied to me, “I hate to spoil your fantasy but Calvin is imagining what Rosalyn is doing and imagining Hobbes telling Calvin about it so that Calvin can congratulate himself on locking the downstairs windows. Mind you, Bill Watterson may prefer your interpretation to mine.”

In May 2022, Connie changed her tune. This was when the strip in which Hobbes had written a story and Calvin began reading it to the class was reprinted. Calvin read, “How Hobbes the handsome hero tiger saved the day – no thanks to Calvin the time-travelling chowderhead” He then shouted “WHAT!?” Connie_Shearer commented, “For once I agree with Calvinist1966. Calvin would never write that about himself.” Another reader replied to Connie, “Yet Calvin obviously did,”

Another memory I have from when this strip appeared five years ago is of a reader commenting, “Time for Rosalyn to introduce a brick to the window. It will be a smashing friendship.” I replied, “Do you mean that Calvin and Rosalyn will become friends and go around smashing windows?” The commentator replied to me, “I meant that the brick would have a smashing friendship with the window. Lame, I know.”

I think that the idea of a friendship developing between Calvin and Rosalyn would be quite an entertaining one. This was hinted at towards the end of the ten year run when Calvin and Rosalyn played Calvinball together.

So now what? Roz goes to neighbors house to see if she can use their phone to call a locksmith?

That kid needs a serious whipping.

No no Calvin not looks in there. There be all steenky icky theengs like the cooties.

Enjoy it while you can, kid… I have two words for you… MILITARY SCHOOL!!

I can see why this would be one of Calvinist1966 favorite arcs! :-)

With Calvin’s luck, Rosalyn will find that he didn’t lock the back door or possibly the outside door to the basement (if they have one). That’s the way it goes ! ! !

When this over Calvin will be a lot shorter and the tiger missing a lot of stripes.

Fun… for now.

Oh Calvin, you know not what you have done!

I think Calvin has absolutely no idea he is digging his hole deeper and deeper.

So you locked her out, Calvin. Let’s not get nasty.

Calvin has apparently not yet learned that actions have consequences. But I believe he’s about to.

Repercussions? That’s a problem for future Calvin.

Break a window, you really think that his parents will be upset with YOU…and you can always say you were protecting Hobbes from a psychopath.

Wow, you start off feeling bad for Calvin, I remember hating babysitters, but he really deserves what he’s gonna get.

The upstairs windows are open, she’s smart, but the parents should, in the future, leave her a key,too.

Enjoy while you can….

Revenge is a dish better eaten cold. Just wait . . .

My Mother absolutely hated Calvin when she was alive. She thought he was spoiled and undisciplined and a complete monster. I kept telling her that was the point. Besides, if he were completely nice, he’d be on Peanuts, not here in his very own comic strip.

remember kids, this comic, like most 90’s media, was made before cell phones were a thing we took for granted.

Pure torture!!!!!

Her going rate for babysitting Calvin just doubled.

Demand triple payment from the parents, Rosalyn. Then, never come back for any price.