Notice how “enthusiastic” Mom is about kissing Hobbes good night. And, is there a chance the Raid might kill Dad?? I hope the family’s life insurance is up-to-date.
I can empathize with Calvin here. This was something my folks used to say to me when I was a very young kid, and I thought nothing of it. However, years later when I had kid I began saying this to my daughter; she began crying after a couple of days because she thought she was responsible for keeping the bed bugs from biting her….and she didn’t know why there were bugs in her bed at night to begin with. Wow, was that unforeseen! Gotta admit, that was quite a guilt trip I took. Fortunately she was finally convinced this was just a saying, but the subject has never been broached again…and she’s 37 now!
Love this one. I still think two of the best ‘bed monster’ ones are when they ambush dad thinking he’s the monster, and when the monster offers Hobbes some fresh salmon.
codycab 4 days ago
Looks like there will be kafka dreams after all.
Spacehog 4 days ago
I guess they are back to the old comics
einarbt 4 days ago
So which panels were a dream?
E E E E E E E 4 days ago
If his parents felt the rumble, than maybe that actually happened. Maybe it wasn’t Calvin’s imagination.
snsurone76 4 days ago
Notice how “enthusiastic” Mom is about kissing Hobbes good night. And, is there a chance the Raid might kill Dad?? I hope the family’s life insurance is up-to-date.
Bilan 4 days ago
The Calvin Metamorphosis
User18942 4 days ago
I like tiger
STEPUP 4 days ago
Short of burning down the house he won’t be reprimanded, as usual.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 4 days ago
Bed bugs build character.
Izzy Moreno 4 days ago
Raid, product placement.
Old Billy did sell out, after all.
BigDaveGlass 4 days ago
It’s really Mum’s fault for putting a Kafkaesque idea in to Calvin’s head. Clearly he knew about Kafka and The Metamorphosis.
ThatOneKid 4 days ago
It’s going to be a long night, people….
hariseldon59 4 days ago
Have to give Mom some of the blame here.
markkahler52 4 days ago
To my knowledge, this is the only time in the strip that Calvin was actually threatened with an asz-smacking!! (Of O so many he RICHLY deserved!!)
uniquename 4 days ago
Figures that Calvin would know who Kafka is, but not know what a bedbug is.
g04922 4 days ago
LOL… Calvin has an AMAZING imagination.
SquidGamerGal 4 days ago
Somebody is sleeping in the garage tonight!
rockyridge1977 4 days ago
Panic!!!!!Mountain out of a molehill???
BJDucer 4 days ago
I can empathize with Calvin here. This was something my folks used to say to me when I was a very young kid, and I thought nothing of it. However, years later when I had kid I began saying this to my daughter; she began crying after a couple of days because she thought she was responsible for keeping the bed bugs from biting her….and she didn’t know why there were bugs in her bed at night to begin with. Wow, was that unforeseen! Gotta admit, that was quite a guilt trip I took. Fortunately she was finally convinced this was just a saying, but the subject has never been broached again…and she’s 37 now!
sandpiper 4 days ago
Very funny today but also very worrying that Cal knows where the bug spray is and can get to it. Does he know where matches are?
ladykat 4 days ago
All he tried to do was kill a bug.
tremaine53 4 days ago
And now Calvin’s room smells like nerve gas.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 4 days ago
The hardest one for Calvin to explain.
hornacek 4 days ago
My younger self had no idea what “Kafka” meant when I read this.
mindjob 4 days ago
Now I see where Heinlein got the idea for Starship Troopers
Publius10608218 4 days ago
I remember this one in my grandpa’s book, I always thought it looked like Calvin and Hobbes where jinnies flyingon a magic suitcase.
John Jorgensen 3 days ago
So the bug was all in his imagination?
nostall 3 days ago
Love this one. I still think two of the best ‘bed monster’ ones are when they ambush dad thinking he’s the monster, and when the monster offers Hobbes some fresh salmon.
mistercatworks 3 days ago
Bug spray is toxic. It has to be SERIOUSLY toxic to kill bugs.
Smeagol 3 days ago
Raid leaves a smell that sticks around for a while.
jjbarefoot 3 days ago
Even though I have seen most of them before, they are still hilarious!
fuzz3942 3 days ago
Must be awful to be stuck with that monster kid.
willie_mctell 3 days ago
Does Calvin know who Kafka was?
pamela welch Premium Member 3 days ago
LOLOL — What a great comic ♥♥ always funny
wiley207 3 days ago
Looks like Calvin won’t be sleeping in his room that night…
Aimless Melissa 3 days ago
Calvin needs constant supervision. His mother deserves an award.
brick10 3 days ago
And this is why we can’t ever have nice things…..
j.painterjones 3 days ago
I like them anyway.
Scott S 2 days ago
A few years ago one of the office suites in the building had a bedbug infestation.
One of the employees in that department apparently stayed in an infested motel somewhere & brought back a few of them.