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 12 days ago
Looks like there will be kafka dreams after all.
Spacehog 12 days ago
I guess they are back to the old comics
einarbt 12 days ago
So which panels were a dream?
E E E E E E E 12 days ago
If his parents felt the rumble, than maybe that actually happened. Maybe it wasn’t Calvin’s imagination.
snsurone76 12 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 12 days ago
The Calvin Metamorphosis
User18942 12 days ago
I like tiger
STEPUP 12 days ago
Short of burning down the house he won’t be reprimanded, as usual.
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover 12 days ago
Bed bugs build character.
Izzy Moreno 12 days ago
Raid, product placement.
Old Billy did sell out, after all.
BigDaveGlass 12 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 12 days ago
It’s going to be a long night, people….
hariseldon59 11 days ago
Have to give Mom some of the blame here.
markkahler52 11 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 11 days ago
Figures that Calvin would know who Kafka is, but not know what a bedbug is.
g04922 11 days ago
LOL… Calvin has an AMAZING imagination.
SquidGamerGal 11 days ago
Somebody is sleeping in the garage tonight!
rockyridge1977 11 days ago
Panic!!!!!Mountain out of a molehill???
BJDucer 11 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 11 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 11 days ago
All he tried to do was kill a bug.
tremaine53 11 days ago
And now Calvin’s room smells like nerve gas.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 11 days ago
The hardest one for Calvin to explain.
hornacek 11 days ago
My younger self had no idea what “Kafka” meant when I read this.
mindjob 11 days ago
Now I see where Heinlein got the idea for Starship Troopers
Publius10608218 11 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 11 days ago
So the bug was all in his imagination?
nostall 11 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 11 days ago
Bug spray is toxic. It has to be SERIOUSLY toxic to kill bugs.
Smeagol 11 days ago
Raid leaves a smell that sticks around for a while.
jjbarefoot 11 days ago
Even though I have seen most of them before, they are still hilarious!
fuzz3942 11 days ago
Must be awful to be stuck with that monster kid.
willie_mctell 11 days ago
Does Calvin know who Kafka was?
pamela welch Premium Member 11 days ago
LOLOL — What a great comic ♥♥ always funny
wiley207 11 days ago
Looks like Calvin won’t be sleeping in his room that night…
Aimless Melissa 11 days ago
Calvin needs constant supervision. His mother deserves an award.
brick10 11 days ago
And this is why we can’t ever have nice things…..
j.painterjones 11 days ago
I like them anyway.
Scott S 10 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.