Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 23, 1988
Transcript:
Calvin: Yep, Mars may be a little dull, but it's better than Earth. We've got a whole planet to outselves. Brand new and unspoiled. No people, no pollution. Nothing but rugged, natural beauty as far as the eye can see. Hobbes: That's not your candy bar wrapper over there, is it? Calvin: It was just there a minute! I wasn't going to leave it.
wehrler over 13 years ago
Wait a second, Mars’ atmosphere is primarily carbon dioxide and the temperature is around -70 F. They would be dead in milliseconds.
kajumbo over 13 years ago
hey… shutup…
Osric250 almost 13 years ago
Because that’s the only impossible thing to happen up to this point in the arc? I mean, travelling to mars in a wagon in the speed of a couple of hours. Or having that wagon break earths gravity by going over a little ramp. This is clearly only in his imagination.
LadyBlanc over 11 years ago
No, wehrler is right. It all makes sense up to now, but this just totally breaks the suspension of disbelief.*(Poker face twitches and then LB breaks into guffaws of laughter.)
z4netti over 11 years ago
Calvin’s imaginations make us feel like we’re with him even though it could never happen in the real life. I say enjoy the ride. :)
yow4zip Premium Member about 11 years ago
Let the spoiling begin.
bmonk about 11 years ago
“We’ve got a whole new comic to ourselves. Brand new and unspoiled. Brand new and unspoiled. No people. No pollution. Nothing but rugged natural beauty as far as the eye can see.”
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“That’s not your quibble over there is it?”
El Bat over 9 years ago
Imagination knows no boundaries..and bad ass comics like this one don’t need dissecting..
tdoug1 about 9 years ago
No littering Calvin,you don’t want to start any bad habits this soon.
DanWolfie over 6 years ago
“Wow! Mars is AMAZING!”(cuts to Calvin in a straitjacket) “Mars is amazing! Mars is amAAAziiiiing!”
Grunesquallor Premium Member about 3 years ago
A Mars bar?