Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 22, 1992
July 21, 1992
July 23, 1992
Transcript:
Calvin: Mom doesn't understand comic books. She doesn't realize that comic books deal with serious issues of the day. Today's superheroes face tough moral dilemmas. Comic books aren't just escapist fantasy. They're sophisticated social critiques. Hobbes: Is Amazon Girl's super power the ability to squeeze that figure into that suit? Calvin: Nah, they all can do that.
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DerkinsVanPelt218 about 14 years ago
From Watterson himself:
“You can draw gut-splattering violence, you can make your hero a sociopath, and you can call it a graphic novel; but comic books are pretty stupid.”
yow4zip Premium Member over 7 years ago
It’s a commentary on plastic surgery.
IronHawk82 over 3 years ago
He should read Iron Man’s “Demon in a Bottle”, “The Killing Joke”, the “Dark Phoenix” saga, and Walt Simonson’s Thor run.