Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 15, 2012

Ahhh! Nothing beats the sound of the blood-curdling scream of a kid being attacked by a stuffed toy!

“That’s a Wrap!”

His stink gave him away!

If Susie got mauled, the joke would fall flat.

What’s PC about an innocent (if, toward Calvin, properly cynical) girl NOT getting mauled and a stinky (in more ways than one) boy ACTUALLY getting mauled?Most people would call that poetic justice.

I love Calvin’s imagination. Any other kid would have an imaginary friend who was always on his side.

No pet (or mascot, or stuffed toy) would greet a stranger as if it were their significant human. Never gonna happen. Not only do they have a better sense of smell (even if you don’t stink), they can differentiate your footsteps etc. Our cat knew my flatmate was home when he was still 50 yards from the door of the apartment building…and we live on the third floor. If a friend arrived, even one who spent a lot of time here—nada.

Hahahahaha!!! “…by the bad smell” Hahahahaha!!!!

I look at scene from Hobbes full embrace of Calvin as he tackles the boy, and the affectionate serenity on his face…he missed Calvin and was glad to see him…even if the greeting was considered a mauling by Calvin. I’ve always enjoyed the comradere they shared…even when they are at odds.

I love this one.

KAPOW! …is it Batman in disguise?

@Sharuniboy,Ultimately, Socrates no longer could justify his existence (in this life [world]). He drank hemlock and died!Your comment was astute, brief, and to the point. …kudos to you!Answering a question with a question was a tactic Jesus also used when he knew the question was disingenuous and only designed to trip him up.

Now that’s artwork.

@Shikamoo,I don’t think I can justify a 4,000 word essay of my comparison in this format. I’ll leave that one to Sharuniboy, although his most recent “essay” was terse and concise.Such an essay might well be a worthy endeavor, however. Hobbes the commenter might want to get back into the swing of things with such a project. Calvin wouldn’t want to get back into the ‘swing’ of things. Moe would remove him unceremoniously.

I wouldn’t like it, Hobbes bouncing on Susi!

Well that should give Calvin motivation to bath more frequently, but it won’t.

Very good, I am in awe of your mind!

If Calvin took more baths, that would throw Hobbes off the scent. But, where’s the fun in that, right?

Hobbes put his nose into the socks of Calvin no wonder the smell is bad!

The Little Stinker should’ve remembered to use his Right Guard Sports Stick.

I love the look of complete joy on Hobbe’s face as he sails through the air with Calvin in his grasp.

Hobbes is so evil.

That is EXCELLENT.

5/5 for this strip!

xxx

Even if Hobbes was alive in the real sense, that would have been exactly what he should have done.

Love the green socks!

That Hobbes really loves his Calvin.

As the ILL wind that blows, so goes the tiger!

Hobbes is movin’ like acinonyx jubatus….ah, to be considered with such tenderness.____Was curious, so looked this up in Wikipedia, to find that it means a cheetah. Some pretty pictures of them, too.

Smell ya later Calvin

Hobbes packs quite a wallop for a stuffed toy.

Does Hobbes play for the NFL?

cool

As a gentleman, Hobbes knows better than to pounce on a girl

In that last panel Hobbes looks so much like Tigger!