After 15 Years, Calvin & Hobbes Creator Breaks His Silence - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-02-2010, 10:20 AM

Fifteen years ago, Bill Watterson walked away from Calvin and Hobbes, easily one of the most beloved and acclaimed comic strips in living memory. Since then, he’s been almost completely off the public radar, but he granted a rare interview to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, his hometown newspaper, today. (Calvin and Hobbes will also appear on a stamp later this year.)

When asked what he’d like to tell fans who “grieved” the strip’s end, Watterson says: “It’s always better to leave the party early. If I had rolled along with the strip’s popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now ‘grieving’ for ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious, ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher, livelier talent. And I’d be agreeing with them.”

He’s right, and you don’t need to look much further than a Simpsons fan to prove it.

Still, it’s hard not to miss the duo.

http://www.cleveland.com/living/inde...r_of_belo.html

catlover79 · 02-02-2010, 01:44 PM

Great article - and it's always good to quit while you're ahead!

MrCleveland · 02-02-2010, 02:24 PM

Did Watterson ever object to the "Robot Chicken" sketch?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/292435...robot_chicken/

02-02-2010, 10:20 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	After 15 Years, Calvin & Hobbes Creator Breaks His Silence Fifteen years ago, Bill Watterson walked away from Calvin and Hobbes, easily one of the most beloved and acclaimed comic strips in living memory. Since then, he’s been almost completely off the public radar, but he granted a rare interview to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, his hometown newspaper, today. (Calvin and Hobbes will also appear on a stamp later this year.) When asked what he’d like to tell fans who “grieved” the strip’s end, Watterson says: “It’s always better to leave the party early. If I had rolled along with the strip’s popularity and repeated myself for another five, 10 or 20 years, the people now ‘grieving’ for ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious, ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher, livelier talent. And I’d be agreeing with them.” He’s right, and you don’t need to look much further than a Simpsons fan to prove it. Still, it’s hard not to miss the duo. http://www.cleveland.com/living/inde...r_of_belo.html
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