tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2331664880146410242..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Book Review: Calvin and Hobbes Exhibition CatalogJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88679627014909816962015-06-07T20:13:28.852-04:002015-06-07T20:13:28.852-04:001995; the Year Bookended by Sorrow. It began with...1995; the Year Bookended by Sorrow. It began with the January 1st departure of The Far Side by Gary Larson and culminated with the January 31st departure of Calvin & Hobbes. Larson didn't have Watterson's drawing skills, but the two of them provided a yin yang of intelligent,subversive humorStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-10983471973434345432015-06-07T15:31:20.517-04:002015-06-07T15:31:20.517-04:00Unlimited freedom against severe restraint!
Anythi...Unlimited freedom against severe restraint!<br />Anything in between?>)<br /><br />What an interesting excerpt from the interview and overall article.<br /><br />ThanksRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33127732736778825172015-06-07T12:08:37.125-04:002015-06-07T12:08:37.125-04:00It's funny I was looking at old Calvin and Hob...It's funny I was looking at old Calvin and Hobbes comics before I got out of bed this morning!<br />His interview sounds like a Mike Tyson interview after he got out of prison. We relish our freedom but it's hard to make it work. Or as a friend once told me, "You have the hardest job in the world, because nobody cares if you show up for work or not!"James Ramsdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428161665181803776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65420119503114779892015-06-07T11:59:03.728-04:002015-06-07T11:59:03.728-04:00While they used to be part of my daily routine for...While they used to be part of my daily routine for years, I haven't read comic strips since I was in college, and yet I just spent the past hour and a half reading everything about Bill Watterson and others I'd never heard of. One of my favorite quotes of his: "A kid’s idea of a long time is not reliable information." Pretty much perfectly sums up childhood for me. <br /><br />Thanks for the unexpected journey this morning James!seadithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052851423700566814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47798505175635473312015-06-07T10:47:55.383-04:002015-06-07T10:47:55.383-04:00I also own a lot of Watterson's work, my comfo...I also own a lot of Watterson's work, my comfort books when I've had enough non-fiction and learning for awhile. I also was disappointed in the short duration of the career of Kevin McCormick, who drew the comic strip 'Arnold' from 1982 to 1988. Both of these I enjoyed more for the characters than for the art; however, Watterson's radical perspective points were always entertaining.Sescohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857017166141673658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41682166336082184452015-06-07T10:20:49.895-04:002015-06-07T10:20:49.895-04:00Once again, I've discovered something great th...Once again, I've discovered something great that I most likely would have missed, were it not for GurneyJourney. Thanks James! Although I have appreciated Watterson over the years, frankly it's been due to a passing notice. But his wit and artistic skill stands out, even from a distance. Having read this appreciation and just now sampled it on Amazon, I couldn't resist ordering (the paperback is very reasonably priced.) As one reviewer put it, this is worth the price whether your interest is specifically in Waterson or just generally in the daily or weekly comic strip.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1597579221682153572015-06-07T09:58:45.666-04:002015-06-07T09:58:45.666-04:00I own pretty much everything with Watterson's ...I own pretty much everything with Watterson's name on it, and I was thinking the same as you – do I need ANOTHER collection book? The interview not only makes this essential, it also greatly enhances reading the strip. I only wish that an interview this long had been included in the monstrous complete set.<br /><br />On a different note, I've been reading 'How Star Wars Conquered The Universe' by Chris Taylor, and I think you might enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com