Why is Calvin and Hobbes so popular?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xzzQVk5IfE

>>89553448
Because it's insightful and funny. I fell in love with it as a child and find new stuff and/or find the jokes funnier as an adult. Plus Bill Watterson is the definition of artistic integrity.

>>89553448
it's good

Good art, consistent writing and characterization. Granted the writing isn't outstanding, but it's not all over the place.

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>>89553448
Back then? Because it was well drawn, well written and had a hugely versatile concept for both entertaining shenanigans and existential insight. It *was* preachy and dogmatic some times, but to the perfect ratio of charm and audience complicity

Back then as well as Now? Because since the author was a recalcitrant angry-old-dude artiste and never sold the rights, it reached an optimal status of popularity without any actual audience saturation, and therefore, its legacy hasn't been tarnished either. Also, there's only a literal handful of pop culture references in the whole run, so no awkwardly outdated jokes either.

>>89553609
Outstanding such as?

(actual serious question; which strips are better regarded than C&H in terms of writing?)

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>>89553742
>Outstanding such as?

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Because it's accessible at any age and Bill Watterson has more integrity than 99% of artists out there.

Might just be me, but as someone who has ADHD, I found Calvin relatable.

I also like that it wasn't afraid to talk about deep topics.

>>89553742
From basic joke strips of Calvin being a kid to his recurring social commentary that to this day is still enjoyed since they are almost always about common patterns and human psychology rather then actual current events making them oddly timeless, sorta like Animal Farm if Animal Farm were condensed to a few measly comic strips .

>>89553851

I also like how Watterson was able to use a variety of art styles.

>>89553720
>Also, there's only a literal handful of pop culture references in the whole run, so no awkwardly outdated jokes either.

true story, growing up in the 90s I had no idea what Calvin's dad was talking about when he ranted about Saturday morning cartoons.

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>>89553918
Those realistic looking strips were some of my favorites, same with the Spaceman Spiff adventures.

>>89553947

That strip is an homage to pulp magazines, right?

>>89553742
I was comparing it to literature, I'm not sure if there's a better written strip. I guess I meant it's not high literature. In all honesty, that post was constructed with the inevitable contrarian posters in mind. I love the writing in Calvin and Hobbes.

>>89553988
Well Calvin IS doing Tarzan but the joke is they're playing house and the strip look like a romance or drama type thing. Same as >>89553851

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So ahead of his time Bill was.

>>89554187

And at the end Susie's mom calls Calvin's mom, right?

>>89554334
It always repeats Mon frere

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>>89553804
>tfw remember doing this for a little baby bunny my dog brought to us as a gift
>tfw the bunny died the next day and my dog died back in 2015

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>>89553878
You guys did not understand the comment you responded to. He is asking for better written strips than C&H not examples of C&H being outstanding.

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>>89554334
He was, wasn't he?

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>>89556113

>>89556113
>He was, wasn't he?
Not quite.
We've been in a semi-static downwards loop of identity politics since like the 70s. Just about every fight between SJWs and the Alt-Right is fundamentally something that's been fought about for ages now, just with the volume turned way up and the ideas of nuance and compromise long forgotten.

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>>89554723
It sucks anon, my dog died past november and it still gets me knot in the throat