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New York Timesbest-seller! Watterson's imaginative approach to his material and his inventive graphics have madeCalvin and Hobbesone of the few universally admired by other cartoonists." --Charles Solomon,Los Angeles Times Book Review Calvin and Hobbesis unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body ofCalvin and Hobbescartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon inThe Complete Calvin and Hobbes . Composed of three hardcover, four-color volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this edition includes allCalvin and Hobbescartoons that ever appeared in syndication. This is the treasure that allCalvin and Hobbesfans seek.

作者简介

比尔·沃特森（Bill Watterson 1958年7月5日～ ）生于美国首都华盛顿，父亲是克利夫兰的一名律师，母亲是一名议员，家中还有一个弟弟。沃特森自幼爱好绘画，高中时负责校刊的漫画专栏，毕业后进入肯杨学院(Kenyon College) 攻读政治学，1980 年获得政治学学位。毕业那年不久沃特森便担任了《辛辛那提邮报》（Cincinnate Post）的政治漫画和购物广告编辑。漫画角色凯文与虎伯斯原先是沃特森在向主编辛迪加投稿的另一部连环漫画中的两个小角色，辛迪加建议沃特森以这两个小人物为主角另搞一部系列连环漫画《凯文的幻虎世界》，沃特森采纳了这个建议后，读者的反映十分良好。这给了沃特森一个极大的鼓舞，1985年11月，他辞去了美术编辑的职位，开始倾全力创作这部系列连环漫画，作品由环球报刊辛迪加出版。《凯文的幻虎世界》连环漫画，在全球超过24...

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