Customer Reviews
Nostalgic - By: L. Lee, 07 Nov 2008 
Bought it today, surprisingly alot bigger (not to mention heavier!) than i expected, but nevertheless, will be nostalgic going through every strip again having a laugh all the way! hope everyone else who decides to buys it will be enjoying it as much as i do!
Fantastic! - By: Andrew Campbell, 17 Aug 2008 Brilliant. Just Brilliant. I've always loved the cartoons, but with this collection I got far more than I expected. As below, when I ordered this I was prepared for something slightly bigger than a DVD boxed set - what I got is a collection about A4 height (from there you can probably get an idea of scale from the picture supplied) & packed solid with cartoons. Apart from the obligatory Author's introduction, each page contains 4 regular strips or one large colour strip. The books are well finished & give the impression that, well treated, they will last a lifetime of reading. The paper is thick & durable, which adds to the weight of the collection but you won't be accidentaly tearing pages while flicking through. In fact, the whole thing seems to have been designed with longevityin mind.
I won't go on about how good the cartoons are - if you're looking at this item you probably already know that. If not, the fact so many people have forked out £40-60 for the privilege of owning it should be evidence enough. What I can say is that if you know you're looking for a collection of Calvin & Hobbes cartoons, the price of this collection is fully justified by the build quality. It would make an excellent gift or, asin my case, an excellent bit of self-indulgence, & will give years of smiles & laughter.
Well worth it's weight! - By: M. Ratcliff, 24 Jun 2008 The other reviews here pretty much say it all... if you are a fan of Calvin & Hobbes, you are going to love this! And, if you are already a fan, you will undoubtedly own a few worn-out copies of the various collections. I already have most, if not all of the books;
what makes this special & worth having (..in addition!) is the beautiful presentation,in chronological order, of all the strips, with the large cover art added throughout.
It is big, it is heavy, but bearingin mind that it will probably stay put & be well looked after, I don't see any problem with this! It's obviously not intended to be lugged about as your sole copy, & it's nice to have a nice hardback volume to sit & read. If you want portable, take one of your paperbacks. If you want your favourite (and the best, most imaginative, philosophical, entertaining cartoon strip ever)in 3 well-made volumes, then you should really add this to your bookshelf. I just did, having read the previous reviews, & I love it already!
(I've read Calvin & Hobbes through many times, & they just don't date either.. Calvin's comments about the advertising industry, & his Dad's views about t.v, the media, traffic etc are as funny & relevant today as when they were written.)
Not much more to say... if you love Calvin & Hobbes, this collection really is well worth it's weight.
When cartoons grew up - By: MORTEN AASTAD, 23 May 2008 I just got back from my post office herein Oslo Norway. The little woman who went back to get this package for me looked less than thrilled. This is HEAVY!
Well, anyhow, I just had my first look at this & it's stunning. Calvin & Hobbes deserve no less.
1987. It's been that many years since I wasin Denmark on holiday & bought my first volume of Calvin & Hobbes? (Steen & Stofferin Danish, Tommy & Tigernin Norwegian). Wow, how time flies.
Calvin & Hobbes have been a great influence on me. I have tried & failed over the years to be a cartoonist or graphic artist myself, but my failure aside, this series really pushed mein conveying ideas with simple yet effective drawings. And that's the crux of this whole success. Amazing yet simple art, effective storytelling, heart, cheekyness, flights of fantasy & even a bit of insanity.
Calvin & Hobbes is all about lost youth to me, & I always pictured the last Calvin & Hobbes showing Calvin walking past Hobbes, with Hobbes no longer a living tiger, but being just a stuffed toy. Calvin realising that this time of his life is over, bursting into tears, & running to his mother for comfort.
Instead he left us, looking for adventurein the woods behind his house with his best friend, destined to live foreverin an endless summer.
When a cartoon gets to you on so many levels, does it seize being a cartoon? I'm not sure you can even use the word about something as monumental as this, but don't let that put you off. This is great literature, & you should own it simply to show people that you are a kid at heart, & that you know a great body of work when you see it.
Absolutely fantastic! - By: Craggle, 05 Apr 2008 This item contains every single Calvin & Hobbes cartoon ever published.
The three volumes also contain some additional material written by Bill Watterson.
It's interesting to see how the style developed, especiallyin the first book where Watterson describes the origins of Calvin & Hobbes. The early cartoon strips are of a visibly different standard to those later on.
I love Calvin & Hobbes & this has kept me quiet for hours.
