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I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes and reread the comics every 5-10 years or so.

It is sad that Watterson no longer makes these comics, but I've scratched my itch by reading "Phoebe and her Unicorn". You can read it free online I think, but my daughter and I read the paperbacks. It's not quite the same (the unicorn is real), but shares a lot in common. I just thought I'd add this for any fellow Calvin and Hobbes fans on here.

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You'd be keen to know that, a year or two back, Watterson published his first piece of work since C&H ended. It's great - short, sweet, but great. :)

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Mysteries/Bill-Wa...

There's also his 2014 cameo in Pearls before Swine:

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/04

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/05

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/06

And the story: https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/ever-wished-t...

"I could do better if I had more space"

"Nah, the art form is dying"

Absolutely hilarious meta-commentary!

Ah yes, I forgot! Thanks for the reminder!

When Dana got the syndication deal for Phoebe, they sent her a copy of the complete C&H. She's never been sure if it was a threat or not but she's got the distinct impression that there is a spot left in the comics pages by the absence of C&H that the syndicate wanted her to be filling.

I didn't know about that. Sounds like a "please continue in this area" more than anything.

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