Loading ...
Best Dad Ever of the Day:
Jim Clark wanted to get a Hobbes doll for his Calvin-alike son to play with, but, as Bill Watterson has vehemently refused to allow the merchandising of his strip, Mr. Clark did the next best thing: He had one custom made.
“I think it’s a shame that Mr. Watterson doesn’t offer merchandise of his characters. It seems to me that he could create something for the public that wouldn’t tarnish his strip. But he chooses not to, and that’s his prerogative. I suppose it speaks a lot about his integrity and the care he has for his creations.”
Linky: digg.com/comics_animation/Kid_gets_custom_made_Hobbes_from_dad
![emsia-ms-06f[1].jpg (55 KB)](/wp-content/plugins/imageExtractor/thumb/85x85-emsia-ms-06f[1].png)
December 10, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Very cool.
December 11, 2009 at 2:03 pm
could Watterson sue for this?
(this is the only reason i have not made an McS tshirt. i’m too lazy to ask tiki if he would mind)
December 16, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Just send him a bottle of Jack D.
December 11, 2009 at 2:07 pm
also, yellow hobbes is yellow
December 13, 2009 at 10:19 am
Hobbes himself stated he was more of an ochre than straight orange.
December 11, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Awwwwwwww
December 15, 2009 at 2:07 am
Big props to Watterson for not being a sellout whore.
And that dad, well, he just warms the cockles of my heart.
*sniff*
December 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm
That’s awesome. Kudos to that dad. And I’ve always had tremendous respect for Watterson for not selling out his product for cash, and for ending it when he felt it was right.
December 16, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I’m kind of mixed on this. On the one hand, home-made toys are awesome. OTOH, Watterson quit 14 years ago, which means this toddler almost certainly has no idea what Calvin and Hobbes is about. So the toy has to more for the dad than the kid, which is kind of a dick move.
December 16, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Maybe he showed’em the strips, liked them and asked for a magical tiger.
December 16, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I dunno man, it’s cool to other people that he did it, but maybe the kid really likes stuff animals?
it’s not a weird thing that a kid would like those things.
December 16, 2009 at 2:40 pm
think of when the kid can read and appreciate the strip for what it is: A work of art. and i wouldnt put it passed his dad to read it to him. My grandpa read me calvin and hobbes.
December 16, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I agree
December 16, 2009 at 2:42 pm
I find it kinda sad that you can’t buy a Hobbes plush but you can find a fakie Calvin pissing on anything sometimes even squat pissing too. That really shows how the public feels about his art.
December 16, 2009 at 9:33 pm
I didn’t realize that was supposed to be Calvin.
December 16, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Watterson can suck a cock.
December 16, 2009 at 3:10 pm
@LukeV1-5: obvious_troll.jpg
December 16, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Drunken Stepfather would be impressed
December 16, 2009 at 8:52 pm
He got it for his kid because his kid reminds him of Calvin. As the child gets older, he will, no doubt, treasure his Hobbes.
December 18, 2009 at 1:23 am
Some goodness from my new favorite site:
www.lettersofnote.com/2009/12/sunday-strip.html