Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 06, 2024

Call it Mom’s tuition.

Mom has an inkling….

She is right

hahahaha

The little idiot is at it again!!!

A few years ago DIL noticed the house was quiet. A little too quiet, so she called out, “Chris, where are you?” From somewhere in the house came the innocent reply, “Nuffing.”

Notice how “concerned” she is!

Mom’s spidey sense is tingling……

She knows her son well she does!

15 minutes to wreck a whole car, at his age. Not bad, at all.

Nah, he’s chasing trouble!

What happened to they eyes in the back of her head?

It was the same way with my daughter when she was that age. When things got quiet she was up to something.

I´m not kidding…. I just saw the same thing happening in real life a couple of days ago, with the car of my neighbor. My guess is Calvin was around.

Hey! That’s what my mom said about my little brother and me. Oddly enough, she was right every time. :D

Things have been quiet. WAY too quiet….

I remember this from when it was last reprinted five years ago. Someone commented, “Only probably. Doesn’t she know her son.” Another reader commented, “Look behind you!” A reader replied to that, “You’ll see a stuffed tiger running.”

This story arc is also bringing up more discussions over whether or not Hobbes is meant to be part of Calvin’s imagination. As I have said many times, I started to question whether or not Hobbes is part of Calvin’s imagination when I read my first book collection – it was the second one published “Something Under The Bed Is Drooling”. I noticed two strips in that book which surprised me by showing Hobbes alive when he was completely alone. I started to look out for strips which show Hobbes on his own to see whether he was always shown as alive then.

About a year after I first read “Something Under The Bed Is Drooling”, I read the story arc before this one where Calvin left Hobbes behind. Hobbes appeared under the bed sheets with only part of his tail visible as we saw a few weeks ago. I still largely thought of Hobbes as a doll then so I went back to assuming Hobbes to really be a doll. As some readers have commented, there are signs in this arc – which followed the one about Hobbes being left behind – that indicate that Hobbes is NOT a doll but I did not notice them when I first read this strip.

As I have also explained before, I did not learn that Watterson himself didn’t see Hobbes as a doll until April 1992. That was when I read his famous quote, “I suspect he is more real than any kid would make up.” I have been told recently by another reader that Watterson was commenting on Hobbes arguing with Calvin and “wrongly” expressing a view that kids do not imagine their imaginary friends arguing with them. I still agree with Watterson that Calvin would not imagine someone who keeps arguing with him, playing tricks on him and making sarcastic comments. Also, Calvin often misses Hobbes’ sarcasm.

I really laughed hard at this one. How each panel of a window with the car, then Calvin and Hobbes chasing the car while mom’s calmly talking to herself.

Interesting now Hobbes is anthropomorphic when someone else besides Calvin is in the same comic panel… I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.

Seems the car is very quickly rolling UP a gradual incline.

I’m pretty sure the sound of the crash will tell her what Calvin has been up too.

Oh, no, Mrs. Mom. Calvin has been in his room all day! Yep, all day. He has no idea why your car is suddenly a pile a smoldering scraps at the bottom of the hill! He was nowhere near the scene at the time!

Calvin’s spirit lives. OMG is this strip autobiographical, like “The Big Picture”?

This one is done perfectly. One of the best.

The calm before the storm…

Yup you nailed it Mom. I think you better have a look real quick.

You only know half of it, lady

Call it “too quiet”.

Mmmmm… you could say that.

Never seen a chase scene with a kid and a tiger before. ;-p

As others here have noted: Hobbes is alive.

I hope you’ve been planning to replace the runaway car

This has always been my favourite Calvin and Hobbes strip. The comic timing is hilarious ,☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

BINGO

scratch “getting”

pretty funny i like this arc 9/10

Aren’t moms supposed to have eyes in the back of their heads?

Calvin & Hobbes’ stark terror pursuit in panel 3 is perfect!

“My Mom-sense is tingling!”

Ya think?

What else could it mean?

A rare instance of Hobbes being alive in the same comic panel as Calvin’s Mom!

What would possibly make you think so?

I’m convinced the boy needs a GPS tracking collar with built-in shock attachment.

When is Calvin not getting in trouble.

Say what you will, but that car is moving darned fast for a level drive.

She knows her son so well.

Calvin’s situation adds a whole new meaning to “getaway car”.

I wish Calvin waited until he could drive to wreck his parents car.

Notice that, even at that distance, you can see Calvin’s eye bugging out of his head!

The only happy adults are childfree adults!!!

Calvin belongs in jail

Sounds about right.

Mom-dar.

Momma knows. Way too quite.

Any other panels that show Hobbes in tiger form and Calvin’s parents in the same frame?

With Calvin, “probably” is the understatement!

Getting?! More like got and gone.

We only see Hobbes in action when no one but Calvin sees him. Mom does not look out the window and that’s why Hobbes is in action.

15 minutes of inactivity and hours of fun to the readers. Thanks Bill.

Oh, you have no idea.

Ya think?

Love this!

The sixth sense possessed by all Mums

That’s about right