Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, G. B. Trudeau

The comic you know and love!

Meet Calvin—a chaos-loving six-year-old—and Hobbes, his witty tiger friend. This first collection launches the iconic strip and friendship with snowball fights, time travel, philosophical musings, and original humor that captures the magic of childhood. 

Originally published in newspapers between November 1985 and August 1986, these early strips showcase the humor, heart, and razor-sharp wit that would make Calvin and Hobbes a global phenomenon. This debut volume also features exclusive original content with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau.

Highlights from this collection include:

• The cardboard box as spaceship, time machine, and invention lab
• Calvin’s epic dinosaur daydreams interrupting schoolwork
• Monsters lurking under the bed (with Hobbes playing along)
• Snowball fights, sledding crashes, and bizarre snow sculptures
• Calvin’s ongoing battles with homework, babysitters, and classmate and neighbor Susie Derkins.
• Philosophical banter on everything from free will to the environment