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vorgable's review against another edition
4.0
Kindle version review
I love the content, hate the format. I wish the kindle version was optimized for graphic novel reading. There is no way to zoom in on a frame to read the print easily. There is no way to zoom in on a page, period, in the kindle iPad app. Very disappointed with the kindle versions of Calvin and Hobbes.
I love the content, hate the format. I wish the kindle version was optimized for graphic novel reading. There is no way to zoom in on a frame to read the print easily. There is no way to zoom in on a page, period, in the kindle iPad app. Very disappointed with the kindle versions of Calvin and Hobbes.
kaitoro_walker13's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
So funny, so beautiful. A delight
ercamcll's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
weirdorchid's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
emperortigerstar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
unrealpunk's review against another edition
4.5
The strips in this collection are still early days of the Calvin and Hobbes run. The book starts out a bit inconsistent, and sometimes the tone feels a bit off, but about two-thirds of the way through it fully comes into its own as the greatest comic strip of all time.
book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
3.5***
Who doesn’t love Calvin & Hobbes? Calvin is the intelligent, creative, imaginative, exasperating six-year-old with a “pet tiger” everyone else thinks is just a stuffed toy. For his parents, he is their pride and joy, and the bane of their existence … informing Dad that his polls show he is slipping in popularity and is destined to lose the next “Dad election;” asking his Mom if those are maggots or rice in the soup.
I loved this comic strip when it ran daily and Sunday, and I’ve missed it ever since Watterson stopped drawing it. But I have to say, a little goes a long way, and this is best enjoyed a strip or two (or page or two) per day, and not all at once. The book includes Calvin’s alter egos of Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous Man. However, this particular collection is minus some of my favorite strips wherein Calvin created “interesting” (and sometimes frightening) snowmen tableaus.
Who doesn’t love Calvin & Hobbes? Calvin is the intelligent, creative, imaginative, exasperating six-year-old with a “pet tiger” everyone else thinks is just a stuffed toy. For his parents, he is their pride and joy, and the bane of their existence … informing Dad that his polls show he is slipping in popularity and is destined to lose the next “Dad election;” asking his Mom if those are maggots or rice in the soup.
I loved this comic strip when it ran daily and Sunday, and I’ve missed it ever since Watterson stopped drawing it. But I have to say, a little goes a long way, and this is best enjoyed a strip or two (or page or two) per day, and not all at once. The book includes Calvin’s alter egos of Tyrannosaurus Rex, Spaceman Spiff and Stupendous Man. However, this particular collection is minus some of my favorite strips wherein Calvin created “interesting” (and sometimes frightening) snowmen tableaus.