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An original piece of hand-coloured Calvin & Hobbes artwork by Bill Watterson has broken the world record for the sale of a comic strip. The original strip was auctioned at Heritage Auctions for $203,150 on November 16th. “A world record price like this is a testament to just how beloved Calvin & Hobbes was and […]
Good news for Calvin & Hobbes fans! This November, The Complete Calvin & Hobbes will be making its way to the paperback format. Rather than the three-volume set of the hardcover, the paperback will be made up of four volumes. The set comes with a slipcase with Calvin and Hobbes on the cover.
This past Thursday, a 13″ X 10″ watercolour by Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson was put up for auction. According to Heritage Auctions, this piece of original art from the late-80s sold for $107,550. That’s a lot of money for a “funny.”
Calvin and Hobbes was a comic strip by cartoonist Bill Watterson that ran in the newspapers from 1985 until 1995. The two characters are Calvin (a young imaginative boy) and Hobbes (a stuffed tiger).