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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).
American cartoonist Bill Watterson is the creator of the Calvin and Hobbes – a popular syndicated comic strip that ran from 1985 to 1995.