Tuesday, December 30, 2008

yes sir...get them while you can..



so I have been wanting these for my collection for a while.. I saw the Calvin and Hobbes collection a while ago but it is was some $$$ and something always came up which stopped me from purchasing it. Luckily Nicole remembered that I wanted it and gave me a good surprise. Two good surprises! I had a feeling that the Batman Animated Series: The Complete Collection would be released as a bundle but it was just a speculation. A few months ago I saw it and was geeking, but still didn't want to shell out the ends at that time. If you love animation and art both of these are worth the money. I fell in love with the animated Batman and Bruce Timm's take on it. I was in high school when it came out and I watched it faithfully everday after school. So many cartoons mimicked the style after and Bruce set a trend.

Calvin and Hobbes is an American icon that I think if you are a fan of comics you should get it. The skill of coming up with short, funny, and clever ideas for strips is a great skill. Inspirational is the only word for it. Bill Watterson also hints to why he has never let anyone touch the characters. I am glad that they have not been animated. I know people have approached him to have them hit the tv screen and movie theatre, but I believe he has made the right decision in holding on to his work ....as is...

3 comments:

Darnell said...

That's what's up. I Remember the when I picked up my first strip of Calvin and Hobbes. Both look like something I may want to add to my collection as well. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Darnell

pablo pablo said...

Nice style jobs!
Happy new year!

Andre Barnwell said...

Happy New Year!Now that I'm older and have seen the industry and how it wokrs. I'm glad that he never sold the rights to his characters. Some things are timeless and should be left the way they are. Big up to Bill.