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Available
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Library's review
USA, ca 1990
Drengen Calvin har et tøjdyr Hobbes, der er et tøjdyr, når andre ser på den, men en rigtig tiger, når de er alene. "A Nauseous Nocturne" handler om et uhyre under sengen, der skræmmes væk af tigeren "The monster, in his consternation // Demonstrates defenestration". Tigeren
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Der er et forord af Charles M. Schulz. Og man bliver helt glad for de danske oversatte striber, der har en tand mere sarkasme end originalen.
Drengen Calvin har et tøjdyr Hobbes, der er et tøjdyr, når andre ser på den, men en rigtig tiger, når de er alene. "A Nauseous Nocturne" handler om et uhyre under sengen, der skræmmes væk af tigeren "The monster, in his consternation // Demonstrates defenestration". Tigeren
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hjælper også med lektierne "seven plus three?" "seventy-three!". Calvin leger oversvømmelseskatastrofe med sine sandslotte. I skolen leger han Rumagent Spiff på planeten Zork og bliver sendt op på kontoret. I frikvarteret tilbyder han Susie en bid af sin "Squid Eyeball Sandwich", hvilket ikke vækker jubel. Hans forsøg med fartbump i forhaven vækker heller ikke moderens jubel. Sneboldkamp hvor Hobbes skifter side vækker ikke Calvins jubel. Kælketure på livsfarlige skrænter derimod. Og de vil nok blive meldt savnede allerede om en syv-otte timer? Efter at Calvin har slået søm i sofabordet kan det dog være at hans forsvinden ikke vil blive meldt? I det hele taget går han sine forældre noget på nerverne, specielt moderen, for faderen forsvinder ind i sin avis, når moderen brokker over at det er hans dumme kromosoms skyld at de har en umulig dreng i stedet for en sød lille pige. Faderen får Calvin til at spise grønt ved at påstå at det er giftigt affald, der vil gøre ham til en mutant. Calvin rammer Susie med en snebold, men hun triller en meget stor snekugle og rammer den med Calvin. I skolen prøver han at påstå at det er mod hans religiøse overbevisning at regne 2+7 ud. Calvin laver en piratklub mod piger. Eneste andet medlem er Hobbes, der dog gerne vil kysse med piger. I skolen sender Susie en seddel til Jessica via Calvin, der selvfølgelig læser den og sladrer til læreren. De bliver begge sendt op til skoleinspektøren og Susie forestiller sig verdens undergang i den anledning. Calvin og Hobbes brækker gulvet op i hans værelse. Hobbes hjælper Calvin med at finde ud af hvor han kommer fra, så ifølge mærket i nakken er han fra Taiwan. Rummand Spiff vælter ned ad trapperne og påkalder sig sin mors sarkasme. Popularitetsmålinger viser at hans fars popularitet er dalende. Skolebøllen Moe tænker ikke så hurtigt, men han slår ret hårdt. Faderen læser Den lille Rødhætte og Tigeren. Ture på kælkebakken udløser tanker om livet og døden. "Do you think it's better to live in stupefying security... or to take risks and live life on the edge?" Hobbes foretrækker at springe den kælketur over. Susie får et hadekort fra Calvin til Valentinsdag. Men det er jo også et tegn på at han kan lide hende? Hun jorder ham med en snebold for at gøre gengæld. Hobbes hjælper med lektierne: "What's a pronoun? A noun that lost its amateur status".???
Der er et forord af Charles M. Schulz. Og man bliver helt glad for de danske oversatte striber, der har en tand mere sarkasme end originalen.
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Publication
Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, cop. 1988.
Description
The award-winning cartoonist details the further adventures of Calvin, a mischievous young boy with boundless energy and imagination, and his lovable stuffed tiger.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
Ah ha ha ha....ROTFLMAO!
"It says here that by the age of six....
Most children have seen a million murders on television.
I find that very disturbing!
It means I've been watching all the wrong channels"
"I wonder where we go when we die....
Pittsburgh?.....
You mean if we're good or we're bad?"
"Calvin,
Sure....
Don't kids make fun of you?
Tommy Chestnut did once and now nobody does.
Why. what happened to Tommy chestnut?
Hobbes ate him.
Ugh! He needed a bath too"
"We had a substitute teacher in school today
Did you like her?
She was ok, I guess
You guess?
It's hard to say, she went home at noon"
"Look mom, I've got rabies!
Go spit out your toothpaste and stop being silly
Maybe Dad will fall for it if I bite him first"
"WHERE'S MY JACKET????
It's right on the floor where you left it.
It's still on the floor? Why didn't you put it away?
Gee, my own copy of the 'Emancipation Proclamation"
"Are there any monsters under my bed tonight?
No. Nope. No.
If there were any monsters under my bed, how big would they be?
Very small. Now go to sleep.
MOOOOOOOOM!"
And so it goes. I love this kid, but I am so very grateful he's not mine!
"It says here that by the age of six....
Most children have seen a million murders on television.
I find that very disturbing!
It means I've been watching all the wrong channels"
"I wonder where we go when we die....
Pittsburgh?.....
You mean if we're good or we're bad?"
"Calvin,
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are you going to take that stuffed tiger to school again?Sure....
Don't kids make fun of you?
Tommy Chestnut did once and now nobody does.
Why. what happened to Tommy chestnut?
Hobbes ate him.
Ugh! He needed a bath too"
"We had a substitute teacher in school today
Did you like her?
She was ok, I guess
You guess?
It's hard to say, she went home at noon"
"Look mom, I've got rabies!
Go spit out your toothpaste and stop being silly
Maybe Dad will fall for it if I bite him first"
"WHERE'S MY JACKET????
It's right on the floor where you left it.
It's still on the floor? Why didn't you put it away?
Gee, my own copy of the 'Emancipation Proclamation"
"Are there any monsters under my bed tonight?
No. Nope. No.
If there were any monsters under my bed, how big would they be?
Very small. Now go to sleep.
MOOOOOOOOM!"
And so it goes. I love this kid, but I am so very grateful he's not mine!
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LibraryThing member Elliepoole
A very cute book about a boy and his stuffed tiger. Definitely a Laugh Out Loud book.
LibraryThing member keylawk
There must be many reasons for the almost universal delight taken by the public in the work of Bill Watterson as the creator of a swash-buckling 6-year-old and a tiger named Hobbes, who is real to Calvin, but is a stuffed animal to everyone else. The syndicated strip ran for 10 years -- 1985
Watterson has resisted what must be a kind of temptation: He has not permitted or profited from merchandising: "My strip is about private realities, the magic of imagination, and the specialness of certain friendships. [No one] would believe in the innocence of a little kid and his tiger if they cashed in on their popularity to sell overpriced knickknacks that nobody needs." I like that part -- that "nobody needs". Then again, I wonder....
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through 1995, with the Treasury published in 1999, and the 3-volume "Complete Calvin and Hobbes" in 2005.Watterson has resisted what must be a kind of temptation: He has not permitted or profited from merchandising: "My strip is about private realities, the magic of imagination, and the specialness of certain friendships. [No one] would believe in the innocence of a little kid and his tiger if they cashed in on their popularity to sell overpriced knickknacks that nobody needs." I like that part -- that "nobody needs". Then again, I wonder....
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LibraryThing member thioviolight
Calvin and Hobbes comic strips are always enjoyable to read! This is a great collection that is often laugh-out-loud funny. I love Calvin and Hobbes!
LibraryThing member ickysticky
This is a very well writen book.
LibraryThing member katietwa08
A wonderful collection of some of the best of Calvin and Hobbes. I loved these comics and still do. The hilarious and hearwarming relationship between a boy and his stuffed tiger, these comics will leave readers laughing and smiling through the whole book.
LibraryThing member BrynDahlquis
So much fun, pure and simple.
LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest comic strip ever written. It remains timeless and puts us in touch with our childhood. I remember saving strips from the Sunday papers for years before I got my first collected book. In fact, I have the final strip still, saved in a protective plastic slip, and
Spaceman Spiff, the product of an overactive imagination and always a sign that Calvin is a) in school and b) soon to be in trouble. Susie Derkins, the girl next door who comes to town and steals young Calvin's heart (not that you'd really know it except for how Hobbes reacts to her). Moe, the bully, a constant threat in Calvin's life. And if you can keep from tearing up during the "little raccoon" storyline, then congrats on having either no access to your emotions or no soul.
Funny, poignant, touching, thought-provoking, timeless. Everyone should have Calvin and Hobbes in their library.
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will probably frame it eventually. That's the impact Watterson had on me.Spaceman Spiff, the product of an overactive imagination and always a sign that Calvin is a) in school and b) soon to be in trouble. Susie Derkins, the girl next door who comes to town and steals young Calvin's heart (not that you'd really know it except for how Hobbes reacts to her). Moe, the bully, a constant threat in Calvin's life. And if you can keep from tearing up during the "little raccoon" storyline, then congrats on having either no access to your emotions or no soul.
Funny, poignant, touching, thought-provoking, timeless. Everyone should have Calvin and Hobbes in their library.
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LibraryThing member drewandlori
The greatest comic strip ever. Watterson was an absolute genius.
LibraryThing member tripleblessings
Contains cartoons from "Calvin and Hobbes" and "Something under the bed is drooling". The Sunday large-format strips are in colour. Wonderful original humour and imagination. Fun for kids, but hugely enjoyable for adults, and even more so for parents.
LibraryThing member mduval7
I enjoy the Calvin and Hobbs series heavily and this is my favorite of them all. I really enjoy the language used for the series, for a comic series it uses very advanced language that is not common place for younger readers. Calvin, for being a young boy likes to discuss concepts that are way
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above his age group. I also really enjoy the plot that occurs throughout the seemingly random comics. The way the stories connect to bring plot into a comic strip is fun like in the few that involve Calvin and Hobbs going on a real adventure. Show Less
LibraryThing member datrappert
This works well as an ebook on the Kindle Fire. Brings back great memories of the 1980s and the innocent wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes and the forbearance of his (their?) parents, which is interesting to re-read now that I'm a parent too. Watterson shows that humor can be meaningful without shouting.
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How fitting that Charles Schultz wrote the introduction to this volume. By all means, go back and read it (or read it again). If you have Amazon Prime, it's even free now. Show Less
LibraryThing member sometimeunderwater
No review necessary. It's perfect.
LibraryThing member Linyarai
A classic, I can re-read this every year and it's still just as great as when I was a kid.
LibraryThing member BrannonSG
I saw this book was available on Amazon Prime Reading and decided I could use something light-hearted. I'm glad I did. Bill Watterson does an excellent job of capturing the mind of a kid: imaginary monsters under the bed, splashy bath time, special friends, your secret crush, crazy questions about
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life, feeling misunderstood. For those unfamiliar with Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin is a five or six year old mischievous boy who's mother and father alternate between tolerance and utter dismay. Calvin's best friend is his stuffed tiger, Hobbes. They two are inseparable and together embark on endless adventures. If you want to be reminded of what imagination and make-believe were like, so many years ago, dive into The Essential Calvin and Hobbes. Show Less
LibraryThing member kristykay22
A classic. A good friend sent this to me on a rough week (thanks, Julie!) and it was really a joy to slowly re-read this selection of the adventures of wee Calvin and his tiger, Hobbes. I hadn't read these in bulk in over a decade and it was like spending some time with an old friend. Perfect mix
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of sweet and funny, with an enchanting drawing style. This is the book for anyone you know (of any age) that may need a little laughter. Show Less
LibraryThing member hobbitprincess
I don't know why I've taken so long to be introduced to this series, but I just adore Calvin. I love his introspection, his questions, and the challenge he is to his mother and father! I thoroughly enjoyed my time getting to know them.
LibraryThing member wvlibrarydude
Humor and philosophy all wrapped up in a well drawn comic that appeals to readers of all kind. Calvin will keep you laughing with occasional deep thoughts.
Awards
Harvey Award (Winner — 1989)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988-09
Physical description
256 p.; 27.6 cm
ISBN
0836218051 / 9780836218053
Local notes
Omslag: Bill Watterson
Omslaget viser en tiger, der har overrasket en lille dreng, der lige er kommet hjem fra skole og har åbnet yderdøren
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Omslaget viser en tiger, der har overrasket en lille dreng, der lige er kommet hjem fra skole og har åbnet yderdøren
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Pages
256
DDC/MDS
| 741.5973 |