Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most beloved comic strips of all time, but it wasn’t always about getting laughs. Bill Watterson’s masterful work in Calvin and Hobbes dealt with a wide range of issues surrounding the difficulties of growing up as a young child and the trials of raising an energetic young kid. As a result, his comics sometimes employed darker humor than most readers were prepared for.
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