The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book

Considering that Calvin hates getting out of bed, and yet is also prone to filling his Sundays with adventures, the title of this collection is slightly unsettling. But it’s still an awesome read for US to delve into on our lazy Sunday afternoons; we’ll let Calvin and Hobbes do all the shenanigans while we stay cozy inside with a hot chocolate and cookies. Unlike most collections of comic strips, which are small in stature and reflect the similarly minute 4-panel layouts that we see in comics currently, this book revels in large scale layouts that celebrate the uncontainable stories of Calvin and his pet tiger Hobbes. I’m almost surprised at times that Watterson doesn’t let them roam outside the box(es) and splash their stories show more across multiple pages into longer narrations than the single page he confines them to. And yet, he does so much with these few short panels, which let us have more artwork, more language, and more tiger-wrestling, and hits his comedic point right on time every time. We are treated to a full range of the pair’s adventures within these colour-filled pages - whether they’re wandering “lost” through the woods, pretending to be dinosaurs and destroying miniature villages of snowmen, or making Calvin’s parents question why they ever chose to reproduce - and we’re left with many moments of laughter as we close the covers with a smile. It never hurts to revisit the things that bring us joy (even if they also remind us exactly why we keep children at a healthy distance), and for me Calvin and Hobbes always does the trick. show less

It's been a while since I read Calvin & Hobbes. It's as funny as I remember, but I'd forgotten how adorable Hobbes's face is. Wonderfully drawn!

It opens with a Spaceman Spiff series: not my favorite. I don't remember seeing everyone around me as monsters when I was a kid. But the cartoons when Calvin and Hobbes are together, especially when they're taking walks or riding a wagon down a hill, are terrific.

A collection of color reprints of Bill Watterson's marvelous "Calvin and Hobbes" Sunday strips. As great as the daily strip was, Watterson really stretched himself and took full advantage of the extra space on his Sunday strips.

Calvin and Hobbes is great, how can you not love a little boy and his tiger friend? Bill Watterson understands little boys completely, including their very large imaginations. My favaroite comic in this collection goes like this:

Calvin: Hey Dad, do you believe in human combustion?
Dad: No (goes back to reading)
from other room: "Bang!!!"
dad jumps out
Calvin: (appears, holding a paper bag that's ripped in the bottom) Gotcha!

In The Lazy Sunday Book, Calvin and his tiger Hobbes get bored of being inside. I can relate. To make things a little more fun, they start looking for something to do. As usual, they get into trouble! This book is so realistic to me and the main character Calvin is supper funny. His ways of getting into and out of trouble remind me of me and my brother.

Delightful. I stopped reading when I stopped laughing, then started again another day so that I could again be in the mood to be filled with laughter while reading it.

Heavy emphasis on Spaceman Spiff, Calvinball, etc., of course. Not my favorite C&H collection.