Thursday, September 30, 2010

Calvin Minus Hobbes: Fantasy Or Insanity?


The beauty of art is that it can be interpreted differently, depending on who you asked. Some would consider the works of Picasso genius, while others are insistent that their four year old child is better.

The same can be said for comics, especially Calvin and Hobbes. To the layman, Hobbes is nothing more than the product of a child's imagination. Others would say that Hobbes is very much real, a magical stuffed tiger that only comes to life for Calvin alone. Then there are some that say Hobbes is the manifestation of a troubled youth's insanity.

Taking a cue from Garfield Minus Garfield, Jeff's Ocean replaces Hobbes with its doll form and erased all of his speech bubbles. Suddenly, the strips lost their charm, and offer a bleak view of the possibility of Calvin's mental disability.

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