+Keeper Exile Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 47 minutes ago, Shard of Reading said: Wild theory: Calvin is hoid. He wants to gather all the world's magic so he can finally prove that he was framed. (the noodle incident.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) Crazy right? Edited May 15, 2020 by Shard of Reading 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammanas Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 Does everyone remember when Calvin decided not to study for the test and just let Stupendous Man take it instead? One of my favorites! I’ll post one of the last strips in this epic story to jog everyone’s memory 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, Ammanas said: Does everyone remember when Calvin decided not to study for the test and just let Stupendous Man take it instead? One of my favorites! I’ll post one of the last strips in this epic story to jog everyone’s memory Funniest story ever. That or Stupendous man V. Rosalind (I can't rember how you spell her name.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Keeper Exile Posted May 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) I love the story with the “good Calvin” from the duplicator. Edited May 15, 2020 by Keeper Exile 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truthless of Shinovar Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Keeper Exile said: I love the story with the “good Calvin” from the duplicator. Truly one of the best 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 49 minutes ago, Truthless of Shinovar said: Truly one of the best On the scale of Calvin. Even terrible strips can make me want to laugh out loud. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted May 17, 2020 Report Share Posted May 17, 2020 I am now going to propose my theory for Calvin's home state, even pointing to the area where the strip is located. Here me out if you want, otherwise there is a tl;dr at the bottom. (Not like this is heavily debated subject, I just have always wondered) So, to begin: A few pinpoints we have to address: It won't be somewhere desert-y, like Arizona, because it snows plenty and one of Calvin's favorite activities is to run around in the woods. The obvious candidate- that I came up with, at least- is Ohio, where Bill Watterson grew up. Hopefully I don't need to explain who that is. The reason for this? Quote The suburban Midwestern United States setting of Ohio was part of the inspiration for Calvin and Hobbes. So, there is that. Also, in a strip where Calvin and Hobbes blast off into outer space in their wagon, they are determining where they live. Spoiler Picture an atlas of the United States. Where would the 'E' be? About where Ohio is, on the east coast but close enough to the middle of the country not to be the 'S' at the end. So now we have a state. Ohio has plenty of woodland area and gets snow each winter, so that checks off another box. But where in Ohio? Take notice of the last panel of this comic: Spoiler Calvin's home is apparently an hour and a half from... the ocean? Ohio isn't next to an ocean! But it does border Lake Erie. A lake large enough to look like an ocean when drawn in a comic strip. There are multiple towns in Ohio an hour and a half from Lake Erie. I don't see enough info in just the comics (at least that I'm remembering) to pinpoint where exactly in Ohio his hometown is, but I do know it is not Bill Watterson's hometown which lies only 30 minutes away from the lake border. The possibilities include Carrollton, Strasburg, and a bunch of other places I don't need to mention. The only other obvious landmark for Calvin's home location is their summer vacation camping trip. The constants across the board are the big cities being driven through and the trip taking 8 hours, and being in a different state. There are several National forests around 8 hours from the location of his home (Carrollton/Strasburg/other Ohio) such as Nantahala and Uwharrie National Forests in North Carolina. Any of these is a viable candidate. If anyone else wants to dig deeper into this, they can, but I think this sufficiently satisfies my wonderings. TL;DR as promised: Calvin lives around the center of Ohio, goes to Lake Erie for his beach comics, and goes to a North Carolina National forest for his summer camping trip comics. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Ah, Yes. Thank you for doing all the work for me. I always wanted to know where Calvin lives but I never wanted to do the work to find out. I always thought I could find it on a WoBW (Words of Bill Watterson) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 It's kinda nice to know, isn't it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Yes it is. And yet not nearly as satisfying as the build up to what was expected. It's like when you find out that the answer to life the universe and everything is 42. Edited May 18, 2020 by Shard of Reading 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalinarTD Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) This is probably one of the saddest moments in C&H. I recently however discovered my old collections at my parents and reread through all of them. Oh the nostalgia! Edit: This isn't a real strip, apparently it's fan-made. Edited May 28, 2020 by DalinarTD I got schooled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 That's not a real strip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalinarTD Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 3 hours ago, Shard of Reading said: That's not a real strip. You're right, looks like it was a part of some fan art collection apparently...my bad! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 I though you guys would like this. I originaly posted it in the non-adult club but it belongs here as well On 5/26/2020 at 0:23 PM, Shard of Reading said: This is my knight radiant order. On 5/26/2020 at 1:10 PM, Shard of Reading said: Second ideal: Third ideal: Fourth ideal: Fifth ideal: On 5/26/2020 at 3:59 PM, Shard of Reading said: And the master 6th Ideal. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theTruthshaper Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) On 28/05/2020 at 11:14 PM, DalinarTD said: This is probably one of the saddest moments in C&H. I recently however discovered my old collections at my parents and reread through all of them. Oh the nostalgia! Edit: This isn't a real strip, apparently it's fan-made. Why would someone make this? Why would you post this? What did we do to you, @DalinarTD Why? Edited July 16, 2020 by The_Truthwatcher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I'VE FOUND IT! The inspiration for Alcatraz VS. the Evil Librarians! Spoiler 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Calvin and Hobbes was one of my favorite things. It still is. Man, it's so good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DramaQueen Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 I have come to the conclusion that every part of my entire childhood is at some point mentioned on the Shard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condensation Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 5/14/2020 at 11:06 AM, Retrac said: OH MY GOSH YES I did that once, Dad laughed so hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 This thread is not going to die on me! *Proceeds to do CPR on my calvin and hobbes collection.* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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theTruthshaper Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just now, Shard of Reading said: Ah! My first ship! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard of Reading Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, The_Truthwatcher said: Ah! My first ship! It's everyone's right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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