Calvin and Hobbes

[+Keeper Exile]

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.)

[Shard of Reading he/him]

Crazy right?

Edited May 15, 2020 by Shard of Reading

[Ammanas]

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 

[Shard of Reading he/him]

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.)

[+Keeper Exile]

I love the story with the “good Calvin” from the duplicator.

Edited May 15, 2020 by Keeper Exile

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

1 hour ago, Keeper Exile said:

I love the story with the “good Calvin” from the duplicator.

Truly one of the best

[Shard of Reading he/him]

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.

[Mat he/him]

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?

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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.

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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:

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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.

[Shard of Reading he/him]

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)

[Mat he/him]

It's kinda nice to know, isn't it?

[Shard of Reading he/him]

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

[DalinarTD]

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

[Shard of Reading he/him]

That's not a real strip.

[DalinarTD]

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!

[Shard of Reading he/him]

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. 

 

[theTruthshaper]

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

[Mat he/him]

I'VE FOUND IT!

The inspiration for Alcatraz VS. the Evil Librarians!

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[Spren of Kindness she/her]

Calvin and Hobbes was one of my favorite things.  It still is.  Man, it's so good.

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

I have come to the conclusion that every part of my entire childhood is at some point mentioned on the Shard.

[Condensation she/her]

On 5/14/2020 at 11:06 AM, Retrac said:

OH MY GOSH YES

I did that once, Dad laughed so hard.

[Shard of Reading he/him]

This thread is not going to die on me!
*Proceeds to do CPR on my calvin and hobbes collection.*

[Retrac he/him]

[Shard of Reading he/him]

[theTruthshaper]

Just now, Shard of Reading said:

Ah! My first ship!

[Shard of Reading he/him]

11 minutes ago, The_Truthwatcher said:

Ah! My first ship!

It's everyone's right?