So I’m on a lot of social network sites, I know you were dying to know. One of the ones I’m on is Pinterest. Some people rave about it, I’m hardily on it. I was bored and looking at it through when I saw this image.
I never knew that Waterson did politic style comic on the industry. It’s interesting to see an artist’s view on his industry. This got to me thinking, “Do we love Calvin & Hobbes so much since there is only the books?” He hardly license a couple of things outside of the book (when I mean a couple like 2?) So when you think of Calvin & Hobbes, it’s the books, the characters, the story.
Now a days, if something is license from a character. You are giving up a little part of that character. So are you doing a good or bad to that character by taking a piece of him? It’s hard to say. I mean Mickey, Snoopy and Garfield have grown because of all the marketing. That’s the only reason why things get made. I mean the book, the comic, movie doesn’t sell. The toys video games.I won’t lie, I would still buy a stuff Hobbes if I could, however I rather have the complete volume.
I guess it’s a little sad we can’t tell a story any more unless it’s independent publish. Maybe this is how it always just time destroys everything but the thing that made it great. The story. I’m a huge Calvin & Hobbes Fan, that was the first book I ever read on my own. You can see a lot of influence in it here. So I think as this grows to not just throw my characters into a grinder to make things. Thanks again guys.
-Greathouse
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