Scientific Progress Goes “Boink”
by Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel, 1991) [reprinted Sphere, 2007]
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The format is a little cramped (three dailies per page, Sunday strips in black-and-white). Watterson remains as creative as ever—the macabre snowmen!—yet the collection as a whole edges a bit too close to melancholy. What place imagination in this world?
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
by Bill Watterson (Warner, 1994)
A delightful Calvin and Hobbes collection. The large format (two dailies or one Sunday colour per page) affords each strip a pride of place commensurate with the imagination, social commentary, and artistic prowess that Watterson poured into Calvin’s inner and outer worlds.
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
by Bill Watterson (Andrews and McMeel, 1995)
A selection of daily strips and colourful Sunday comics featuring the irrepressible Calvin and his possibly imaginary tiger friend Hobbes. Watterson not only curates but also annotates, detailing his creative process and (frequently his misgivings about) the workings of syndicated comic publishing.