New Releases by Bill Watterson

The second set of books collecting Bill Watterson''s timeless Calvin and Hobbes comics in a new portable format designed to introduce the timeless adventures of a boy and his stuffed tiger to a new generation of readers. Featuring nearly 500 comics presented chronologically from March 1987 to July 1988, this is the second set in a planned series of seven. Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger first appeared in 1985 and could be read in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. This compact, portable new format is designed to introduce the timeless adventures of Calvin and Hobbes to a new generation of readers, and will fit easily into backpacks as well as on the collector''s shelf. Featuring archival slipcase and cover art selected by the author, The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium pays tribute to the strip''s origin in newspapers while appealing to both new and existing fans of Calvin and Hobbes.

From Bill Watterson, bestselling creator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and John Kascht, one of America''s most renowned caricaturists, comes a mysterious and beautifully illustrated fable about what lies beyond human understanding. In a fable for grown-ups by cartoonist Bill Watterson, a long-ago kingdom is afflicted with unexplainable calamities. Hoping to end the torment, the king dispatches his knights to discover the source of the mysterious events. Years later, a single battered knight returns. For the book''s illustrations, Watterson and caricaturist John Kascht worked together for several years in unusually close collaboration. Both artists abandoned their past ways of working, inventing images together that neither could anticipate--a mysterious process in its own right.

"In cooperation with the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, The Ohio State University Libraries."

Il était une fois... un irrésistible tandem – Calvin et son meilleur ami, Hobbes, le tigre en peluche – qui, depuis sa naissance en 1985 aux Etats-Unis, a fait le tour du monde entier ! Alors que Bill Watterson, Grand Prix du Festival d''Angoulême 2014, s''apprête à parrainer l''édition 2015 du Festival, ce bel album tombe à point nommé pour découvrir ou redécouvrir la série Calvin et Hobbes dans les meilleures conditions : deux cents pages au format à l''italienne qui nous plongent dans une sélection de strips en couleurs et de strips noir et blanc incontournables. Sans compter que pour la première fois Bill Watterson nous offre ici une passionnante introduction dans laquelle il revient sur la création de ses personnages, leur évolution, son métier. Il se dévoile comme jamais, pour le plus grand plaisir de tous ceux qui ont toujours voulu savoir comment il appréhende l''univers de la bande dessinée américaine, quelles ont été ses influences, sa méthode de travail, comment il a créé ses personnages, pourquoi il a toujours refusé de se prêter au jeu du merchandising, mais aussi quel sens il donne au wagonnet de Calvin, la place des dinosaures dans ses strips, et bien d''autres détails étonnants. Enfin, Bill Watterson commente directement certaines de ses planches, en revenant sur leur histoire particulière ou les réactions inattendues qu''elles ont pu déclencher chez les lecteurs. Calvin et Hobbes comme vous ne l''avez encore jamais lu !

Richard Thompson is renowned among cartoonists as an "artist''s" cartoonist. Little known to all but those close to him is the extent of his art talent. This is the book that will enlighten the rest of us and delight us with the sheer beauty of his work. Divided into six sections, each beginning with an introductory conversation between Thompson and six well-known peers, including Bill Watterson, the book will present Thompson''s illustration work, caricatures, and his creation, Richard''s Poor Almanack. Each section is highly illustrated, many works in color, most of them large and printed one-to-a-page. The diversity of work will help cast a wider net, well beyond Cul de Sac fans.

Compiles a selection of Sunday cartoons selected and commented upon by the author.

The first collection of the increasingly popular comic strip that features a rambunctious 6-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger who comes charmingly to life.

The first collection of the increasingly popular comic strip that features a rambunctious 6-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger who comes charmingly to life.

A Calvin and Hobbes collection.

In the world that Calvin and his tiger Hobbes share, treasures can be found in the most unlikely places, from the outer regions where Spaceman spiff travels to the rocks in the backyard--this curious duo roams their world in search of fortunes (and misfortunes!) to be experienced. Whether Calvin and Hobbes are blasting off on another interplanetary adventure or approaching warp speed on a downhill wagon ride, their capers are repartee consistently charm and refresh their readers'' days. On his own, Calvin is prey to the insidious killer bicycle, is the arbiter of the dad poll, is the creator of a legion of snowmen who provide an incisive social commentary, and Hobbes is always there as the perfect companion. Watterson''s talent is evidenced by the range of thought provoking emotions the strip encompasses in addition to the laughs it induces: the loyalty and friendship between Calvin and Hobbes, the challenge of being a patient parents, and the sardonic viewpoint of a cynical six-year-old ("I''m a 21st-century kid trapped in a 19th-century family," laments Calvin) combine to make this one of the best-loved strips in cartoon history.

Collects more than three hundred "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strips, which chronicle the adventures of a little boy and his toy tiger.

A retrospective of ten years of strips with comments by the author.

A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has also illustrated Something Under the Bed is Drooling, Calvin and Hobbes'' Yukon Ho and Weirdos From Another Planet.

Zounds! Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, the ferocious tiger Hobbes, and the rest of Calvin''s riotous imagination are all included in The Days Are Just Packed. Calvin, the irrepressible pint-sized tyrant, is always bursting with energy. And the volume''s oversized 12-by-9 inch format provides Calvin''s outrageous fantasies room to explode. Dozens of Sunday strips are lavishly reproduced in color for The Days Are Just Packed, along with Calvin''s amusing weekday adventures.