The Complete Calvin And Hobbes by Bill Watterson (2005, Hardcover)

What a great set! This well done 3 volume boxed set includes every strip of Calvin and Hobbes ever created. The strips are listed in date order with Nov. 18, 1985 first. Monday - Saturday strips are printed 3 to a page and Sunday strips are a full color, full page spread. The pages are 12 x 10 1/2 allowing the strips to be larger than originally printed in the comics. The set, though heavy, exudes quality and will be treasured by current and future (one is still a non-reader) Calvin and Hobbes fans in our family. The first volume has become the breakfast reading, sending everyone off to work/school with a chuckle, proving to be a great stress reducer! The art-back paper has a good weight and the book lies open very nicely. The 3 volumes fit perfectly into the box which can make it a little difficult to get a volume out but gravity helps if you tilt the box forward. I originally felt the price was steep but, now that I have seen the quality and priceless joy in my family, it's worth every penny. As for the weight, consider it exercise.

What can one say about THE GREAT CALVIN & HOBBES by Bill Watterson that no one else hasn't said. Great Great Great. However this was a gift to my husband of 34+ years and this is the first time I've provided 2 full weeks of extreme laughter. Laughter from the gut waking me up as late as 2 & 3 in the morning. Mirth pure mirth and they say laughter is the greatest health tonic ever sold. This has to be the greatest gift ever given then. Anyway I'd given the smaller books published in the 90's to my husband. Starting with a few one Holiday hoping that for a few holidays at least I'd be able to continue giving 1-2 a year....ha ha ha! He went right out and bought every one he could find for himself there after. Like the coffee beans and itty roaster I gave him in 05. He just got on line and ordered his own green beans this year about 20 pounds the day following my order of 25 pounds for his birthday....guess he's not very trusting that I'll come thru next time or is that he's not one to anticipate or wait....maybe. Bill Watterson....you brought joy to millions and laughter's in the billions. Bless you! More mean snow people please...it's winter up north and we need some comic relief........and as for the gift that will keep on giving well I no longer have expectations of keeping track of what books he's already got.....it's complete! And it will be revisited every now and again year after year after year. Expensive you complain...but look at it as 30 dollars for each book and what a deal.

I wanted to add another covet review since having this set for over a year now. Couldn't duplicate the charm and 2 weeks of merry for my husband this year. But making a heavy fabric cover for it so we can keep it more safe when downstairs in living area not in library at the top shelf where I can't reach it without climbing on chairs etc. at my own danger. I did say we were married 36 years next week! And Calvin Fans we still are! The lady who starts the family morning off with a reading from these books...Brilliant. We need more Moms like you!

I have always been a huge fan of "Calvin & Hobbes" since discovering the strip. It was a daily strip that would cause me to laugh aloud and I loved the philosophy of Hobbes and his wisdom and insights. This comic was also a favorite of my late mother and she would often call and ask if I had read "today's tidbit". The fact that the entire collection has been compiled in a beautiful 3 volume set and the quality and sheer physical beauty of the collection is impressive and it something that I look forward to sharing with my nephew and my godson as they become of an age to appreciate the humor and for me to revisit often to also have smiles for my days. If you were even only a casual fan of the strip, these volumes deserve a place of honor on your bookshelves.

Growing up you have a few things you like to do when it is not a beautiful day. Calvin and Hobbes is one of them. I remember growing up reading this comic, and even today, it is still the great comic I remember it being back 10 years ago.

This book set, comes in a very nice case, and while the books are heavy they contain every comic written. The pages are nice and set up very well to read from one strip to the next.

If you get a chance to buy a Complete Calvin and Hobbes, don't hesitate, get it! It is a great gift and makes a great addition to any collection.

I have read most of these cartoons in the newspaper when they came out. They are long out of print & I love having the chance to read these with my 7 year old son. We have had many belly laughs out of the adventures with Calvin & his stuffed tiger Hobbes. The books cover every cartoon that watterson did with calvin & some pre Calvin & Hobbes stuff. I couldnt be happier with the purchase.