When life makes you give back your Watterson art

[chrisco37]

Got them both.

 

Except we're a little different.

 

I like Far Side better than Calvin & Hobbes,

 

Gary Larson was a genius. Best stuff ever.

 

 

Different is always good. (thumbs u

 

Of course.

 

Although, I wish I had your avatar.

[The Troll King]

Maybe it's because I'm not an artist, but I never understood artists who refuse to part with their own art, especially if they have been tremendously successful.

 

Really? Maybe their kids or grandchildren will want to own a sample of their father/grandfathers work? Simply being proud of it is enough to want to keep it.

 

I've drawn some stuff that was published. I have no interest in selling it even if someone did want it and had cash in hand.

 

I think it was said that all Watterson's art was donated to a library. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

 

DG

 

I believe you are correct about the library donation aspect.

 

The art is on permanent loan to Ohio State University.

[montrealfilmguy]

Hey good news.Complete is available in paperback.

 

 

http://astore.amazon.com/ucomicscom/detail/1449433251

 

 

I have this one on my wall and was gonna scan it.But then i gave it a go at google-fu and found this.

 

A Calvin search engine.Lucky me,only a few strips had the word bucko in them.

Every strip gets you the date it was published,the -script,the description and which albums it appears in.

 

http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/

 

 

You just know he's hurting himself by forcing that smile.

 

 

[davidpg]

Okay, I've been laughing for five minutes now reading that strip over and over...

[montrealfilmguy]

Okay, I've been laughing for five minutes now reading that strip over and over...

 

 

 

You'll notice in the very first panel,Watterson drew him with a hand in the pillow and not tucked deep in the bed.That pose says a lot.You know when someone wakes you up a few times and you're ..okay i'm up i'm up.

 

He looks like an old grandpa for most of the surly faces.Just noticed the dad breaking the fourth wall where Calvin is walking away.

 

The dad's comment about adopting a 25-year old is like,boy we're stuck with this one for a while.

[Radj4ck]

I did buy the complete C&H about two weeks ago!

 

Amazon.UK is doing a huge discount 50 pounds shipped anywhere in Europe!

 

C&H were the reason I started READING (not only comics) in the first place, I wish I had that kind of cash to spend...

That being said If I had to sold it I would've gone to Watterson in the first place to see if he wanted to buy it, I know it was a gift but It wouldn't feel right selling it when it was given to me by the creator as a present!

[spidrvacc]

My favorite comic strip ever. Along with peanuts, Dilbert ' bloom country and the far side.used to clip all the Calvin and Hobbes strips. Two current strip I love is Get Fuzzy & pearls before swine.pretty good strips.

[Mr 9.8]

Two current strip I love is Get Fuzzy & pearls before swine.pretty good strips.

[Bronty]

There's something a little disappointing about selling a piece of Watterson's art that he gave you. He's so against the commercial and monetary values of his artwork - I wonder if it irks him to see a gift be sold like this (even if it was for a divorce settlement).

 

I'm not sure I could ever part with a Watterson piece - mostly because I think I could feel the silent guilt I'd have for selling something that the creator would have never sold himself.

 

The last sale (I think) was the painted cover illustration from one of the trades that went for $107k. I would guess a painted Sunday wouldn't get to $125k - but, those who missed out on the cover art may come at this one with a vengeance, so I could be wrong.

 

Maybe it's because I'm not an artist, but I never understood artists who refuse to part with their own art, especially if they have been tremendously successful. It's easy to be against the commercial/monetary aspect of things when you're set for life, and if you know your art is adored by so many, why not give some of those fans a chance to own some of your work? You can't take it with you, so why not spread the wealth? (and I'm not talking $$$)

 

I understand (and FWIW I could be mistaken) that its very difficult to get a lot of japanese artists to part with their art - its sort of taboo for them to sell it, I believe? I assume the thought process there is that its part of yourself, its part of what you created so to sell the original is to sell... a part of yourself. Perhaps that's how Watterson sees it too?

 

I can certainly understand your POV much easier though.

[Whizzer]

Calvinball

[HarryRod]

C&H is awesome....made me laugh in some very dark times in my life.

I got lucky a couple months ago and picked up the complete hardcover set at my LCS that someone had traded in.

Almost new condition and got it for $75