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Calvin & Hobbes And The Meaning Of Life | Paul L. Wilson

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When I was young, every day I would steal my dad’s newspaper and read the comics. My all time favorite strip was Bill Watterson’s 6 year old Calvin and his imaginary tiger, Hobbes. When I was a teenager I even purchased all four volumes of Watterson’s comics strips. To this day, you’ll find in my office library these books. In my 20s I came up with the idea to create a board game called Calvin Ball. This was a game that Calvin played with Hobbes that basically allowed you to make up and change the rules as you played the game. I thought I was brilliant and even reached out to the main licensing company that represents hundreds of cartoons to see what it would take to use the Calvin & Hobbes brand. I was disappointed to find out that Mr. Watterson was against any form of licensing his artwork. As disappointed as I was, I never lost my enthusiasm over Calvin & Hobbes. In fact, when I started teaching I had one or two of these comics sprinkled throughout each of my slide decks. So, you ca

When I was young, every day I would steal my dad’s newspaper and read the comics. My all time favorite strip was Bill Watterson’s 6 year old Calvin and his imaginary tiger, Hobbes. When I was a teenager I even purchased all four volumes of Watterson’s comics strips. To this day, you’ll find in my office library these books. In my 20s I came up with the idea to create a board game called Calvin Ball. This was a game that Calvin played with Hobbes that basically allowed you to make up and change the rules as you played the game. I thought I was brilliant and even reached out to the main…

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