Calvin and Hobbes is an American newspaper comic strip chronicling the high jinks of Calvin, a six-year-old boy, and his tiger companion, Hobbes. To Calvin, Hobbes is a life-size, walking, talking friend, sharing in the mischief but often questioning him, commenting wryly on his behavior and attitudes, and serving as a sounding board for Calvin’s quasi-philosophical ramblings. To other people, however, Hobbes appears as a stuffed toy. The strip was renowned for its vivid portrayal of a child’s imagination and its thoughtful ruminations on life’s big questions, grounded in its charming depiction of everyday suburbia.
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