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# Top-ranked graphic novel anthology Durable, long-lasting hardcover Complete 11-year comic archive The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock timeless wit and wonder with the ultimate Calvin & Hobbes collection!

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- **What is this?** The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
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## Key Features

- • **Philosophy Meets Playfulness:** Dive into witty, thought-provoking humor that blends childhood imagination with timeless life lessons.
- • **Built to Last, Designed to Impress:** Premium hardcover binding ensures this treasure withstands countless readings and shelf envy.
- • **Critically Acclaimed & Fan-Favorite:** Ranked #3 in Graphic Novel Anthologies with a stellar 4.9-star rating from over 13,000 readers.
- • **A Must-Have for Millennial Tastemakers:** Elevate your home library with a cultural icon that sparks conversation and nostalgia alike.
- • **Every Calvin & Hobbes Strip, All in One:** Relive 11 years of iconic adventures from 1985-1996 in a single, collectible set.

## Overview

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a premium four-volume hardcover set compiling every comic strip from Bill Watterson’s beloved series spanning 1985 to 1996. Celebrated for its blend of humor, philosophy, and imagination, this durable collection ranks among the top graphic novel anthologies and boasts a 4.9-star rating from over 13,000 readers, making it an essential addition for discerning collectors and fans alike.

## Description

desertcart.com: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: 9781449433253: Bill Watterson, Bill Watterson: Books

Review: great price for a great collection. - Big fan of Calvin and Hobbes. Bought collection for a friend’s children.
Review: Tiger-striped Philosophy - I recall, some years ago, a text discussing Creationism vs. Evolution, which, perhaps not surprisingly, used Calvin & Hobbes -- y'know, the kid and his tiger, not the other two who masqueraded in flesh with those names [what did *they* ever do that was important? ;)] -- to example *both* sides of the issue. I thought that stepped along line few were willing, or able, to edge-walk. The philosophy and genius of Bill Watterson was that, and so very much more. Seeing the eyes through a mischievous child's eyes, without the pedantic nor moralistic tone which has been enshrouded around so many "adults" revisiting childhood in prose and/or art, Watterson captured perfectly what it is to be n over-imaginative kid in a world that isn't geared for such minds. Through phantasic daydreams of outer space adventures, or dinosaur-era rampages, Calvin ventured far and distant vistas of elaborate construction; all as a means to avoid the mundane systems imposed upon him through learning a series of dates and places and calling it history -- or the basics of mathematic number systems. Calvin drags his best friend, Hobbes (a tiger who pretends to be a stuffed animal when anyone else is around), into grandiose journeys involving time travel, treasure-hunting, and racing downhill in a wagon or sled -- all the while discussing the merits and validity of pre-determinination. His mother tries not to kill him when he wakes her at 2am to ask if love is just a series of chemical impulses or something deeper and more spiritual. Nor can she understand why she finds a bowl of luke-warm tapioca pudding in the middle of the floor in front of the television (set there, of course, as an offering to a modern deity who turns our brains into such ilk as luke-warm tapioca). Through-out all of his adventures, this tiger and his human friend teach us about, not about life necessarily, but about the lens through which we view the paradox of our beauty and inadequacies in which we all live. And they do it with made-up games with ever-changing rules, poems of incredible complexity and profoundly simple subject matter... "Like delicate lace So the threads intertwine, Oh, gossamer web Of wond'rous design! Such beauty and grace Wild nature produces... Ughh, look at the spider Suck out the bug's juices!" ...or by turning a cardboard box into a "transmogrifier" device. Their dancing and singing philosophy spans the range of emotion and illuminates the everyday surroundings with light and humor to remind us of what is really important. In such a manner, as perhaps only Antoine de Saint Exupéry has done with "The Little Prince". Now, as for this fine collection: Everything is in here. Each incredible comic in the entire run of the series. All gorgeously rendered and bound in three volumes that as heavy as anything John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes published. Someone (I think it might have been G. K. Chesterton) once wrote that fine literature should, in hardcover form, be heavy enough to knock out a bugler. By that definition, this could well be the finest literature on a library shelf. By defining literature as something provoking thought and discussion of our world and the life in it, Calvin & Hobbes does that as well. Such a collection is likely to make other works on your bookcase envious, be they by Rumi or Hemingway, Sun Tzu or Gaiman, Milton or Hawkins. Fine other books in history have given such deep and vast views of philosophy and religion, disguised as a comic strip that can make you laugh with tearful joy.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #6,938 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Graphic Novel Anthologies (Books) #5 in Comic Strips (Books) #49 in Fiction Satire |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (13,523) |
| Dimensions  | 9.9 x 3.9 x 11.1 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1449433251 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1449433253 |
| Item Weight  | 14.15 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 1456 pages |
| Publication date  | November 13, 2012 |
| Publisher  | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Reading age  | 10+ years, from customers |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great price for a great collection.
*by D***R on January 6, 2026*

Big fan of Calvin and Hobbes. Bought collection for a friend’s children.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tiger-striped Philosophy
*by K***K on October 6, 2005*

I recall, some years ago, a text discussing Creationism vs. Evolution, which, perhaps not surprisingly, used Calvin & Hobbes -- y'know, the kid and his tiger, not the other two who masqueraded in flesh with those names [what did *they* ever do that was important? ;)] -- to example *both* sides of the issue. I thought that stepped along line few were willing, or able, to edge-walk. The philosophy and genius of Bill Watterson was that, and so very much more. Seeing the eyes through a mischievous child's eyes, without the pedantic nor moralistic tone which has been enshrouded around so many "adults" revisiting childhood in prose and/or art, Watterson captured perfectly what it is to be n over-imaginative kid in a world that isn't geared for such minds. Through phantasic daydreams of outer space adventures, or dinosaur-era rampages, Calvin ventured far and distant vistas of elaborate construction; all as a means to avoid the mundane systems imposed upon him through learning a series of dates and places and calling it history -- or the basics of mathematic number systems. Calvin drags his best friend, Hobbes (a tiger who pretends to be a stuffed animal when anyone else is around), into grandiose journeys involving time travel, treasure-hunting, and racing downhill in a wagon or sled -- all the while discussing the merits and validity of pre-determinination. His mother tries not to kill him when he wakes her at 2am to ask if love is just a series of chemical impulses or something deeper and more spiritual. Nor can she understand why she finds a bowl of luke-warm tapioca pudding in the middle of the floor in front of the television (set there, of course, as an offering to a modern deity who turns our brains into such ilk as luke-warm tapioca). Through-out all of his adventures, this tiger and his human friend teach us about, not about life necessarily, but about the lens through which we view the paradox of our beauty and inadequacies in which we all live. And they do it with made-up games with ever-changing rules, poems of incredible complexity and profoundly simple subject matter... "Like delicate lace So the threads intertwine, Oh, gossamer web Of wond'rous design! Such beauty and grace Wild nature produces... Ughh, look at the spider Suck out the bug's juices!" ...or by turning a cardboard box into a "transmogrifier" device. Their dancing and singing philosophy spans the range of emotion and illuminates the everyday surroundings with light and humor to remind us of what is really important. In such a manner, as perhaps only Antoine de Saint Exupéry has done with "The Little Prince". Now, as for this fine collection: Everything is in here. Each incredible comic in the entire run of the series. All gorgeously rendered and bound in three volumes that as heavy as anything John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes published. Someone (I think it might have been G. K. Chesterton) once wrote that fine literature should, in hardcover form, be heavy enough to knock out a bugler. By that definition, this could well be the finest literature on a library shelf. By defining literature as something provoking thought and discussion of our world and the life in it, Calvin & Hobbes does that as well. Such a collection is likely to make other works on your bookcase envious, be they by Rumi or Hemingway, Sun Tzu or Gaiman, Milton or Hawkins. Fine other books in history have given such deep and vast views of philosophy and religion, disguised as a comic strip that can make you laugh with tearful joy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bought as a gift
*by L***A on November 19, 2025*

If you have a Calvin and Hobbes fan in your life, this is the ultimate gift. You can't miss with this one. My husband has been a fan since he was young, and he absolutely loves this set. No complaints from him, so it was a great choice!

## Frequently Bought Together

- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
- The Complete Far Side
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