Kelvin and Hobbs

Bill Watterson ( born Bill Watterson ) is an American artist. Born in Washington, DC, in 1958, where his father, James Watterson, worked as a patent agent. In 1965, their family moved to Ohio because Bill's mother, Katherine, believed the small town was an ideal place for family and children.

• Kelvin ( English Calvin ). The author named it in honor of the 16th-century philosopher-theologian Jean Calvin (the founder of Calvinism and a supporter of divine predestination). Kelvin is an impulsive, active, curious and quick-witted young man with an indefatigable imagination. Despite low school grades, many adults can envy his vocabulary, not to mention peers. Kelvin has a lot of alter ego : captain of a spaceship, superhero, private detective, tyrannosaurus, hummingbird, wolf-werewolf, as well as other animals and even forces of nature. ^[2]
• Hobbes Hobbs got its name from the 17th-century English materialist philosopher Thomas Hobbes , the founder of political economy. From the point of view of most heroes, Hobbs is just a plush toy. But Kelvin, thanks to his imagination, considers him as alive as he is. When they are together, we see Hobbs as a tall, coherently speaking tiger (he even wears a scarf in winter), but as soon as the perspective switches to one of the secondary characters, he becomes plush again. Hobbs also has one habit left from his wild life in the jungle - to sneak up and attack the unsuspecting Kelvin. Hobbs thinks much more intelligently and often more clearly imagines what the consequences of Kelvin’s next trick will be. But in the end, who will be punished for them? Of course Kelvin! Therefore, Hobbs almost never intervenes. ^[3]
• Kelvin's parents. Ordinary parents from the American middle class. Like many supporting characters, Kelvin’s parents are quite “ordinary”, sane people, which serves as a good contrast to the behavior of their beloved child.
• Susie A serious and smart girl who lives nearby. First appears in comic book releases as a new student in the Kelvin class. Unlike him, she behaves well and studies diligently. And her fantasy is quite moderate: ordinary mother-daughters and tea parties with dolls. Some people think that Kelvin and Susie are a little more than friends. This may explain Calvin’s peculiar sophistication in relation to Susie.
• Miss Wormwood School teacher Kelvin, another reasonable representative of the "ordinary" outside world.
• Rosalyn A high school student who looks after Kelvin if parents need to go out somewhere in the evening. She seems to be the only person who can calmly relate to Kelvin’s fantasies and tricks. Kelvin is afraid of her.
• Moe Typical bully . Healthy, stupid and cruel. Compared to him, Kelvin is a genius. In particular, Kelvin himself believes so.

Bill Watterson (in the world - William Boyd Watterson II), a former employee of the advertising industry, spent about ten years creating and developing the world in which Calvin and Hobbs live. The comic was printed through a syndication agency in various newspapers, and by 1995 it had become very popular and was published in several volumes. At this point, the author himself, having decided that he had already told all the stories, instead of the next issue, sent the editors a note that he was not going to draw more comics. Watterson kept his word, and did not touch drawing anymore.

• Publisher Zangavar (Russian)
• Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson // GoComics
• Daily comic book translations on calvinhobbes.diary.ru (Russian)