Topic: The Unreal Calvin Debate (Read 2036 times)

Friday · « **on:** November 29, 2012, 04:00:38 AM »

So this came up recently with my friends so because they are tasteless philistines I have decided to turn to you guys, who are of course much more refined and gentlemanly.

Also, SCIENCE.

So the question is simple: of the three recurring imaginary personas Calvin assumes, which is best?

1. Spaceman Spiff
It never fails. I just had this thing waxed and washed.

2. Tracer Bullet
I introduced the dame to a friend very close to my heart. Just a little down and to the left, to be specific.

3. Stupendous Man
S... for Stupendous!

Choose wisely.

Niku · « **Reply #1 on:** November 29, 2012, 04:25:14 AM »

Spaceman Spiff had those absolutely gorgeous monster designs and starscapes. Tracer Bullet was spot on and had the storyline where Calvin got shaved bald and they tried to make do with magic markers. Revenge of the Baby-sat was the first Calvin and Hobbes collection I bought with my own money.

I ..

ABSTAIN.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #2 on:** November 29, 2012, 08:05:37 AM »

Dinosaur Calvin.

Lottel · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2012, 11:25:16 AM »

Tracer Bullet was just so well written and some of the phrases used in those comics are favourites from all of Calvin and Hobbes.

But I got to vote Spaceman Spiff. The art for Spiff was always top notch and those stories just felt more... Calvin? I guess I don't know how to describe it.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2012, 11:44:52 AM »

Rico · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2012, 01:45:14 PM »

I prefer Tracer because of a deep personal love for film noir, but cannot objectively vote for anything but Spaceman Spiff.

Caithness · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2012, 03:39:11 PM »

So were your friends choosing Stupendous Man or something?

Büge · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2012, 04:40:45 PM »

Spaceman Spiff is the best because it let Bill Watterson illustrate vast alien landscapes and also because he created Spiff years before Calvin and Hobbes, so his genuine love for the genre shows through.

Thad · « **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2012, 09:59:22 PM »

BTW guys I saw The Complete Calvin and Hobbes selling for $60 at Costco.

...which I'm now seeing is actually a few bucks more than what it's going for on Amazon. But hey, bet that would make a great Christmas gift for some people.

Lottel · « **Reply #9 on:** November 30, 2012, 11:56:10 PM »

A household without a Complete Collection is not a home.

Büge · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2012, 07:11:10 AM »

I don't need it. I've got a well-used collection of the original books.

Thad · « **Reply #11 on:** December 02, 2012, 11:21:42 PM »

ALSO: Calvin and Hobbes: The Search Engine, by Michael "Bing" Yingling, is certainly the best search engine ever to be associated with the name "Bing".

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2012, 12:21:44 AM »

Tracer Bullet might've stood a chance if there had been more of him.

the asshole you hate · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2012, 12:38:53 AM »

Quote from: Zaratustra on November 29, 2012, 08:05:37 AM

Dinosaur Calvin.

A² · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2012, 01:15:58 AM »

Quote from: Thad on November 30, 2012, 09:59:22 PM

BTW guys I saw The Complete Calvin and Hobbes selling for $60 at Costco.

...which I'm now seeing is actually a few bucks more than what it's going for on Amazon. But hey, bet that would make a great Christmas gift for me

Healy · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2012, 12:29:06 PM »

Quote from: Bongo Bill on December 03, 2012, 12:21:44 AM

Tracer Bullet might've stood a chance if there had been more of him.

See also: the Herman's Head Calvins, which only appeared in like two strips (one about tripping down the stairs and another about dreams). The soap opera-style strips were also a good idea that I would've loved to see more of.

But yeah, Tracer Bullet was really good. Gorgeously stark black and white images backed up by witty one liners. Spaceman Spiff was really good, too, but for some reason I could never get as into it as Tracer Bullet. Stupendous Man I could take or leave honestly (besides, my favorite babysitter storyline is the one where Calvin tricks her into playing Calvinball).

Classic · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2012, 12:42:17 PM »

Who tricked who into playing calvinball in that misadventure?

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2012, 01:27:09 PM »

Got the complete collection for my twelve-year-old sister for Christmas almost solely because when I asked my dad if she already had any of the books he told me she was "probably too old for that".

A² · « **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2012, 03:23:29 PM »

Quote from: Classic on December 06, 2012, 12:42:17 PM

Who tricked who into playing calvinball in that misadventure?

The Babysitter says if Calvin behaves and does his homework, she'll play whatever game he wants, and it takes a few strips for her to realize the rules of Calvinball, at which point she turns it around on him.

[spoiler]The only rule is you make it up as you go along[/spoiler]

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