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Revision as of 20:11, 12 February 2013
| Turn Back |
 Title text: I hear that these days Bill Watterson is happy just painting in the Ohio woods with his father and doesn't get any mail or talk to anyone. |
Explanation
The frequent themes of spontaneity, beauty and adventure characterize this exchange between Cueball and GF as they explore a distinctly Spaceman Spiff landscape.
Bill Watterson was the artist behind Calvin and Hobbes, and hence creator of Spaceman Spiff.
Transcript
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I'm hoping that the little "x" denotes where Spaceman Spiff left his cloaked spacecraftSquirreltape (talk) 21:00, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
This comic reminds me the canyon in #13. Coincidence? 141.101.104.123 12:14, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
103.22.200.66 23:05, 12 October 2017 (UTC)According to his interview with Jenny Robb for the book Calvin and Hobbes: A Retrospective, Watterson has actually lived in Arizona since his hiatus in the early '90s.
I think comic is less about Calvin and Hobbes and more about relationships. I think the setting maybe is just inspired by Watterson.
