Wednesday, March 03, 2004
Obsessive Compulsive: Calvin Pees
A photo gallery and general commentary on "peeing Calvin" window stickers.
Fair warning: most of the hits you will get by searching for "peeing calvin" are not work-safe.
(see also: C.H.E.S.S. ( via gammatron))
This got me thinking: in what strips does the real Calvin come closest to looking like Peeing Calvin? Something about the the lower left panel of this strip looked familiar from pickup truck windows, I can't find a picture that of a sticker that matches it. Maybe the one seen on all those windows is actually the duplicate Calvin? (Man, this thing rocks!)
Bill Watterson quit producing the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” at the height of it’s popularity. He was somewhat of a recluse when it came publicity and mass marketing. As a result, every Calvin and Hobbes t-shirt that you’ve ever seen has been a bootleg. The characters of Calvin and Hobbes have been co-opted by by popular culture to a degree that surpasses any other phenomenon, with the possible exception of the smiley face. Only time will tell if Watterson’s characters have as long of a shelf life as the smiley face. Calvin and Hobbes have been transformed from wholesome, Dennis-the-Menace type characters (with a better imagination) to frat boys drinking beer, smoking pot and most recently, peeing on every known auto manufacturer logo.Also includes a brief discussion of Jesus Fish stickers, but that really deserves a treatment by someone who knows more about the history/meaning of the symbol and Christianity in general.
Fair warning: most of the hits you will get by searching for "peeing calvin" are not work-safe.
(see also: C.H.E.S.S. ( via gammatron))
This got me thinking: in what strips does the real Calvin come closest to looking like Peeing Calvin? Something about the the lower left panel of this strip looked familiar from pickup truck windows, I can't find a picture that of a sticker that matches it. Maybe the one seen on all those windows is actually the duplicate Calvin? (Man, this thing rocks!)