CalvinAndHobbes

Nina Matsumoto is far from unknown in the world of comics. Her manga-style "The Simpsons" masterpiece put on the map for a lot of people, and she periodically pencils stories in Bongo's official Simpsons series. Her efforts there even netted her an Eisner back in 2009...

Despite the fact that it's been 15 years since the last new Calvin and Hobbes strip, the work of cartoonist Bill Watterson seems to constantly at the forefront of the comics blogosphere these days. ComicsAlliance has published numerous Watterson-related stories in the last several months, and we add to them now with this post on some of the Calvin and Hobbes creator's early editorial cartoons... R

In our new, (possibly) recurring feature CATV, Let's Be Friends Again creators Curt Franklin and Chris Haley examine the world of comics through the eyes of prime-time television, and imagines what further horrors or delights might come from this unholy marriage...

We haven't heard much from ultra-beloved Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson since his retirement from the funny pages in 1995, when Watterson disappeared from public view except for the rarest of interviews. In 2008, however, he appeared again to write the forward to a collection of the newspaper strip Cul de Sac, where he lauded creator Richard Thompson as "the equal of any of cartooni

The artists of Comic Twart create on a weekly basis some of the best illustration work you can find in the business. As you can see from our numerous posts of the the site's output -- which is based on contributors drawing different character or theme every week -- it's very difficult for us to not just copy and paste the entire site over to ComicsAlliance...

Gaming: SEGA's unveiled the box art for Captain America: Super Soldier. Dude looks ready to rumble. Industry: Supernatural, Chuck and Human Target producer McG is launching his own Aspen Comics imprint. Movies: Marvel has hired No Heroics creator Drew Pearce to pen Iron Man 3...

Movies: Two new posters from X-Men: First Class show Charles and Erik in their prime. If only they'd have looked into their reflections in puddles of water and glimpsed the future. So much fighting could have been avoided. TV: AMC will air a six-episode marathon of the entire first season of The Walking Dead this Friday, March 4 starting at 8 p...

While it's pretty safe to say that the timeless joy of Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes comic strips at least partially eclipses the more sinister ambiguity conjured by the 1999 cinematic adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, there's something to be said for Gorilla Mask's trailer mashup of the two...

Merrrry Christmas, ComicsAlliance readers! Because you've all been so awesome about contributing your creativity to the numerous contests and other participatory events we've had in 2010, we wanted to give you something special during this gift-giving season...

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