{"product_id":"exploring-calvin-and-hobbes-an-exhibition-catalogue-9781449460365","title":"Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnjoy this beautiful companion book to the extensive Exploring Calvin and Hobbes exhibition at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library. Includes an in-depth, original, and lengthy interview with Bill Watterson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Calvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e is the catalogue for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library \u0026amp; Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e came to be. It includes original art of\u003ci\u003e Calvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e, along with Watterson's original commentary. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including \u003ci\u003ePeanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury\u003c\/i\u003e, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, \u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon, Bloom County\u003c\/i\u003e, and Steadman. The book also includes an extensive, original interview with Watterson by Jenny Robb, the exhibition's curator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library \u0026amp; Museum is the repository of the Bill Watterson Deposit Collection (including the entirety of Watterson's \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e artwork).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatterson, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bill Watterson is the creator of \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson's retirement in 1995. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnline: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003egocomics.com\/calvinandhobbes\/","brand":"Andrews McMeel Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613400076562,"sku":"9781449460365","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_770d97f0-52a7-429e-abac-21749c51d50a.jpg?v=1737288542","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/exploring-calvin-and-hobbes-an-exhibition-catalogue-9781449460365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}