{"product_id":"lets-go-exploring-calvin-and-hobbes-9781770414136","title":"Let's Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating investigation of a beloved comic strip\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe internet is home to impassioned debates on just about everything, but there's one thing that's universally beloved: Bill Watterson's comic strip \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e. Until its retirement in 1995 after a ten-year run, the strip won numerous awards and drew tens of millions of readers from all around the world. The story of a boy and his best friend -- a stuffed tiger -- was a pitch-perfect distillation of the joys and horrors of childhood, and a celebration of imagination in its purest form. In \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Exploring\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Hingston mines the strip and traces the story of Calvin's reclusive creator to demonstrate how imagination -- its possibilities, its opportunities, and ultimately its limitations -- helped make \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e North America's last great comic strip. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Pop Classics Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShort books that pack a big punch, Pop Classics offer intelligent, fun, and accessible arguments about why a particular pop phenomenon matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hingston\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dilettantes\u003c\/i\u003e was a #1 regional bestseller. He is also co-creator of the Short Story Advent Calendar. Hingston lives in Edmonton.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528356532498,"sku":"9781770414136","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd9cc437-a437-41af-8c8f-7058117675a4.jpg?v=1731323550","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lets-go-exploring-calvin-and-hobbes-9781770414136","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}