Cats In The Cradle

Huzzah!

I know that it weighs in at 23 pounds, and it weighs pretty heavily on the wallet as well, but we have been given a wonderful set of three hardbound editions that contain "The Complete Calvin & Hobbes".

I don't think I've ever met anyone who disliked this comic strip. It was one of my favorites from the start, and I already own a few of the paperback collections available now. I can't say I'm going to run out and buy these right away, but they're definitely going to be in my collection at some point. Just take a look!

It's a shame that most people's exposure to Calvin at this point is all of those stupid bootleg stickers on the rear windows of cars. This set is something substantial, because it captures something that I found continuously funny and wonderfully imaginative. There haven't been that many strips that have had more of an impact and lasting memory, and the fact that it only lasted 10 years makes that fact even more impressive.

There's something really perfect about those travels with a boy and his tiger. I hope this set is purchased for someone who never got a chance to see them the first time around. I hope they're halfway through the first book laughing before they realize how good it really is, and then read the rest.