Seeing these strips from the point of view as an adult vs how I did as a child is very polar opposite. As a kid, this was such an amazing adventure that Calvin and Hobbes went on. Which explains a lot of why things I now think of as an adult sort make sense. Calvin’s a child. He has no real understanding of the sheer requirements of force and thrust needed to break atmospheric gravity, so his little red wagon jumping off a slopped hill is enough for them to get to space. He doesn’t understand the vacuum of space or zero gravity, hence why he and Hobbes fly unprotected through space in the wagon. Mars appears to him to be just a reddish hue desert on Earth, because that’s all he knows about a dry, desolate place. The Martian appears to look exactly like how Calvin imagined it. And the kicker was when they returned to Earth and the planet appears to him to be like an Atlas Globe, with the United States being purple with the country’s name actually in the topography. Bill Waterson is clearly a man who never stopped thinking like a child.
Yes, he did, and thought it came off as too heavy-handed. I thought it was fine. This is a great story arc, and I think Bill Watterson can be too hard on himself sometimes. I have that problem too.
Bill Watterson said that he wished he could redo this strip and draw the background better because when he wrote this story, he was short on time before the deadline
Nice touch using music from Super Mario Galaxy
@@SeanDahle Thanks. I thought it really fit the outer space theme of this arc very well.
It’s so hilarious that Hobbes packed food only for himself
Seeing these strips from the point of view as an adult vs how I did as a child is very polar opposite.
As a kid, this was such an amazing adventure that Calvin and Hobbes went on. Which explains a lot of why things I now think of as an adult sort make sense.
Calvin’s a child. He has no real understanding of the sheer requirements of force and thrust needed to break atmospheric gravity, so his little red wagon jumping off a slopped hill is enough for them to get to space.
He doesn’t understand the vacuum of space or zero gravity, hence why he and Hobbes fly unprotected through space in the wagon.
Mars appears to him to be just a reddish hue desert on Earth, because that’s all he knows about a dry, desolate place.
The Martian appears to look exactly like how Calvin imagined it.
And the kicker was when they returned to Earth and the planet appears to him to be like an Atlas Globe, with the United States being purple with the country’s name actually in the topography.
Bill Waterson is clearly a man who never stopped thinking like a child.
That’s so true. He also didn’t seem to know that there is no oxygen in outer space to breathe
@@craigkdillon just bring enough Powerwalls and everything will work out fine.
Can’t wait to see which stories you’ll do next
It was a dark and stormy night when I i read the last Calvin and Hobbs strip.
lol
Bill Watterson said that he was trying to deliver an environmental message with this story
Yes, he did, and thought it came off as too heavy-handed. I thought it was fine. This is a great story arc, and I think Bill Watterson can be too hard on himself sometimes. I have that problem too.
Bill Watterson said that he wished he could redo this strip and draw the background better because when he wrote this story, he was short on time before the deadline
Calvin must not know that there is no oxygen in outer space
Good luck finding an outlet on Mars, Hobbes
Your parents are great as Calvin’s parents.
@@huntercoleman460 Thanks. I’m sure they’ll appreciate that.