If you are a star wars andor calvin and hobbes fan then this is for you. Artist brian kesinger from walt disney animation studios drew star wars. I know a lot of wattersons fans will already know much of what is in the book, but i think looking and calvin and hobbes has a little something for everyone from casual calvin and hobbes. The comic strip were addressing, today, is the immortal calvin and hobbes, penned by bill watterson. The force awakens meets calvin and hobbes, hearts melt. Star wars comic calvin and hobbes kylo ren with han vs. I am not selling prints, tshirts, or books based on these mashups. Final calvin and hobbes last comic by bill watterson. Watterson later stated in the calvin and hobbes tenth anniversary book that he liked the fact that his strip was a lowtech, oneman operation, and that he took great pride in the fact that he drew every line and wrote every word on his own. The entire body of calvin and hobbes cartoons published in a truly noteworthy tribute to this singular cartoon in the complete calvin and hobbes. Bloom county and calvin and hobbes mashup is bigger than a megapenguinosaurus.
Looking for calvin and hobbes audiobook by nevin martell. Brian kesinger, an artist at disney and marvel, caused a sensation on the internet last month with his mashup of calvin and hobbes and the force awakens, evoking the whimsical art style of bill watterson and depicting the fearsome and violent kylo ren as an adorable, rambunctious grade schooler, with han and leia as his cutely exasperated parents and the mysterious darth vader as his hobbes. The force awakens fan art and now, brian kesinger has taken that to its logical next step. I was raised on a steady diet of disney, star wars, and comic books.
Kiera just found my old calvin and hobbes books and i cant wait to share them with her. The complete calvin and hobbes is the complete anthology of everything that is calvin and hobbes. Being a kid in the 80s, he told the verge in an email. I love books books to read my books calvin and hobbes books i school school week school daze love reading reading books. Brian grew up in the 80s living on star wars, disney movies, and comic books. Star wars episode 7 gets the calvin and hobbes treatment.
Brian kesinger, story artist for marvel and disney animation studios, and bill watterson fan, has digitally drawn a star wars. Jan 12, 2016 star wars the force awakens, calvin and hobbes mashup created by disney artist brian kesinger this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Read comics online free calvin and hobbes comic book issue. Kesinger first came up with the mashup after seeing the force awakens. The graphic is crisp and doesnt appear to be a cheap iron on decal, it has been washed several times now and hasnt faded or cracked. A twentieth official calvin and hobbes book, a childrens textbook by the title of teaching with calvin and hobbes, was published under license in 1993 by playground publishing in fargo, north dakota. Star wars cartoonstar wars comicsstar wars humorstar wars booksstar wars artcalvin and hobbes comics. Most people who write comic dialogue for minors demonstrate surprisingly little feel foror faith inthe original source material, that is, childhood, in all its unfettered and winsome glory. Over the past few days, disney artist brian kesinger has been remixing the worlds of star wars and calvin and hobbes in some clever illustrations.
My hope is that the book speaks to not only steampunk fans but pet owners and parents as well. Sep 18, 2012 hobbes and bacon is a calvin and hobbes tribute that takes place 26 years later hobbes and bacon is a calvin and hobbes tribute that takes place 26 years later. Hes also provided the art for marvels recent groot series of comic books. The force awakens reimagined as calvin and hobbes will. Calvin and hobbes was a comic strip by cartoonist bill watterson that ran in the newspapers from 1985 until 1995. I like calvin and hobbes, but im not a superfan, so most of the information in this book was new to me.
Watterson later stated in the calvin and hobbes tenth anniversary book that he liked the fact that his strip was a lowtech, oneman operation, and that he took great pride in the fact that he drew. Disney illustrators cute illustrations of star wars and. I had nothing to with creating these cartoons i am merely posting them here so that you can see them. Disney illustrator brian kesinger combines star wars with calvin and hobbes. Calvin and hobbes was written over the course of ten years, from 1985 to 1995. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Calvin and hobbes became a favorite of mine back in the mid 80s. The tshirt itself fit as advertised and is comfortable. The studentmentor relationship of luke and obiwan works so perfectly in this calvin and hobbes homage piece that youll find yourself wishing that the entire storyline existed in this style as a massive comic book. Calvin and hobbes are still the best comicsreal life to read with a cup of tea on a lazy day.
And i need to preface this by saying that im cheating a bit. They make for excellent gifts for family, friends, collegebound kids, or yourself. Read calvin and hobbes comics online for free pick a comic. Childhood, in all its unfettered and winsome glory. Being a kid in the 80s i was raised on a steady diet of disney, star wars, and comic books, so being able to work on so many amazing films and projects has really been a dream come true, brian told the verge. Composer star wars as one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in us history, john williams is as easy to recall as john philip sousa, aaron copland or leonard bernstein, illustrating why he is americas composer time and again. For someone whos been devouring spaceman spiff serials since he was five, it was inevitable. The two characters are calvin a young imaginative boy and hobbes a stuffed tiger. Shop top fashion brands tshirts at free delivery and returns possible on eligible purchases. Full of possibilities, is the line calvin uses, and it makes you smile at this farewell, rather than.
Combining calvin and hobbes comics with the characters in star wars. The indispensable calvin and hobbes contains an original fullcolor section, as well as all the cartoons appearing in the revenge of the babysat and scientific progress goes boink. Everyone has cherished memories of calvin and hobbes and star wars. Though calvin and hobbes appear in almost every strip, they are sometimes accompanied by various secondary characters, including calvins parents. It is leaving us with the idea that the story keeps going even if it isnt being written and drawn anymore. Bill watterson wrote a total of nineteen official calvin and hobbes books that have been. Being a kid in the 80s i was raised on a steady diet of disney, star wars, and comic books, so being. Books similar to the revenge of the babysat calvin and. Buy star wars calvin and hobbes parody mens shirt 3xl white. Marka ragnos629 after a terrible argument with his parents, fourteen year old calvin and his trusty tiger, hobbes, strike it out on their own. This time he has created a magical mashup universe, putting a calvin and hobbes twist on everybodys favorite star wars. Calvin and hobbes by bill watterson overview the first collection of the increasingly popular comic strip that features a rambunctious 6yearold boy and his stuffed tiger who comes charmingly to life.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The complete calvin and hobbes on december 31, 1995, bill watterson, awardwinning creator of calvin and hobbes, retired at the height of his cartooning career, issuing the following statement. The force awakens gets mashed up with calvin and hobbes. Jan 07, 2016 so far, the internet hasnt let web surfers down with star wars. The complete calvin and hobbes by bill watterson, paperback. If calvin was a space man and hobbes was a wookie, the series might have taken a very different turn. When i saw rey sled down the dunes of jakku, it made me think of that. The force awakens in the style of calvin and hobbes. The epic calvin and hobbes meets the force awakens mashup. The force awakens characters, and it works perfectly. In black and white on the pages of the indianapolis star i followed the young boy calvin an imaginative understatement 1st grader, and his often times alive, sometimes stuffedtiger sidekick hobbes, who very often was calvin s conscience yes, rarely listened to.
Hobbes and bacon is a calvin and hobbes tribute that. Which book has the best collection of calvin and hobbes. Forget the family guy star wars crossover special,calvin and hobbesin a galaxy far, far away would be akin to the merging of. But kesinger, a disney artist by day, had the vision to put star wars and calvin and hobbes together. See more ideas about calvin and hobbes, calvin and hobbes comics and star wars humor. Never named in the series, the artist incorporated the characters to display the differences between calvins sense of reality and the actual world.
Combining calvin and hobbes comics with the characters in star wars, kesinger imagines the likes of kylo ren, han solo, princess leia, and darth vader in the same amusing situations that are found in bill watersons beloved sequential art. Star wars meets calvin and hobbes by click image to see more. The force awakens meets calvin and hobbes in these adorable sketches. Garfield, sonic, star wars, friday the th, and others. Shirtoid has a whole series of characters as calvin and hobbes riding different sleds. Oct 21, 20 calvin appeared on a museum of modern art shirt. The first book collection of the classic and beloved calvin and hobbes comic strip. Calvin and hobbes original and mashup tshirts teepublic. Calvin is eleven years old in 1997, the summer the star wars trilogy. With a massive list of awards that includes over 41 oscar. Artist combines star wars with calvin and hobbes, and. But the one i recommend the most would be the complete calvin and hobbes hardcover box set.
The popular and refreshing cartoon of a boy and his tiger, in its original book form, is offered here just for laughs. You can read every single calvin and hobbes strip ever since it came into syndication back in 1985. The majority of the books are compiled the calvin and hobbes comic strips that were published throughout the past year, however there is also original content such as artwork, poems and stories. Bill watterson the revenge of the babysat similar books. Jan 08, 2016 over the past few days, disney artist brian kesinger has been remixing the worlds of star wars and calvin and hobbes in some clever illustrations. Star wars the force awakens, calvin and hobbes mashup created by disney artist brian kesinger this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Fair warning, if you have not seen the force awakens 1, the last image contains some mild spoilers. This unlikely due captured the hearts, the minds, and, most of all, the funny bones of america. Star wars as calvin and hobbes comics my modern met. Disney illustrator brian kesinger combines star wars with calvin and hobbes comics for an adorable and amusing art mashup. Before the release of the complete calvin and hobbes in 2005, the complete set of newspaper strips were collected in the following eight books. Ultimately, calvin and hobbes was never made into an animated series. The calvin and hobbes movie 2019 dreamworks animated.
Produced, edited and directed by jeremy adams original music by jeremy adams voices. Sometimes i think books are the only friends worth having. I have not had the time to edit this because i had just found it on my hard. I honestly dont think that a home is complete without a calvin and hobbes book set. Read comics online free calvin and hobbes comic book. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. Dec 07, 2017 i do occasionally sell originals or commissions, but primarily this artwork is just to express my love of both calvin and hobbes and star wars and to offer a bit of nostalgic smiles to peoples social media feeds. You are currently reading calvin and hobbes 001 page 1 calvin and. Special edition hits the local multiplex, and he is instantly smitten. Please can we make the adventures of spaceman finn a reality. I was raised on a steady diet of disney, star wars, and comic books, so being able to. This calvin and hobbes meets star wars fan art will awaken your nostalgia comics from around the web next time you go on a star wars adventure, do so with a sense of humor in calvin and hobbes star wars tees. I know a lot of wattersons fans will already know much of what is in the book, but i think looking and calvin and hobbes has a little something for everyone from casual calvin and hobbes readers to lifelong fans. Composed of four paperback, fourcolor volumes in a sturdy slipcase, this new york times bestselling edition includes all calvin and hobbes cartoons that ever.
The force awakens meets calvin and hobbes in these. Spaceman finn star wars reimagined in calvin and hobbes style. Okay, but can we please talk about little baby kylo ren. Disney illustrator combines calvin and hobbes comics with. I am pleased with the graphic on this tshirt as it covers both of my likes. Being a kid in the 80s i was raised on a steady diet of disney, star wars, and comic books, so being able to work on so many amazing films and projects has. Kesinger was interested in exploring the relationships from the star wars movie. Forget the family guy star wars crossover special, calvin and hobbesin a galaxy far, far away would be akin to the merging of. This helped develop his skills to work on many incredible films and projects that. Spaceman spiff, of course, always felt a little more star trek than star wars. Nevertheless, this han and chewie piece captures the essence of their relationship in that classic calvin and hobbes style.
I adore calvin and hobbes, and love star wars, so this teefury mashup is right up my alley. Finn and poes escape from the star destroyer did not go as smoothly as planned. This is not a recent or easy decision, and i leave with some sadness. In that time and later years, the strip was collected into nineteen books. After the force awakens, he mashed together star wars and calvin and hobbes, and now, with episode viii, hes creating more illustrations featuring that combo, using the distinctive style of the.
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