The first ten pages involve Hobbes attacking Calvin from the shadows (hence the title and cover art) and sending him ominous coded letters that turn out to be schoolyard insults. "Look at this gooshy, dirty, slimy, thick, wet mud. Calvin and Hobbes manages to say what needs to be said about childhood and life: "Eww, mud," says Calvin. "What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?" he demands. He terrorizes little Susie, offers "Candid Opinions" from a neighborhood stand, and questions his parents" authority. Sassy, imaginative, far more verbal than his parents can manage, Calvin is the quintessential bad boy-and the boy we love to see. Boring school lessons become occasions for death-defying alien air battles, speeding snow sled descents elicit philosophical discussions on the meaning of life, and Hobbe's natural inclination to pounce on his little friend wreaks havoc on Calvin's sense of security. bad, bad, bad! Calvin, the irascible little boy with the stuffed tiger who comes to life are a pair bound for trouble. If the best cartoons compel readers to identify themselves within the funny frames, then all who enjoy Calvin and Hobbes are creative, imaginative, and. Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat chronicles the multifarious adventures of this wild child and his faithful, but skeptical, friend.
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