 In 2016, 2017 and 2019, author Berkeley Breathed included "Calvin and Hobbes" in various "Bloom County" cartoons.He launched the first cartoon on April Fool's Day 2016 and jokingly issued a statement suggesting that he had acquired "Calvin and Hobbes" from Bill Watterson, who was "out of the Arizona facility, continent and looking forward to some well-earned financial security.