title: The Days are Just Packed: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
author:  Bill Watterson 
description: Bill Watterson is the creator of <I>Calvin and Hobbes</I>, one of the most popular and well-regarded cartoon strips of the twentieth century. <I>Calvin and Hobbes</I> appeared in newspapers from November 1985 until Watterson&#39;s retirement in 1995.<BR><BR><B>Online: </B><BR><BR>gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/
zlib_text: Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated daily comic strip that was written and
  illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from
  November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of
  Calvin, a precocious and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his
  sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century
  French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English
  political philosopher.[2] At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbes
  was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide; as of January 2010,[dated
  info] reruns of the strip still appear in more than 50 countries. Nearly 45
  million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold.[1] Calvin and
  Hobbes is set in the contemporary United States in an unspecified suburban
  area. The strip depicts Calvin's flights of fantasy and his friendship with
  Hobbes, and also examines Calvin's relationships with family and classmates.
  Hobbes' dual nature is a 