"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bill Watterson was born William Boyd Watterson II on July 5, 1958, in Washington, D.C. When he was 6 ...

Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Waterson is notorious for not licensing out his characters, to the point where fanatics will pay obscene amounts of money for anything related to his famous creation of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Nearly 28 years since the final strip of his wildly popular Calvin and Hobbes last graced newspaper ...

In 1995, Bill Watterson walked away form Calvin and Hobbes, his wildly successful comic strip that the Ohio artist tirelessly protected from merchandising offers and Saturday morning cartoon pitches.

Why would a pro running back at his peak decamp for India to study ancient healing science? Or a top cartoonist, not yet 40, suddenly decide to retire? That's what Bill Watterson did a decade ago.

It has been unclear what the reclusive Watterson has been doing in the almost three decades since. He has refused possibly millions of dollars’ worth of Calvin and Hobbes licensing and merchandising ...

Although Bill Watterson crafted his Calvin & Hobbes comics to entertain readers, he also continually found ways to include ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Bill Watterson, creator of “Calvin and Hobbes,” has released a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Bill Watterson, the cartoonist behind the beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, has been almost ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Bill Watterson – the Northeast Ohio creator of one of the most iconic comic strips and whose legendary vanishing act will rival any public recluse who has ever shunned the societal ...