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Was Calvin and Hobbs the greatest comic strip of all time or one of the greatest works of art

of the 20th century? What if we had gotten a

spaceman spiff strip instead? It almost happened. And why did Bill Waterson walk away from

Calvin and Hobbs at the height of its popularity? Jump on this sled with me and let's glide off a cliff

because today Radd an 80s, 90s history podcast is taking on Calvin and Hobbs.

Welcome to Rad and 80s, 90s history podcast recounting the history of the last time things were

relatively normal and chill.

I'm your host, Brian McCullough.

Today, my amazing special guest is writer and comedian five-time Emmy nominee.

Daniel Kibblesmith, Daniel, welcome to Rad.

I'm waving with my hand in case anybody's watching the video component of this.

Actually, we should probably set the background for non-80s and 90s kids listening.

Calvin and Hobbs was a comic strip that was created by cartoonist Bill Waterson.

It was syndicated from November 18, 1985 to December 31st, 1995.

At the height of its popularity, Calvin and Hobbs was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide.

Calvin and Hobbs books have sold 45 million copies worldwide.

The strip revolves around a six-year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbs,

but is Hobbs just a stuffed tiger, or is he a sentient creature,

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