Let's Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes
Michael Hingston
A fascinating investigation of a beloved comic strip The internet is home to impassioned debates on just about everything, but there’s one thing that’s universally beloved: Bill Watterson’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Until its retirement in 1995 after a ten-year run, the strip won numerous awards and drew tens of millions of readers from all around the world.
The story of a boy and his best friend ― a stuffed tiger ― was a pitch-perfect distillation of the joys and horrors of childhood, and a celebration of imagination in its purest form. In Let’s Go Exploring, Michael Hingston mines the strip and traces the story of Calvin’s reclusive creator to demonstrate how imagination ― its possibilities, its opportunities, and ultimately its limitations ― helped make Calvin and Hobbes North America’s last great comic strip.
Duration - 3h 57m.
Author - Michael Hingston.
Narrator - John Pirhalla.
Published Date - Tuesday, 16 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2018 Michael Hingston ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Michael Hingston
John Pirhalla
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Description:
A fascinating investigation of a beloved comic strip The internet is home to impassioned debates on just about everything, but there’s one thing that’s universally beloved: Bill Watterson’s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Until its retirement in 1995 after a ten-year run, the strip won numerous awards and drew tens of millions of readers from all around the world. The story of a boy and his best friend ― a stuffed tiger ― was a pitch-perfect distillation of the joys and horrors of childhood, and a celebration of imagination in its purest form. In Let’s Go Exploring, Michael Hingston mines the strip and traces the story of Calvin’s reclusive creator to demonstrate how imagination ― its possibilities, its opportunities, and ultimately its limitations ― helped make Calvin and Hobbes North America’s last great comic strip. Duration - 3h 57m. Author - Michael Hingston. Narrator - John Pirhalla. Published Date - Tuesday, 16 January 2024. Copyright - © 2018 Michael Hingston ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
1- Introduction
Duration:00:16:57
2- Treasure Everywhere
Duration:01:08:36
3- Tough Sledding
Duration:00:59:43
4- Leave Bill Watterson Alone
Duration:00:42:49
5- Imagine a Six-Year-Old Peeing on the Ford Logo — Forever
Duration:00:48:44
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:31