Aside from spiky blond hair, he has few distinct facial features, whereas other children in the strip often have glasses or freckles. Like most children in Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin is extremely short compared to the adult characters, to the point that child-size short pants touch his feet ("Shorts touch my feet, OK?"), and has an over-sized head.
uses of the Time Machine, the Duplicator and the Transmogrifier ( Gun).The status of his paternal grandmother is unknown, leaving three confirmed living grandparents.Īlthough there is no official progression of events in the comic, a few events in Calvin's life do echo throughout the timeline (though sometimes with contradictions): His maternal grandmother is clearly identified, and the strip mentions "Calvin's grandfather" in such contexts that they appear to be on both sides of the family. His grandparents, who never appear in person.His Uncle Max, brother of his father, who is unmarried and childless.Calvin is an only son who was being delivered in the mail from Amsterdam as a baby, and his parents go unnamed throughout the entire strip. The hair-over-eyes look was reused for Moe and his dodge-ball teammate.Īs any given Calvin and Hobbes strip is contemporary to its publication, Calvin was born in 1979 through 1989, depending on the chosen strip. However, Watterson's syndicate recommended making the eyes visible, leading to Calvin's later hairstyle. The rejected strips, two of which (see left) were published in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, established Calvin's short-lived Cub Scout membership from the early strips, and also his perception of Hobbes.Ĭalvin's eyes were originally covered by his hair. His first piece of dialogue was the first line of the strip and his last line of dialogue was also the strip's final line.Ĭalvin and/or his alter egos appeared in almost every strip of the series ever printed and published, however, there are several strips he does not appear in, those being where his parents or other side characters reflect on Calvin or recent events (such as Calvin's home being broken into, or Calvin's snowmen).Ĭalvin originated alongside Hobbes as a minor character in one of Bill Watterson's early submissions. The comic centers around Calvin's life, his troubles, and his adventures, with Hobbes alongside him as his companion.Ĭalvin is characterized by his imagination, philosophy, extensive vocabulary, social awkwardness, and mischievous behavior. Calvin is very cynical and usually gets annoyed with Hobbes. He is highly intelligent, though without any self-discipline or concentration, a six-year-old boy with a vivid imagination and a habit of getting into trouble and adventure. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles!Ĭalvin, named after theologian John Calvin, is the main protagonist of Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin's last sentence, from It's a Magical World
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