Twelve years ago today, the world became a little more sober place. Twelve years ago, a tiny corner of joy was extinguished for millions of readers of the daily comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes". Twelve years ago, the last Calvin and Hobbes episode appeared. The strip, created by Bill Watterson, was a small window on human nature.
I felt much the same way when G. Larsen's Far Side ended earlier in the same year. One year and two of my constant daily companions were gone. The daily comics page hasn't been the same since. Calvin and Hobbes had been out for awhile before I was converted, but once a convert, it quickly became a daily habit to check out Calvin and Hobbes. Thinking about it, when the comic strip ended, I remember feeling a little sad and a little emptier. It really was a little like someone you knew had passed away. Maybe a moment of silence was called for. I really liked Calvin and Hobbes. It doesn't seem like twelve years ago, it seems like a whole lot longer.And the funny pages haven't been the same since.
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