Storylines and character dialogue haven't been doing so hot either. Today there seems to be a trend on the comics page to accept strips even though the drawings are simple and generic (i.e. Waterson once said that "I think I learned to be a writer so I could draw for a living." Same here bud. His storylines are imaginative, and his drawings are amazing. Though I must admit that when I first took an interest in comic strips, it was Jim Davis's Garfield that I looked to for support, without a doubt Calvin and Hobbes is in my opinion the best strip ever created and thus remains a symbol of comic strip masterpieces. People have frequently told me that my comic strips resemble his in many ways, and it's no coincidence. This page is dedicated to one of my most influential mentors, Bill Waterson, the creator of the fabulous comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.
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