Pearls Before Swine

A painting of Calvin and Hobbes graces the wall of a comic book shop.

The famed, reclusive creator of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ briefly returns to making comic strips

When Bill Watterson quit drawing “Calvin and Hobbes” back in 1995, he vowed never to draw another comic strip. But he came out of retirement this week for a limited run, but we’re still not sure why.

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