Bill Watterson Calvin and Hobbes series is one of the most popular comics around. Although it went out of print in 1995 and Watterson retired (mostly), the tape has been able to live on through the decades thanks to frequent, consistent reprints.
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Watterson returns to graphic novel territory with his new book; Mysteries. Revealed earlier in the week, Watterson collaborated with cartoonist John Cash on the book. Its plot, called a “parable for adults”, revolves around a kingdom that has become home to frequent disasters. Desperate to end the disasters, the king invites his knights to search for the source of all these events, and years later only one knight returns to tell the tale.
As this is Watterson’s first major project in decades, Mysteries something is a big deal, and Watterson and Kasht seem to understand that. In its online description, there is a brief mention of how the pair have worked together for years, calling it an “unusually close partnership”. Both artists abandoned their past practices, conjuring images together that neither could have anticipated, a mysterious process in itself.” Sounds pretty ominous and more than a little intriguing.
Mysteries will be released on October 10 Polygon he looks at some of the inside pages of the 72-page story. With its storybook format and Kashti’s cartoonish style, it definitely feels like its own special stuff. Calvin & Hobbsand one to watch out for in the coming months.
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