The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) by Bill Watterson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)
Book Review: A must have
Summary: 5 Stars
If you don't have all the individual books, get this. It's great - contains everything Mr. Watterson created for Calvin and Hobbes. Terrific to read it end to end, but that's only gonna happen if you have the flu or serious bad weather. Put it in the guest bedroom! Book Review: A work of art
Summary: 5 Stars
Waterson's masterful calligraphic drawing style deserves this high-quality printing on fine, rich paper. I had to use a magnifying loupe to see the half-tone dots. The characters breathe; the colors shine. The set of books is stunningly beautiful. Book Review: IN REGARDS TO BINDING ISSUES, QUALITY ETC!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was hesitant to purchase this item after reading the various disparaging reviews in regards to the binding and overall quality. (Many people have had issues with glued rather than stitched binding causing pages to fall out, I have also heard people mention the pictures on the cover of each book were glued on squares that peeled off when taking the volumes in and out.) However, being a hardcore C&H "Fanboy" I was willing to take what I could get... and I have NO REGRETS! The first thing I noticed about the volumes was that the pictures on the front and back of each one were NOT GLUED ON they were printed. I then opened the book to examine the binding, I am no expert but it sure looked stitched to me, there was string at various points running through minute holes from top to bottom. I even bent it furthur back than you normally would during normal use and it stood up to the "abuse" beautifully! Curious as to why my set had none of the flaws I read about I flipped to the "legal jargon" page where I noted the Print Dates. 1st Printing October 2005, 4th Printing October 2006.. I have not confirmed this with Andrews & McMeel but it would appear that these issues have been corrected in the latest printing. SWEEEET! (I would be interested to hear from the people with issues to see what print dates they have.) Long story Longer, this set is beautifully put together and is a must have for any Fan or "Fanboy"!
The price on Amazon is amazingly reasonable when you factor in the FREE SHIPPING and I add up how much money I spent on the originals. Treat yourself, you totally deserve it!
Book Review: Great Item!!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a Calvin and Hobbes fan this is a MUST HAVE!!! Every comic strip ever written is in these three volumes. Book Review: Just gorgeous
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I started reading Calvin & Hobbes over 10 years ago I've been longing to lay my hands on something like this. If I ever had any fear on getting disappointed it's completely vanished: this edition is by far the best I could have expected. The quality of the print is great, the colours are neat and there are no stains or badly printed areas. The format of the stripes is kept as they were originally published, there's even a foreword by the author. The design of the books is very good, despite the fact they are quite heavy and it's hard to find an appropriate shelf for them due to their size, when you open and you realise they're the right size to fit the stripes and full-page comics. In overall you can see the editors made an effort to give us a great quality product.
Regarding the contents, if you've ever read any Calvin & Hobbes you don't need me to describe them, and if you haven't I strongly recommend you to do so, they're a piece of art, simply the best comic you can find around.
The shipping and handling from Amazon were perfect, I received the package 5 days earlier than I expected, despite the fact that I ordered it from Europe and xhose the regular delivery it was quite fast. The packing was very good, I received the books in perfect condition.