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Title	:	Yukon Ho! (Calvin and Hobbes #3)
Author	:	Bill Watterson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 126 pages
Published	:	March 1989 by Andrews McMeel Publishing
Categories	:	Sequential Art. Comics. Humor. Graphic Novels. Fiction

Yukon Ho! (Calvin and Hobbes #3) Paperback | Pages: 126 pages

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It can be really difficult to critique a work like this. Calvin and Hobbes stands as perhaps the greatest strip ever, along with grandpappy Peanuts and the bizarrely inimitable Little Nemo. Of course, as a child, I never knew that Calvin was a man who thought heaven was a lottery or that Hobbes was the father of rational political philosophy. However, truly great children's literature should never be inaccessible to adults. If it is, then its popularity amongst children stems merely from its ability to mesmerize their ignorance.

It was not only the philosophy of Calvin and Hobbes, not only the many levels of both meaning and humor, it was the exploration of reality itself; sometimes funny, sometimes poignant. One thing that many grownups seem to forget is that the world is vast and strange and that, often, the only way to come to terms with it is to strike out (in one's own idiomatic style) and have a bit of adventure. There can be no complacency in this world. Not in a world of dinosaurs, spacemen, and cardboard boxes of infinite technological capability.

I suppose I should mention the beautiful and evocative art for a moment, which had a sense of movement, gesture, and impressionistic reality that never failed to jump-start the mind just enough to get it going without limiting the open philosophical questions that we could never quite answer.

I think there must be something to be said for any strip where the most memorable moments were those of inaction and silence. It shows that Watterson expected a lot out of his readers, especially children, and that when we did the work of connecting the dots for him, we were really doing something invaluable for ourselves.

I guess Watterson is off living with his family now, and painting landscapes. I have an idea why he left. Gary Larson, too. I often wish they were still here to help us through these strange and difficult times. Whenever some new horror of inhuman humanity crops up, I want somewhere to go where I can laugh at it, where I can see the big picture, where everything isn't so simple.

In Watterson's comic, it was always the world that was impossibly wide, complex, and unfair. The only simple, rational part--the only important part--was you.

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Original Title:	Yukon Ho!
ISBN:	0751509345 (ISBN13: 9780751509342)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Calvin and Hobbes #3
Characters:	Calvin, Hobbes

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♥♥♥These two never disappoint. They really do have the answers to all your woes.

Collecting cartoons originally published between May 1987 and February 1988, this is another fantastic Calvin & Hobbes collection from Bill Watterson and its a real treat to read. Full of great strips and imagery, my highlights include fishing with rocks, a water balloon fight with Susie (that, typically, goes very badly for Calvin), a trip to the doctors, the time machine, waking up early for Santa, Uncle Max and pampering by mom. There are two longer arcs, both of which work superbly. The

I remember Calvin & Hobbes being funnier and more enjoyable to read than it is actually is.

Calvin is the hero of all children with wildly vivid imaginations. He has great fun with his stuffed tiger Hobbes, going on numerous great adventures, including an attempted trip to the Yukon. Calvin is fairly typical in the sense that such children tend to drive their parents and teachers crazy, yet when they learn to temper and channel their imagination, they often end up doing spectacularly creative things as adults. From the beginning of the book where Calvin is convinced that he and Hobbes

It can be really difficult to critique a work like this. Calvin and Hobbes stands as perhaps the greatest strip ever, along with grandpappy Peanuts and the bizarrely inimitable Little Nemo. Of course, as a child, I never knew that Calvin was a man who thought heaven was a lottery or that Hobbes was the father of rational political philosophy. However, truly great children's literature should never be inaccessible to adults. If it is, then its popularity amongst children stems merely from its

Trust Calvin and Hobbes to cheer you up after a bad day! I love the kid and this stuffed tiger...oops.. Hobbes!

Every Calvin and Hobbes comic is a treat and they are all so well done. The details and simplicity that go concurrently into Calvin's drawings alone are just magnificent. It's a quick, but humour-filled ride and not two comics are alike!