William " Bill " Boyd Watterson II ( born July 5, 1958 ) is an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995.

Jim Borgman had graduated from Kenyon before Watterson arrived, but his work as a political cartoonist so impressed Bill that he decided to pursue a career as one himself.

* Bill Watterson, creator of beloved ' Calvin and Hobbes ' comic strip looks back with no regrets 2010 interview by John Campanelli, The Plain Dealer

* Rare Bill Watterson Art at Calvin and Hobbes: Magic On Paper

An inspiration for Bill Watterson and other cartoonists, Krazy Kat gained a considerable following among intellectuals during the 1920s and 1930s.

Since then Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson has written extensively on the issue, arguing that size reduction and dropped panels reduce both the potential and freedom of a cartoonist.

Noteworthy cartoonists of humor strips include Scott Adams, Steve Bell, Charles Schulz, E. C. Segar, Mort Walker and Bill Watterson.

* 1958 – Bill Watterson, American cartoonist

by Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes travel to Mars because the Earth is too polluted.

* 1986: Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes

* 1988: Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes ( Third Repeat Winner )

His comic strip work has influenced generations of artists, including creators such as William Joyce, André LeBlanc, Moebius, Maurice Sendak, Chris Ware and Bill Watterson.

* Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes

The syndicate desired to have a comic strip featuring the character ; they had asked Bill Watterson to incorporate the character into Calvin and Hobbes, but Watterson refused.

Other cartoonists such as Will Eisner, Charles Schulz and Bill Watterson have all cited Krazy Kat as a primary influence.

Comic author Bill Watterson uses it ( or, alternatively, a wagon ) as " a simple device to add some physical comedy to the strip, and most often use it when Calvin gets longwinded or philosophical.

The cover of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury, a collection of Calvin and Hobbes comic strips by cartoonist Bill Watterson.

: Perhaps they finally gave him the award to get him off the ballot after so many consecutive years on it ; the rule ( at least since multiple-winner Bill Watterson ’ s Calvin and Hobbes ) for the Reuben Award is once-only per creator.

by Bill Watterson, Hors Collection

* Bill Watterson, creator of the comic strip: Calvin and Hobbes

The strip's creator, Bill Watterson, fought hard to keep his characters from being merchandised, leading to a large black-market industry of unauthorized reproductions of his work.

Thornhump was not present when Bloom County was " sold " to Donald Trump in Bill the Cat's body, although he was later parodied in an editorial cartoon by Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson that attacked Breathed's penchant for allowing merchandising rights for his creations.

We quickly ran into the same trouble that plagued Bill Ruger in his first experiments: Three or four bullets would be placed well in a six-inch bull at 100 yards and then, unaccountably, one could stray far out of the group.

For different reasons, various constitutionalists have praised the Act of Settlement: Henry Hallam called the act in the United Kingdom " the seal of our constitutional laws " and David Lindsay Keir placed its importance above the Bill of Rights 1689.

In 2005, with the needed to provide better autonomy to the veterinary education and research in the state, the Veterinary and Animal sciences faculty was bifurcated form both the Universities of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore and Dharwad and placed under the single university-Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University with its headquarters in the northern district of Karnataka, Bidar by the passing of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University Bill, 2004 in the Legislative Assembly on February 10, 2004.

The main Appropriation Bill is traditionally placed before the House for its first reading in May amid considerable media interest, an event known as the introduction of the Budget.

He also helped to forward the Restoration by accelerating the passing of the Militia Bill, which placed the control of the forces in the hands of the king's friends.

Emptying the water out, he quickly placed the open end on Bill ’ s father ’ s boil where of course it stuck as the steam condensed.

Then-US President Bill Clinton called for a ban on the sale and import of swordfish and in a landmark decision by the federal government, of the Atlantic ocean were placed off-limits to fishing as recommended by the sponsors.

The bill was introduced on 21 September 2000 and placed in the ballot box, being drawn as number 3 and debated on 8 November as Bill 66-1 ( 87: 21 ), passing first reading 87: 21.

The future of the Bill was placed in doubt when Manukau City Council ceased to exist in late 2010, being absorbed into Auckland.

The company had a strong relationship with the Labour Party, dating from the early 1970s when it placed press advertisements for the TUC, attacking the then-Conservative government's Industrial Relations Bill.

E. Howard Hunt placed LBJ at the top of a conspiracy list connected to Cord Meyer, Bill Harvey, David Morales and " French Gunman Grassy Knoll " in his death bed confession to his son.

Evidence collected immediately after the war by Squadron Officer Vera Atkins and Major Bill Barkworth of the SAS War Crimes investigation team ( included in the Justice-SAS Style program in the television series Nazi Hunters ), indicates that Borrel regained consciousness before being placed in the cremation oven and fought to save her life, facially scarring the camp executioner who was placing her in the oven.

His career totals of 200 home runs and 2502 total bases placed him behind only Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey among American League catchers when he retired.

* Bill Bruford placed an ad in 1968 that was answered by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire to form the founding lineup of Yes.

The party placed very poorly in a byelection to replace a Liberal MLA who had died, and the party had lost its other two seats when Maccagno resigned to run in the 1968 federal election and then in November 1969 the last remaining Liberal MLA, Bill Dickie, crossed the floor to join Lougheed's surging Progressive Conservatives.

On June 13, 2006, the North Korean Human Rights Bill, calling for sanctions to be placed on North Korea, was tabled in the Japanese Diet.

President Bill Clinton had these plates placed on the presidential limousines ; however President George W. Bush, in one of his first official acts as president, had the plates removed.

Measure 47 was placed on the ballot by initiative petition by anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore and approved by voters in the November 1996 general election, with 704, 554 votes in favor and 642, 613 votes against.

The episode story line revolves around a KGB mole ( played by guest star Dixie Carter ) placed into the FBI with the sole purpose of discovering the methods used by agent Bill Maxwell in catching spies and other assorted bad guys.

** However in Oregon, Marion County judge Paul Lipscomb rules that Secretary of State Bill Bradbury exceeded his authority and orders Ralph Nader's name placed on the Oregon ballot.

American baseball historians Bill Weiss and Marshall Wright have placed the 1920 London Tecumsehs on the list of the Top 100 Minor League Baseball Teams of all-time — coming in at # 52, with a record of 86 wins and 32 losses.

Spike was placed with Bill and Sally Kennedy, also of Norco, California, to continue to develop a line of smaller dogs under the B / S kennel name.

Morrow was playing the role of Bill Connor, a racist who is taken back in time and placed in various situations where he would be a persecuted victim: as a Jewish Holocaust victim, a black man about to be lynched by the Ku Klux Klan, and a Vietnamese man about to be killed by U. S. soldiers.

Coach Bill Bayno was fired and UNLV was placed on probation for four years.