Watterson, who drew his first cartoon at age eight, spent much time in childhood alone, drawing and cartooning.

Since the conclusion of Calvin and Hobbes, Watterson has taken up painting, at one point drawing landscapes of the woods with his father.

Los Angeles Times columnist Charles Solomon said, " The humor and calligraphic drawing in “ Frazz ” reflect Watterson ’ s influence, but the strip doesn ’ t feel like a pallid imitation.

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.

Later, when Watterson was creating names for the characters in his comic strip, he allegedly decided upon Calvin ( after the Protestant reformer John Calvin ) and Hobbes ( after the social philosopher Thomas Hobbes ) as a " tip of the hat " to the political science department at Kenyon.

In " The Complete Calvin And Hobbes ," Watterson does not name the inspiration for Calvin's character, but he does say Calvin is named for " a 16th-century theologian who believed in predestination ," and Hobbes for " a 17th-century philosopher with a dim view of human nature.

Watterson announced the end of Calvin and Hobbes on November 9, 1995, with the following letter to newspaper editors:

Watterson has kept away from the public eye and has given no indication of resuming the strip, creating new works based on the characters, or embarking on other projects, though he has published several anthologies of Calvin and Hobbes strips.

In the years that followed the end of Calvin and Hobbes, there were many attempts to locate Watterson in his home town of Chagrin Falls.

In early 2010, Watterson was interviewed by The Plain Dealer on the 15th anniversary of the end of Calvin and Hobbes.

His syndicate, which has since become Universal Uclick, has said that the painting was the first new artwork from Watterson that the syndicate has seen since Calvin and Hobbes ended in 1995.

* 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

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.

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 )

* 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.

* Bill Watterson placed fictional children's books in his comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, saying that he could never reveal their contents for they were surely more outrageous in the reader's imagination.

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.

Many of the cartoons and art Watterson did at Kenyon can be found online.

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Watterson Park is located at ( 38. 194819 ,-85. 689506 ).

College of Business Building, Watterson Towers at sunset

Watterson Towers at Illinois State University are among the tallest residence halls in the world.

Lewis worked in sales for several companies, including Ashland Oil, before teaching for five years at Watterson College in Louisville, Kentucky, having begun in 1980.

Watterson Towers, a student residence hall at Illinois State University, is one of the tallest dormitories in the world.

Watterson Towers was named after Arthur W. Watterson, a popular professor and chair of the ISU Geography Department, who taught at the University from 1946-1966.

Campus View, from the Informal Level at the top of Watterson Towers

Popular landmarks in Clintonville include the " Welcome to Clintonville " signs at the main entryways of the community, Immaculate Conception Church and Hagley Field, on lease from the Columbus City Schools for Bishop Watterson High School to use as its home field, previously utilized as such by Columbus North High School that closed as a normal high school and re-opened as a vocational school before becoming the temporary home of Columbus East High School students as their school is remodeled.

: 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.

* Watterson Towers, a 28-story student residence hall complex at Illinois State University, US

The B4 design was necessary in this case because of the angle at which Taylorsville Road crosses the Watterson.

His position put him at odds with Henry Watterson, editor of the powerful Louisville Courier-Journal.

On December 21, 1999 a short piece, written by Watterson to mark the forthcoming end of the comic strip Peanuts, was published in the Los Angeles Times.

In 1980, Watterson graduated from Kenyon with a B. A.

He passed this, along with a message, to Watterson's parents and declared he would wait in the hotel for as long as it took Watterson to contact him.

Watterson opposed the structure publishers imposed on Sunday newspaper cartoons: the standard cartoon starts with a large, wide rectangle featuring the cartoon's logo or a throwaway panel tangential to the main area so that newspapers pressed for space can remove the top third of the cartoon if they wish ; the rest of the strip is presented in a series of rectangles of different widths.

After a lengthy battle with his syndicator, Watterson won the privilege of making half page-sized Sunday strips where he could arrange the panels any way he liked.

The newly-consecrated Bishop Doren then joined with Bishops Chambers and Pagtakhan in consecrating as bishops the Reverend James Mote, the Reverend Robert Morse, and the Reverend Francis Watterson.

The liberal Bingham clashed with long-time editor Watterson, who remained on board, but was in the twilight of his career.

* The Taylorsville Road interchange with the Watterson Expressway in Louisville.

* The Shark Watcher's Handbook: A guide to sharks and where to see them, with Ken Watterson ( BBC Books, 2002 ) ISBN 0-563-53794-9

McCreary now allied himself with J. C. S. Blackburn, Henry Watterson, and other Beckham opponents, and sought to defend his seat in the primary.