Well, after an extended Christmas break from my blog I'm back! And I'm bringing with me my favourite Christmas present - the complete Calvin and Hobbes - all ten years of Bill Watterson's cartoons. As a child I read and reread these cartoons in the Daily Express newspaper; as an adult I'm reading and rereading them in this fabulous collection. It's big, it's heavy, and it's monstrously funny.
There are some cartoons that make me laugh and laugh and laugh. Last night saw me giggling into my pillow trying not to wake up Clare and the kids. The resulting snorts, however, had the opposite effect and resulted in a rather grumpy wife. Such is the price I'm willing to pay for a set of books that make me feel so happy.
Calvin and Hobbes are the best cartoon strip I've ever seen and, I'm sure, ever will see.
