- Born
- Birth nameWilliam Boyd Watterson II
- Height5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
- Bill Watterson was born on July 5, 1958 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a writer, known for Stripped (2014). He has been married to Melissa Richmond since October 8, 1983.
- SpouseMelissa Richmond(October 8, 1983 - present)
- Aside from his well-documented stance against licensing Calvin and Hobbes, Watterson also clashed with Universal over their mandated Sunday strip format. He became frustrated by the lack of newspaper space and mandatory panel divisions, wanting the same artistic freedom classic comics like Krazy Kat had. Some said his grievances were out of arrogance, while others supported him. By 1991, Watterson was able to negotiate more creative control over the layout of his comic strip.
- His comic strip Calvin and Hobbes ran in the papers for ten years from 1985 till 1995.
- In the 10 years that Calvin and Hobbes ran, Watterson took two sabbaticals from the strip. The first lasted from May 1991 to February 1992, and the second from April 1994 to December 1994.
- Before working on the Calvin & Hobbes comics, he worked as a political cartoonist and a grocery ad designer.
- His characters Calvin & Hobbes were named after the philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679) and theologian John Calvin (1509 - 1564) respectively.
- I think comics are something like folk art--sometimes breathtakingly kitschy, sometimes kooky and charming, and once in a while, as interesting and significant as any fine art.
- One of the reasons that Calvin's character is fun to write is that I often don't agree with him.
- I hope some day some historian will confirm I was the first cartoonist to use the world "booger" in a newspaper comic strip.
- Only thieves and vandals have made money on Calvin and Hobbes merchandise.
- Most people assume that Calvin is based on a son of mine or of memories of my own childhood. but the fact is I don't have children. and I was a quiet fairly obedient kid, almost Calvin's opposite.
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