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ⓘ About Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson is one of the popular American cartoonist and the author of the highly successful comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes, which ran between the years 1985 and 1995. At the end of the year 1995, he stopped drawing the comic strip by saying that he has achieved everything that he wanted to with the help of this medium. He is known for the negative views that he has about the licensing of the comic syndication as well as for going back to live a private life after the stopping to draw the Calvin and Hobbes series. Being born in Washington, D.C., he was brought up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Bill has used the suburban region of the Midwestern United States of Ohio as the setting of his famous comic strip. He was born on July 5, 1958 in Washington, D.C. United States.
All Book Series by Bill Watterson
Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
Book 10 of 18 · published 1992
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2005
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Bill Watterson?
Bill Watterson is one of the popular American cartoonist and the author of the highly successful comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes, which ran between the years 1985 and 1995. At the end of the year 1995, he stopped drawing the comic strip by saying that he has achieved everything that he wanted to with the help of this medium. He is known for the negative views that he has about the licensing of the comic syndication as well as for going back to live a private life after the stopping to draw the Calvin and Hobbes series.
Which Bill Watterson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Calvin and Hobbes series, the earliest of Bill Watterson's multi-book series: it opens with Calvin and Hobbes (1987) and runs to 18 books across 1987–2005, ending with The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (2005).
How many books has Bill Watterson written?
Bill Watterson has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2023. 18 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Calvin and Hobbes series with 18 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Bill Watterson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Bill Watterson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Calvin and Hobbes (1987–2005, 18 books).
How are Bill Watterson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Bill Watterson's 22 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Calvin and Hobbes (18 books, 1987–2005).