Complete Calvin & Hobbes coming in 2005
10-04-05, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sherm42
$84.99 at Costco near me.
Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
Did you order it from Overstock & if so, when?
Anyways, I couldn't take having this on my porch for too much longer, so I quickly left work to go home and threw it into my garage - good thing too - it was a huge box with a big ol' amazon logo on it, easily visible from the street.
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10-04-05, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
The MEGA CostCo near me didn't have it at all, which is weird because it's the biggest CostCo known to man and they carry everything
Well, I should qualify my post. I had to look under the table where I saw several boxes marked with "Complete Calvin and Hobbes, Do not open until October 4."
I pulled a box out myself and openned it. Otherwise, there were no copies set out.
10-04-05, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by look4sheep
$86.99 on their site, hoping it'll be a bit cheaper at the store.
Mine arrived from Amazon today! Woohoo!!!
Sam
10-04-05, 08:56 PM
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I checked my Costco today (Fairfax, VA) and couldn't find a copy. I had an employee look it up in the computer and they told me it was an online-only item...
10-05-05, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Ralph Jenkins
I checked my Costco today (Fairfax, VA) and couldn't find a copy. I had an employee look it up in the computer and they told me it was an online-only item...
The Costco in Arundel Mills Maryland had them out for $80.99. At least five left as of 6:30pm last night.
10-05-05, 12:44 PM
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it arrived!
When I went home for lunch, this was waiting for me. As much as I knew it was going to be heavy, i wasn't prepared at how heavy it turned out to be!
I didn't have a lot of time to look through the set, but here are some of my first impressions:
- very heavy!
- the 3 individual books seem very sturdy. they should hold up to plenty of readings.
- a little difficult to get the books out of the case.
- the new 14 page introduction is fantastic, it even has some examples of earlier work by Watterson. He seems to be in a happy place right now and is proud of the work he's done on Calvin and Hobbes.
- on the bottom of each page you see the dates the strips were first published.
- the watercolor strips he did for some of the collections appear in these books in what seems to be around the time he did them.
- the watercolor covers he did for the collections are also throughout these books.
- the coloring of the Sunday strips from his earlier strips is MUCH improved over what we've seen in the previously collected strips.
I have a feeling all i'll be doing tonight is reading these!
If you're on the fence about these, they are definitely worth it! If you're not into Calvin and Hobbes and knows someone who is, these would make fantastic bday or xmas presents!!!
~Jason
I didn't have a lot of time to look through the set, but here are some of my first impressions:
- very heavy!
- the 3 individual books seem very sturdy. they should hold up to plenty of readings.
- a little difficult to get the books out of the case.
- the new 14 page introduction is fantastic, it even has some examples of earlier work by Watterson. He seems to be in a happy place right now and is proud of the work he's done on Calvin and Hobbes.
- on the bottom of each page you see the dates the strips were first published.
- the watercolor strips he did for some of the collections appear in these books in what seems to be around the time he did them.
- the watercolor covers he did for the collections are also throughout these books.
- the coloring of the Sunday strips from his earlier strips is MUCH improved over what we've seen in the previously collected strips.
I have a feeling all i'll be doing tonight is reading these!
If you're on the fence about these, they are definitely worth it! If you're not into Calvin and Hobbes and knows someone who is, these would make fantastic bday or xmas presents!!!~Jason
10-05-05, 12:58 PM
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Tracking shows the package leaving 500 miles from here last night. Maybe Thursday or Friday it will get here.
I'm worried that since it's the USPS the mail carrier will just leave me a note saying "sorry we missed you. come pick it up".
That's what she always does with anything over two pounds. Maybe I'll sit outside and wait and see if she gives me that note.
I'm worried that since it's the USPS the mail carrier will just leave me a note saying "sorry we missed you. come pick it up".
That's what she always does with anything over two pounds. Maybe I'll sit outside and wait and see if she gives me that note.
10-05-05, 01:09 PM
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Useless tracking info from the USPS has said "Sender has notified us of a package pickup" for 5 days now!! What's the point of the tracking number if you're not going to update the system at all!! 
10-05-05, 06:36 PM
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i was in sam's today and noticed that they had this for $83.XX, which was fairly cheap i thought. then i got home and mine was sitting on my doorstep. really heavy but it looks hella sweet.
10-06-05, 08:34 AM
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I ordered from Overstock late Thursday afternoon (the 29th) and just got my shipping confirmation late last night. Not bad. Now to see how long it takes to get it into my hot little hands. I am far more excited about this collection than the Far Side Collection.
I wonder if the guys doing Schultz's Peanuts wished they had released his collection in the same kind of format. That would have been freaking huge. I am not a big Peanuts fan but how many hardback books would it take for his complete collection if they were approx the same size as Far Side's/Calvin & Hobbes's books?
I wonder if the guys doing Schultz's Peanuts wished they had released his collection in the same kind of format. That would have been freaking huge. I am not a big Peanuts fan but how many hardback books would it take for his complete collection if they were approx the same size as Far Side's/Calvin & Hobbes's books?
10-06-05, 08:46 AM
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I'm not sure if it's available online but today's Cleveland Plain Dealer has a cover story on the reclusive artist and his new book. He lives just outside of Cleveland. It mentions a rare exclusive interview, but I haven't read it yet.
10-06-05, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Buford T Pusser
I'm not sure if it's available online but today's Cleveland Plain Dealer has a cover story on the reclusive artist and his new book. He lives just outside of Cleveland. It mentions a rare exclusive interview, but I haven't read it yet.
10-06-05, 10:36 AM
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I wish they had posted the photo online. I was curious what he looked like.
Amazing to find someone so private in today's day & age and able to keep it that way. So many people want to air their dirty laundry on TV or it is done for them by the fanatic paparazzi it is refreshing to see stories like this one.
It is also refreshing in seeing no Calvin & Hobbes salt & pepper shakers everywhere.
Amazing to find someone so private in today's day & age and able to keep it that way. So many people want to air their dirty laundry on TV or it is done for them by the fanatic paparazzi it is refreshing to see stories like this one.
It is also refreshing in seeing no Calvin & Hobbes salt & pepper shakers everywhere.
10-07-05, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
I wonder if the guys doing Schultz's Peanuts wished they had released his collection in the same kind of format. That would have been freaking huge. I am not a big Peanuts fan but how many hardback books would it take for his complete collection if they were approx the same size as Far Side's/Calvin & Hobbes's books?
10-07-05, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by kevin75
i was in sam's today and noticed that they had this for $83.XX, which was fairly cheap i thought. then i got home and mine was sitting on my doorstep. really heavy but it looks hella sweet.