Calvin and Hobbes

comic strip by Bill Watterson
VisualArtwork comic_strip_series Q211035
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Calvin and Hobbes

Summary

Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip series[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of comic_strip_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calvin and Hobbes authored Bill Watterson[3].
  • Calvin and Hobbes is the creator of Bill Watterson[4].
  • Calvin and Hobbes received the Best foreign work published in Spain[5].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's image is recorded as Calvin wikiworld.jpg[6].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's instance of is recorded as comic strip series[7].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's instance of is recorded as media franchise[8].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's publisher is recorded as Andrews McMeel Publishing[9].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's logo image is recorded as Calvin and Hobbes title.png[10].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's GND ID is recorded as 7537649-0[11].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's Commons category is recorded as Calvin and Hobbes[12].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's has part is recorded as Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat[14].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's has part is recorded as Something Under The Bed Is Drooling[15].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's has part is recorded as The Revenge of the Baby-Sat[16].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's has part is recorded as Weirdos from Another Planet![17].
  • +1985-11-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Calvin and Hobbes[18].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's start time is recorded as +1985-11-18T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01tjl[20].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's characters is recorded as Calvin[21].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's characters is recorded as Hobbes[22].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calvin and Hobbes[23].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's spoken text audio is recorded as Es-Calvin y Hobbes-article.ogg[24].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Calvin-and-Hobbes[25].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Calvin and Hobbes universe[26].
  • Calvin and Hobbes's BBC Things ID is recorded as e508e480-c99c-4e7b-81c0-4929fea01649[27].

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Works and Contributions

Calvin and Hobbes authored Bill Watterson[3]. It is the creator of Bill Watterson[4].

Recognition

Calvin and Hobbes received the Best foreign work published in Spain[5].

Why It Matters

Calvin and Hobbes ranks in the top 5% of comic_strip_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,159 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Judd Winick[30], a cartoonist[31], b. 1970[32], of United States[33].

FAQs

What awards did Calvin and Hobbes receive?

Honors received include Best foreign work published in Spain[5].

Who did Calvin and Hobbes influence?

Calvin and Hobbes has been cited as an influence by Judd Winick[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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