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Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Dan

Dan — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:12:41 +0000

“Nothing is static in this life. Sacred cows make the best hamburgers.”

Dude, I think this is my new mantra.

May your path be straight.

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Grimmash

Grimmash — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:05:58 +0000

Just a thought – It could be possible that the artist who drew this was not aware of Watterson’s stance on others using his work in way such as this. I’ve always liked C&H, but I don’t spend time reading about Watterson.

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Emilija

Emilija — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:41:10 +0000

to all the people arguing, it’s a fanart. It’s someone who admires the original work, and did their take on it. It’s not for profit, and if you don’t like it, you can exit the browser

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Sasha

Sasha — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:42:42 +0000

Grief, can’t anyone here appreciate the message without shooting the medium and the messenger?

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:55:49 +0000

Very well said. Bravo, and if I’d like to say, I challenge any artist out there that is bold enough I’d like to see this adult Calvin stuff continued on in a webcomic or something. Nice article on top of the art as well. I’ve been store-housing my old calvin and hobbs comics for when I have kids.

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Sean

Sean — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:55:54 +0000

“Can anyone pls explain this? I didnt get it.Thx.”

Dodo, it’s based on an American comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes. The guy waving in the background (Calvin?) used to own the tiger, but now he’s grown up and given it to his kid, I guess. Hope that clears things up.

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Kino

Kino — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:53:51 +0000

Wondering if there’s a bigger version of this image. I’d love to have it on my wall.

As to the whole “rip-off” argument… while I think Watterson might in fact actually like this one, the only way to know for sure is if he were to comment on it himself. Maybe that would resolve the issue…

Comment on yea, verily, i say unto thee – “THIS!” by Mork

Mork — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:13:57 +0000

techrat, using the internet to convince us of your point using the biggest words you can muster is pretty lame.

Do you think if you muddle your point with incomprehensible blabber it will make you seem smarter? Your point more clear? More clever?

Sorry. Artists create original art. They don’t manipulate another’s images into some personal distortion of their own, like this cheap peice.

Watterson created these images and has been outspoken on his desire to prevent them from commercialization. It is clear he had a personal connection (obviously) to his characters. For other people to take those characters and create something that was never intended is wrong. Make the statement in your own, original way. You argue that Watterson wouldn’t disapprove because of no commercial gain. Are you saying his characters can be taken, twisted, recreated, and strewn about the internet as long as no money is being made and he would be okay with that?

The fact is, this is the INTELLECTUAL property of one person. If you aren’t that person, well, you don’t have the right to distribute the images and then make claims as to what the owner would approve or disapprove of. No matter how “inspiring” YOU make believe it to be.