C&H Part II

There has been a debate circulating - probably since the beginning - on whether or not Hobbes is actually real, or if Calvin is just delusional (or just an imaginative 6 yr old). I've always maintained that Hobbes "is" and that people see him one way, and Calvin another.

This quote is taken directly from Bill Watterson:

"The so-called "gimmick" of my strip -- the two versions of Hobbes -- is sometimes misunderstood. I don't think of Hobbes as a doll that miraculously comes to life when Calvin's around. Neither do I think of Hobbes as the product of Calvin's imagination. . . . Calvin sees Hobbes one way, and everyone else sees Hobbes another way. I show two versions of reality, and each makes complete sense to the participant who sees it. I think that's how life works. None of us sees the world exactly the same way, and I just draw that literally in the strip."