I have loved Calvin & Hobbes since the first time I read it. I had to be about 10 or 11 years old. I was one of those kids who always grabbed the newspaper on the way to school just to read the “funnies” (and movie reviews of course, but that surprises no one). I mean, one of my earliest pieces here on Nerd-Base was a piece profiling a bit of fan service to the strip. As I stated in that article, almost two years ago now, “I’d think of putting out a challenge for people to find a more truthful and honest representation of childhood, but I know it’d be futile. There isn’t one.”, and I still hold firm on that belief. However, after seeing the film, Dear Mr. Watterson last night, I know for certain that I’m not the only one.

Opening 11/15 in select theaters/cities.
Dear Mr. Watterson started as an idea from a fan, Joel Allen Schroeder. As an uber-fan of the strip, Joel made a decision to take what he learned from his film classes and apply them to what would become not a search for the infamously reclusive Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin & Hobbes, but instead Continue reading


























