Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (Calvin & Hobbes)

I've always read this strip since Watterson is one of my favorite cartoonists. I was really sad when he pulled out of the cartoonist rat race ten years ago over conflict in merchandising of Calvin & Hobbs. Now, I buy his books whenever I see them: Goodwill stores, flea markets or yard sales. This well illustrated ebook of Calvin & Hobbs and their encounter of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster is one of the best.

The book is great, though it would be nice if there were some color pages like in most Calvin and Hobbes books. But the format was a lot smaller than the other books and the seller said it was in good condition but it had pages that are ready to fall out... I don't consider that good.

If you don't like Calvin and Hobbes you either haven't read it or you were never a kid with an imagination. It is very funny with lots of "I did that as a kid!", moments. Tho I was 5 when it debuted. I'm sure I did things because Calvin did them. It was my favorite then and now and I can't imagine that ever changing! THANK YOU Bill Waterson!!!!

We are all fans of Calvin and Hobbes here, and my youngest son was delighted to receive this book for his birthday. It's a nice paperback volume; the printing is clear, and, of course, Bill Watterson's work is timeless and fun.

I loved the second half of the strips, but the first half was slow since I was expecting winter and Snow Goons based on the title. But it started in summer? Different title would have given me different expectations. Good strips, just not what I thought it would be for the most part.

The contents were fantastic. Having said that I like all of Bill Watterson's books. I had a problem with the kindle version wasn't getting past both 14% and 74% at times. The book would just shut down and send me back to home screen. After trying for some time it eventually worked. Other than that. Thumbs up

Was under the impression, as a reproduction of a color comic, with a color cover, that there would be some color comics.
No, its 100% black and white.
Very disappointing.
And a bit misleading that they don't highlight this fact up front.

We were under the impression this was going to contain 100% snowman illustrations, so were slightly disappointed upon seeing that that was clearly not the case.

But Calvin is a great cartoon and helps engage a parent and child in conversation and having a good laugh together...

this is by grace (grape) and jack (zapdos).

jack:
it's very funny. i like the third snow goon. i like when calvin says, "run, hobbes! dad's a snow goon, too!"

grace:
omg! bill watterson you are a genius! i mean i couldn't think of a comic strip with a hilarious 6 year old, a sarcastic stuffed tiger, a dad who thinks everything "builds character," a mom who always foils calvin's plans to get cookies,a teacher who always picks calvin to go to the board, susie, a "slimy girl," and a bully who isn't that smart. snow goons, spaceman spiff, and stupendous man with a dash of time travel, tranfimongrifying, and cloning makes this THE BEST COMIC EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! see you in the comics hall of fame!!!!!!!! ;)

“Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons” is a delightful Calvin and Hobbes collection with lots of strips and storylines that focus on winter activities. There are quite a few of the famous philosophical sled rides with Calvin and Hobbes careening down dangerous hills while pondering some of the most significant aspects of our daily lives.
Also included in this collection were the strips featuring Calvin being “attacked” by his bike, coincidently while he is learning to ride it. Some favorite storylines also reappear, including the the second appearance of Calvin’s duplicator machine, and a storyline featuring Calvin’s caustic film noir private eye.
“Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons” is perfect reading while a snowstorm rages outside.
As usual with a Calvin and Hobbes collection I found myself laughing and thinking at the same time. I enjoy when that happens! I can always count on Calvin and Hobbes to make me laugh, and to tease my brain cells a little. I love them, and these collections, for that!

"Calvin and Hobbes" really hit its stride with this volume. Here the laughter and poignancy hit meltdown levels. The title of the collection itself suggests carnage. And it delivers. So why didn't this incredible collection, including some of the strip's finest moments, never make it into a treasury? Perhaps it provided such a great self-contained unit that breaking it up felt like sacrilege? How's that for an emotionally satisfying but realistically implausible explanation? Whatever the reason, this book remains the sole non-treasury volume required to complete "Calvin and Hobbes'" entire run. Hopefully fans don't miss out on that detail, because this book comes crammed with heightened surrealism and metaphysical horror comedy. The comics page rarely rose to such levels.

The momentum starts high and never falters. On page one (well, five) Calvin comes down with chicken pox and tries to spread his vile contagion around, particularly to his female nemesis, Susie. Soon after his bicycle turns psychotic and plots to kill him (becoming an almost anti-Hobbes, since everyone else sees the bike as an inert object). It even growls at him. Next, the fiendish plot to kidnap Binky Betsy turns on Calvin as Susie (who owns the Betsy doll) abducts Hobbes. Then, in a strange turn, Calvin obtains overconfidence in mathematics. He bets Susie that he'll receive a higher grade on a quiz, a whole 25 cents. When Susie suggests higher stakes, Calvin shoots back, pathetically, "Yeah! Let's double it and make it 35 cents!" In the end he loses (of course) and tells Hobbes that he cheated her out of 25 cents by giving her "only three dimes." Hobbes gives wise counsel: "I think you'd better study harder." A mouth-dropping brilliant Sunday page follows (sadly not in color, though the 10th Anniversary book includes a full color version) where Calvin attacks himself with a sandwich while Susie watches. He prevails by drowning it in chocolate milk. An amazing display of bizarre over the top comic artistry. One of the best. And lastly, the highlight, the crown jewel of the book: the snow goons. This episode defies words and simply needs to be experienced. Many other amazing stories permeate this volume, far too many to mention. Needless to say, this feels like the comic at or very near its peak. It inspires hyperbolic praise.

Here in particular the strip's character of chaos, anarchy, appearance versus reality and individualism ring out. Peanuts meets the Marx Brothers. The parents serve their usual role as straight players and frameworks against which Calvin's insubordination to everything proper in middle class America rebels. For example, at one point Calvin's mom suggests that he use his imagination to cure boredom. So he throws a bucket of water on her. The final panel features a scowling Calvin, banished to his room, grumbling, "My upbringing is filled with inconsistent messages." Ghoulish snowmen perfectly defile a suburban front yard. On top of that, Calvin's grades remain dismal and he seems to spend as much time in the Principal's office as he does in class. He is, in so many words, every perfectionist parents' nightmare. In droves. Inside him also stirs a rebellion of sorts. Like Snoopy, his predessesor, Calvin imbues individualism to a near fault. His self-absorbed fantasies shackle his connection to reality. Nonetheless, they can also provide near total liberation. There's far more to this comic than a naughty little boy. And that will likely guarantee readership far into the future.

To me, this book has always signified the half way point of the strip. It's the last collection and the only collection that wasn't combined to be made into a treasury. That means the Sunday strips are in black and white just like the daily strips.

But don't let that keep you from enjoying the many laughs you'll find here. There are so many classic stories, like the title one where Calvin builds a snowman and brings it to life only to have it try to kill him. Calvin kidnaps Susie's doll only to wind up paying ransom to get Hobbes back. Calvin and Susie make a bet over a math test. This book has the first mention of the noodles incident and several great Calvinball games.

Since this book came out in 1990, the dated aspects of the early strips are gone. No more is Calvin begging for cable or a VCR. He doesn't seem to have them, either.

This also has some of the early critics of our culture, especially when Calvin starts drawing his dinosaurs in spaceships series.

Really, you can't go wrong with Calvin and Hobbes. There is a minimum of a laugh on every page. If you don't have this book in your collection, remedy that today.

Who can get enough of Calvin and Hobbes? Certainly no one on this earth. Maybe on planet 5 or 6. Calvin and Hobbes are delightful in this collection of strips. Because of the time it was published the Sunday strips in Snow Goons are not reprinted in color in other books, save several that appear in specialized Calvin and Hobbes volumes, which are available at the store.
Just because the Sundays lack color does not diminish the hilarity in them. This book in full of laughs and not to be missed by any Calvin and Hobbes freaks (you know who you are) or by one seeking the "Best Medicine."
The book kicks off with two stories. Calvin gets a typical kid's disease. The next story takes place at the dinner table, which, with Calvin, is asking for trouble. Family values are expressed and Calvin's reactions to them are priceless. "It's impolite to leave the table in the middle of a meal." "So what am I suppposed to do? Just SIT here and watch you guys CHEW?! Among other things, Cretaceous beasts appear. Calvin's deadly two wheeled, one chained, metal menace develops devious hunting techniques. Calvin's dad is given a very visual report of his foundering in the polls. Calvin becomes lightening. Calvin tries bungee jumping. The wagon is brutalized again. Calvin's dad is confronted about cultural issues. G.R.O.S.S. launches an assault upon a certain female neighbor and classmate. Calvin struggles to learn math, now with assistance from the father figure. Spiff finds yet another few planets overlooked by the rest of human civilization. Another intense match of Calvinball unfolds. Stupendous Man and Tracer Bullet bring justice to the world. An updated Duplicator adds another few luaghs. And Calvin also, unwittingly, creates an army of deranged mutant killer monster snow goons who lack remorse for anything. Only a with help of a hose, a furry friend, and the cover of darkness at a late hour can he have any hope of vanquishing his own out of control and deadly creation.
Too many other things happen as well and hopefully this has prodded you to whip out a credit card and purchse this fascinating and fall-off-your-cahir-funny book.

Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes wreck havoc as usual in this awesome collection of Watterson's timeless comic. Whether Calvin's wild imagination is dreaming of prehistoric dinosaurs or planning a mischevious attack on his arch-rival (fellow classmate Suzie Derkins), you're sure to enjoy the unexplainable antics of this troublesome six year old boy.

This particular collection starts with a series of cartoons depicting Calvin with chicken pox. Wouldn't you know it, as soon as he finds out he's contagious, he invites Suzie over to play. That crazy kid.

Individual comics follow, but then another series emerges - one where Calvin's bike attacks him upon every attempt at riding it, and his parents remain clueless about how his face could EVER get caught in the bike's chain.

In another series, we see Calvin's "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS" club planning a failed water balloon assault on Suzie, resulting in the disappearance of Hobbes. Hobbes does some smooching with the enemy and is labeled as a traitor.

We also see Calvin struggling in math, losing a 25 cent bet to Suzie after failing a quiz. He spends all his test time daydreaming he's interplanetary hero Spaceman Spiff, and is only able to do one lousy problem.

When the Christmas season approaches, poor Calvin has to avoid throwing snowballs at Suzie so he won't lose any of his Christmas loot.

The amusing title series of this collection is definitely one of my favorites. Calvin builds monster snowmen that (in his mind anyway) come to life and threaten his existence, so he freezes the whole front yard with the garden hose to protect himself, much to the dismay of his father.

Last but not least, Calvin builds a human duplicating machine out of a cardboard box, and he makes a special copy of himself that represents everything good in him. His plan is to make his flawless duplicate do all of his homework and chores, while he himself gets all the credit. Everything goes fine for a while, until his duplicate develops a crush on Suzie, making him look bad. Hilarity ensues.

Inbetween each of the series are individual comic strips with recurring themes. Open-minded Calvin bugs his parents with questions like, "Why do I have to play outside?" "Why can't we watch TV during dinner?" "If we were cannibals, what parts of people would we eat?" Calvin also grosses out Suzie at every opportunity whenever it's time for lunch at school.

We see Calvin engaging in some of his less frequent behaviors as well, such as digging for dinosaur bones in the front yard and demanding his parents and teachers address him as "Calvin the Bold."

Great, great collection. I loved it years ago and still love it today. Best comic ever in my opinion.

This book is HILARIOUS. If you like this book of Calvin and Hobbes, you will LOVE revenge of the babysat in Calvin and Hobbes. I have seven books in the series so far, two of them are treasuries. This is a great book, this book maybe has about 1-3 stories in that I like, like when calvin and hobbes defeat the snow goons. Revenge of the babysat has about 1-3 stories too, my favorite is when Calvin get s a beanie from Choclate frosted sugar bombs cereal. So you big comic book fans out there, BY THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons," by Bill Watterson, is a collection of comic strip adventures of Calvin, the feisty schoolboy, and his companion Hobbes, a stuffed tiger. The strips generally form short stories within the book. The book's title refers to one of these storylines, in which Calvin creates a mutant snow man which in turn creates an army of similar creatures. Other storylines involve Calvin getting chicken pox; his creation of his own TV show; and his club known as GROSS (a warped acronym for "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS").
The C&H stories are great because they are funny celebrations of the power of a child's imagination. Calvin assumes such alternate identities as sci-fi hero Spaceman Spiff, caped superhero Stupendous Man, and private eye Tracer Bullet. Often the humor comes from the clash of Calvin's fantasies with the reality around him. The stuffed Hobbes, through the power of Calvin's imagination, becomes both a comrade and a great foil for the boy; their wacky relationship is one of the most memorable in the comic strip genre.
Calvin is an academic underachiever, rebel, performance artist, disgruntled philosopher, and all-around bringer of chaos -- although his playmate/rival Susie refers to him as "the incurable weirdness poster child." Whether discovering a new dinosaur species (the "Calvinosaurus") or evading the dreaded monster under the bed, Calvin is hilarious. And you've got to love a comic that cites the U.S. Bill of Rights. "Attack" is a great book both for C&H fans and for newcomers to this excellent comic strip.

Bill Waterson is argudably one of the best comic writers out there. Even through his retirement, he has made great books of past comics featuring his Calvin and Hobbes characters. I laugh and laugh at these comics he creates and I sometimes wonder how he comes up with such brilliant ideas sometimes with the storylines of some of the strips.
Calvin, one of his best known characters, is the trouble-making kid in the school. He is funny and imaginative and likes to make funa and games with his "real" pet friend Hobbes. Through the comics, you can see the relationship between a stuffed animal and a human.
In this comic though, Hobbes "comes to life" in Calvins eyes. The things that Calvin can sometimes get involved in is so hilarious and sometimes out of this world.
I guarantee that anyone that loves comics will fall in love with this one and should definitely buy this book to start their collection of classic comics.
All of Bill Waterson's comic books are very well done and very professional. His work is his life and it shows the time and consideration it took to make these characters come to life. Thank you Mr. Waterson for creating such a great comic and thatnk you people for reading my review!

There's no reason to explain WHY Calvin and Hobbes is an excellent comic, but I'd like to explain why this book features some of the best C&H strips of all time.
When I think back at when I was 6 years old, some of my best memories are those from the summer and winter: When I played in either the hot sun or the cold snow, this is why I came to love Calvin's philosophical conversations with Hobbes when, in the summer, riding down the hill in his trolley and his grotesque but also fantastic creations in the snow(Dinosaurs, monsters etc.) They make me reflect on my own childhood and make me laugh, and after reading a few pages one easily becomes nostalgic.
Almost all of the strips in this book take place either in the summer or the winter, and there are many funny conversations with Hobbes and good drawings of Calvin's hideous snowmen in this book. It's one of my favourite C&H books, and if you haven't bought it yet I suggest you get it soon.
It's so good, you can't afford not to buy it.

I have loved Calvin and Hobbes for as long as I can remember, and this book is one of the very best of them all. The highlight of this book is a series wherein Calvin inadvertantly brings a snowman to life, and the snowman turns out to be evil. Calvin and Hobbes soon have a snowman out to kill them, and when the snowman gives himself an extra head, not to mention an extra arm, Calvin announces "He's turned himself into a deranged mutant killer monster snow goon!!", hence the title of the book. Eventually the snow goon goes off to make an army of snow goons, and Calvin and Hobbes try to come up with a plan to kill them. Of course, Calvin's parents don't take Calvin seriously, as per usual, so the plan goes awry.

I won't give away any more than that, except to say this: the strip where Calvin and Hobbes sneak out in the middle of the night, to carry out Calvin's plan, is HILARIOUS. This book is worth every penny.

I know that not a lot of people would want to raise a kid like Calvin, but one can't help but love his imaginary adventures. Here, Calvin has accidentally created a "Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goon". The ghastly snowman creates snow goons of his own, and now Calvin and Hobbes have to defeat them before they destroy the entire city!

Also included here in this seventh installment of the series is a duplicate of Calvin that is the exact opposite of the six-year old troublemaker. He clean his room, does his homework, enjoys his bath, and even has a crush on Susie! Is that what Calvin REALLY wants??

I won't go into further details, but I will say that this is one of the finest comics ever created. It won't be forgotten, that's for sure.

I loved Calvin and Hobbes when i was a little kid and I still do now! They're hillarious and Calvin reminds me so much of myself at
his age (not in every aspect). Especially our family camp trips. calvin and his mom remind me so much of myself and my mom when
our dad took us camping and it turned out to be a disaster, lol. These cartoons make me want to be a kid again. Almost everyone has
said this but I'll say it again. You'll start out planning to read a few pages but you won't stop there. you can't. it's so additive. some of
the younger kids might not understand some of the big words but older kids will. But I think that grownups will enjoy them the most.
Get them
all!

In this 1992 collection, Bill Watterson has assembled a masterful assortment of hilarity. I purchased this collection when it was first made available, and the content was wondrous. Mr. Watterson is an amazing storyteller, and he depicts every character in a humorous light.
It would not surprise me in the least if Mr. Watterson WAS Calvin in his childhood, or at least he wanted to act that way. Calvin's father is as unorthodox as ever, and the slightly egotistical Hobbes was, is, and always will be sardonic. Susie is the typical saintly victim, and Moe is the stereotypical bully. The mother, is, well, the mother.
Calvin and Hobbes is not literally written on a child's level. I am 16, I have a verbal I. Q. in the 200's, and I get an absolute kick out of reading and rereading Master Watterson's work. It is a shame he no longer writes them.

Pros:
Funny, Hilarious, Clever, Beloved, Timeless

Cons:
none

Best Uses:
Antidote to the gloomies, Read aloud, Pick me up, Sharing, Read at the table

Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My son is 8 years old. He loves Calvin and Hobbes. It has humor for him, and for us - his parents. It also gives us an opportunity to teach him advanced words when desired.

I loved Calvin and Hobbes when it first came out. Now I get to love it all over again through the eyes of my son as we all read it together.

Look,,,there's no two ways about it...Calvin & Hobbes is the best comic strip ever! Period! End of story! It was a dark and sad day when Creator Bill Watterson ended the strip, but fortunately, the strip lives on through the continued collection of the strips into these wonderful books.

Attack Of The Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons is as good as it comes with all of the charm, sarcasm, and bust-a-gut hillarity you've come to expect from this mis-matched pair of friends.

I've always enjoyed Calvins Christmas and winter strips the best so this collection is one of my favorites. I continue to read it over and over again.

I first began reading Calvin and Hobbes in the newspaper around the time he introduced the Killer Snow Goons story, where Calvin builds yet another mutant, deranged snowman--but unlike previous strips, Calvin attempts to bring the snow goon to life a la Frankenstein, leading to the monster creating an army of similarly deranged snow goons.
Watterson's artwork as usual is imaginative and humorous, and Calvin and Hobbes' interaction in this book are particularly hilarious. If you've never read C&H before, consider this book a great place to start; long-read fans will also enjoy it as one of the best selections in the Calvin & Hobbes library.

I found a discounted copy of this book and put it out in my classroom. It's already dog-eared. The kids absolutely love it, and I read it and found myself laughing out loud, even more than usual when I read the strip.

Something about Clavin's frenetic, yet philosophical underachieving braininess, the tiger "Hobbes" as the best "straight man" and sometime-comic foil created in years, and the long-suffering cast of supporting characters speak to everyone's best and fondest memories of childhood when the world was a plaything of the imagination.

Recommended!

I just have to look at Calvin to start chuckling. The little guy reminds me soooo much of me. I wonder how Mister Watterson gets so much expression out of so few lines. Anyway, the book is a compilation of some of his daily newspaper cartoons, so if you enjoyed them in the papers, you'll enjoy them here.

Calvin and Hobes are back with snowmen coming alive and many more scenarios like: "Brunette" trying tik frame Tracer Bullet, and Calvin aand Hobbes wondering about various things the Dad Polls" and more!

I have read this book about 50 times and I still laugh at Calvin & HObbes hilarious veiws of life and all of their stupid squabbles. Calvin really is the perfect example of certain kids i have known and continue to know. Spaceman Spiff is a great character of Calvins imagination. Calvinball is their own little game where the only rules is there are no rules. The transmogrifier is an imaginative thing that turns you into any animal you want. This is a hafta read if you enloy garfeild or have read any other Calvin & Hobbes books.

Bar none, the deranged mutant killer snow goons are my favorite of all of Calvin's imaginary nemeses. The artwork and story lines are the best continuous comics that the very badly-missed Bill Watterson created. The snow goons arise and the battles begin. And, once again, who bears the brunt of this war? Calvin's parents who can't help but wonder how their son turned out the way he did. This is a wonderful collection that I turn to whenever I feel like a six year old besieged by the mutant killer snow goons in the world.

This is one of the best Calvin and Hobbes books. Bill writes about a 6 year boy who, with his imagination, brings his stuffed tiger to life and in this book a snowman, too. The snowman makes other snowmen and calvin takes care of this in his own funny way, though his parents never believe him.
Bill Watterson is one of the best comic writers ever. His writing demonstrates what every kid must have thought about at Calvin's age. I think Bill should not have stopped writing Sunday comics. We shall all miss them.

How can anyone not like Calvin in spite of his mischief. This is one good funny book packed with Calvin & Hobbes comic strips. Oh... there's a lot beyond the snow goons. Susie appears quite frequently in spite of Calvin (and Hobbes) efforts to thwart her. If you like C&H, you'll want this book. I've read it and reread it over the years and never tire of Calvin's adventures! I wonder how Calvin's mom keeps from getting gray hair?

Book Review
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Do you think Calvin will ever get Susie with the water
balloon? Well, this book is the funniest Calvin and Hobbes
book you have ever read. Calvin makes a cool club
called G.R.O.S.S (Get Rid Of Slimy Girls). He also
goes back in time. Even though the lines don't always connect he still is a funny character. He also goes back
in time and sees dinosaurs. How does Calvin stand Rosalind? Read the book!

This is the greatest book i've read. There are lots of funny parts in this story, like where Calvin makes a snowman come to life,and he changes his name to Calvin the Bold. Also his mom has a parent teacher conference with Calvin's teacher and Calvin fails a math quiz which he wouldv'e passed. There is also another part where Calvin duplicates himself again only for the good side. I think this is a great book to get. You should buy this book if you really love Calvin and Hobbes.

All Calvin and Hobbes books are great. But this one, in which Calvin imagines that he has brought a demonic snowman to life, may be the best of the bunch. The sequence of strips in which Calvin is sure that the snowman and his friends are out to kill him may be the most brilliant of Bill Watterson's career. He is an absolute comic genius whose presence in the funny pages has been sorely missed since his retirement. "Snow Goons" is Watterson at his finest.

The Calvin and Hobbes collection is filled with all the usual inventions and wild imagination as Calvin hurtles through the forest on his cart or sled, torments neighbor Suzie or drives his parents up the wall. The title comes from the hilarious serialised strips where Calvin's snowmen come alive and chase after him. It's absolutely a must-have, must-read!

And I DO believe that Hobbes comes alive when no one else is around.

I JUST READ CALVIN AND HOBBES BOOK :
ATTACK OF THE DERRABGED KILLER MUNTANT MONSTER SNOW GOONS

IT'S A VERY GOOD BOOK THE SECOND BOOK I HAVE EVER READ OF THEM .
IT WAS SO GOOOD I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.
IT'S SOME OF BILL WATERSONS BEST STUFF.
OVER ALL THE BOOK IS ABOUT THE SNOW GOONS , AND CALVINS ADVENTURES WITH THEM
I WOULD RECCOMED THIS BOOK YYO ANY READER OF THEIRS OR ANY BODY WHO LIKES KIDS

Calvin and Hobbes was (and still is) my favorite comic characters. Every time I read the "Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" it cracks me up when I see the different things they do in the snow. But I have to admit, my favorite part about this book is the title. Anyhow, to sum it up, anyone who is a "Calvin and Hobbes" fan should read this book, and everyone who isn't should read it anyways!

This is one of the best books I have ever read! Calvin is a boy who does some pretty wierd things, and says some too! Calvin gets in trouble constantly, with his stuffed animal Hobbes behind him all the way. The jokes that this book has to offer are awesome! The jokes don't always need that many words. Let me give you an example. It shows the steps Calvins' mom uses to get ready for work in the morning, such as putting on a new dress, makeup, and stuff like that. Then she walks down the stairs and out the door only to find herself sprayed with a hose from Calvin! Then it shows Calvin in his room rubbing his butt and saying,"What a grouch!"
This book is great for you if you love to laugh and you think even jokes that don't make you laugh your hide off but still are really pretty funny. If you are like this, no matter what age you are you will like this book!
You will probaly not like this book as much if you duslike commics and don't laugh at things sometimes that may not be so unbelievably funny.
I highly recomend this book and it is great to read something that isn't a tomb but isn't Barney! This is more than just than a book about a kid with an every day life, trust me!

I've got almost every Calvin and Hobbes collection, but as this was the first one I ever bought I'm going to review it. What can I say? What can anyone say? Bill Watterson has broken the mould of comic strips--this is the wittiest, silliest, sickest, and most heart-warming fiction I've ever come across, in ANY medium. I love his characters, and I love his insane plotlines--yet there's always a golden nugget of truth at the heart of each. Along with Gary Larson, Bill Watterson has breathed new life into the comic strip genre (and I'm no big fan of comics). Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant stuff.

One day, Calvin tries to create an snowman with the power 'invested in his and the Mighty Snow Demons'. Good news: It works. Bad news: The snowman's wicked! Calvin and Hobbes have to destroy the Snow Goons before it's too late! Other serials include Calvin's kidnapping of Susie doll, Dad's attempt to teach Calvin maths and Calvin and Hobbes's trip to the North Pole.

These books are just great!(Calvin and Hobbes)You should really read 'em!In this one,well it's filled with lots of comics,BUT it also has this comic story of how Calvin brought one of his snowmen to life and it made it's self into a monster and creating more Deranged Mutant Killer Snow Goons and Calvin and Hobbes are trying to escape them and calvin gets them by...

I love this comic, and I think Watterson is genius. Calvin is one messed up kid and his adventures with his stuffed tiger hobbes are hillarious, and sometimes quite strange. I love it when they take pictures and Calvin keeps making faces, just like my little brother used to. This is such a good comic and I can not wait to own more of them.

wacky book must read this. A child who thinks hes a genius and his pet 'stuffed' tiger. Calvin is always talking about prblems and pleasures in every day life in the wakiest and funniest situations. his tiger wise yet aggressive will complement and argue and occasionally pounce him. this is a clever book to be enjoyed by all age levels

This book is great! Not only because it is funny, but because it reflects on many moments of our childhood. Calvin and Hobbes are two of the most entertaining comic book characters of our time. I can't get enough of them. I read their books over and over. GREAT JOB, Bill Watterson!!!!! =)

i used to think that "the days are just packed" was the best C&H book but when i bought this one,i knew that it was the best."attack of the deranged muntant killer monster snow goons" has some of the most funny comics i have ever read. this book contains:the attack of the snow goons,the 'calvin show',calvin's late school project,and the "noodle incident".this is clearly the best. my favorite part in this book was the 'calvin show' where he cut some cardboard up and put his face in it and his dad said he'd prefer the tv with the volume control. yeah. that was hilarious.

This is one of the greatest books that Bill Watterson has created of Calvin and Hobbes. It's imaginative, creative, and witty. This book is to treasure, believe me. I was laughing so hard because of the wit of this fantastic duo! Hope you have fun reading this as much as I did.

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My almost eight year old grandson, who is not an avid reader, loves the Calvin and Hobbes books. His older sister knew that this would be a wonderful Christmas gift and she was right. His parents approved enthusiastically. Great choice for a school ager who's been so so about reading.!!

I THINK THE PART WHERE THEY THROW SNOWBALLS AT THE SNOW WAS AWESOME. I ALSO LIKE THE PART WHERE THE SNOW GOON MAKES MORE SNOW GOONS. THE PAGE WHERE THEY SPRAY WATER ON THE SNOW GOONS WAS A STROKE OF GENIUS. THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!

This was a Great book, non stop Laughs and fun for toilet reading :), Honestly though, My favorite Calvin and Hobbes has to be "Something under the Bed is Drooling" which I also Highly Recommend. But Dont let that stop you from Buying, this is a great book.

Calvin & Hobbs is supreme enjoyment for kids, adults & philosophers - even when it turns serious. I read every cartoon that came out and re-read them in my son's books. The snowmen, and the little squirrel that died...live forever. Can't rate Bill Watterson; could only rate myself by giving his book less than a perfect score.

this book is soo halarius. my dad introduced ne to this comic, and ive been facinated by bill watermans humor. its really funny that calvin is soo tiny and yet so smart. he uses big words and understands a lot of things that normal six year olds dont understand.

i have all of the calvin and hobbes books and this one i enjoyed the most. the best one thought is that phsyco jungle cat. its awsome! this snow goons one is definitely worth 5 stars. buy it or be damned forever. you will be haunted by the thought that it is still on that shelf...unbought..unused..BUY IT.

Out of all the books Bill Watterson has made, this is one of my top four, "Something Under the bed is drooling," "Yukon Ho!,"Lazy Sunday book," and of course this. My favorite part is when Calvin brings the first snow goon to life!

An only, lonely child. Bullied at school. Clearly a genius level intellect, he's unchallenged and stifled since nobody, not his parents, and not even his teacher, recognizes this. A father who's always too busy to spend any time with his son. A father who's often seen, get this, reading --*reading* -- rather than paying his only son some attention! A mother, who literally, in strip after strip, throws him out the door. Throws, as in "child flying through the air". A child, and a small child at that, allowed repeatedly to wander alone through the woods! A child denied even a pet. His only friend -- a stuffed tiger.

Makes the "Peanuts" look like "The Family Circus".