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Product Details:
- The complete Calvin and Hobbes collection in one deluxe package.
- Every daily and Sunday strip from 1985–1995.
- This three-volume hardcover box set celebrates Bill Watterson's art and storytelling while providing a complete journey through the magic of Calvin and Hobbes.
- With a compelling introduction, full-color artwork, and every daily and Sunday cartoon that appeared in newspapers, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a must-have for fans, collectors, and new readers who want to experience these iconic adventures from start to finish.
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes box set is a hefty collector edition that delivers the full strip run in one place, with strong appeal for rereading, gifting, and passing down. The set is praised for its lasting value, imaginative humor, and the way it bridges generations, and later editions likely have improved binding over the original glued pages. The hardcovers are heavy and not ideal for everyday reading, and the box set is more of a table book than a portable format. At about $89.48 after coupon, it sits near the low end of recent pricing and compares reasonably with buying the individual volumes.
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Later editions reportedly have improved binding, likely stitched instead of the original glued pages that could fail. The hardcovers are still heavy and unwieldy for everyday reading, so they work better as a collector set or for occasional use than as a daily carry-around edition.
Yes. The full set weighs around 20 pounds, and each hardcover volume is described as heavy and unwieldy for everyday reading, which is why some prefer the paperback or Portable Compendium editions.
The Portable Compendium is easier to read comfortably because each volume is two paperback books in a sleeve and is much more manageable. The hardcover box set is more of a collector piece and may need to be read at a table, while the compendium volumes have often sold for about $9-$12 each.
The set is around $90, which is considered reasonable for the full collection. Buying the individual volumes separately can run about $75 for the first six alone, and the seven paperbacks may cost more than the box set even with deals.
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90 bucks for this set isn't bad at all. The 7 paperbacks will probably run you more than that even with deals.
Wait a minute...
Watterson is the GOAT. Left on top, his terms, never sold out - no merchandise - save for the few calendars back in the 80/90s he allowed his publisher to produce - still against his wishes. This guy left MILLIONS on the table because to him it wasn't about "that." He's the definition of a mic drop.
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By far one of the best parts of growing up was reading these comics every day in the newspaper. Hobbes was 100% real.
Anyways, it's very likely that these are the ones with the updated binding. They fixed them like 10 years ago. I suppose there's always a chance you get someone's old return, or they found an old dusty box of early prints on a shelf somewhere.
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