Possible reawakening

As you all know this subreddit was basically nuked from orbit by gocomics heavy handed approach. In an effort to keep my users from losing their accounts from sharing the things they love (thank you gocomics)? This sub was shut down. What you don't know is that I've been working on some options in the background. It's in my free time, so I apologize if it hasn't been much. Or quickly. But we haven't forgotten, we haven't lost the principle core of this subreddit to love each other, and love the imagination that bill Watterson stoked in all of us. Subreddit update coming soon. I wish you and your yours well, and your Holiday magical. Let's go exploring

1823 points cyclynn

Let's go exploring!

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452 points AbnoxiousRhinocerous

It’s a magical world Hobbs ol buddy!

Edit: I really love this sub and was actually heartbroken when… what happened, happened. I’m cautiously optimistic!

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95 points cyclynn

I was wondering why there was less activity.

Jokes on them bc among all of us, we got the entire story.

Except for those rare sneaky panels that somehow no one's ever seen. This sub was incredible for those pleasant surprises.

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28 points Impressive_Sock1296

(so sorry, pls add the e to hobbes- it's driving me mental.)

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7 points sesquiup

Hobbes

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39 points SleepWouldBeNice

Seize the day and throttle it!

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570 points Dreamburger

It’s wild how out of touch these companies are. I’ve been sharing C&H strips with my girlfriend thanks to this subreddit, and a few weeks ago she surprised me with the full boxed collection for my birthday. Best gift ever.

That literally wouldn’t have happened if this place wasn’t around keeping C&H in people’s minds.

But sure, go ahead and nuke the subreddit from orbit. I’m sure that’ll skyrocket interest and sales.

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131 points THIS_GUY_LIFTS

I’m about to start scanning mine and sharing on random posts or something. Do they realize how cold some people’s lives are without that little flicker of warmth and light C&H provides?

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59 points Dreamburger

Clearly, they don’t care much. What’s next, banning libraries? Because that's where I borrowed and read C&H throughout my youth, as I'm sure most of us did.

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97 points DrScheherazade

Also: I would venture to bet that many of us here own the complete anthology of C+H. So this greedy-ass company wants to tell an audience that already bought all the books that we can’t discuss the books we own and paid for? Make it make sense.

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44 points Dreamburger

And at the same time, they’re preventing younger readers from discovering C&H. I wasn’t even born when the first strip came out, I’m francophone, and my parents didn’t know about it. It was really by stumbling upon it in a library that I got hooked. Expecting someone who’s never seen a single strip to jump into a 19‑book collection and drop ~$170 in today’s economy? That’s just insane.

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5 points suprmario

Right I was a frequent visitor and I owned almost all of the individual books growing up and bought the full collection a few years back.

They are alienating their own customers.

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210 points SombreObserver

Was bribery with tuna involved? (They're kind of stupid that way.)

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303 points Lakemine

Stay safe, thank you for spending this time and don’t rush it. Irl comes first and then us of the extended family 😊

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55 points Popular_Pangolin_425

What a beautiful way to put it.

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141 points Malvania

Fight the deranged killer snow goons!

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42 points Im_tracer_bullet

I have to say that I really like the notion of a revival.

Thanks for the effort and the update!

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70 points anothercar

Thank you for everything!

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33 points Poetry-dreams

Aww. This is awesome. I'm going to tell Susie. Lol.

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33 points Motown27

God Speed Spaceman Spiff!!!

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30 points brianinohio

Calvin and hobbes rock! I'm still here :)

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27 points PopeInThePizza

Smock! Smock! Smock! to that.

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27 points mashed_pajamas

I’ve gotten so accustomed to r/okbuddyrosalyn being my sole source of C&H Reddit content, almost forgot about this wholesome corner

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5 points cyclynn

Thanks for making my day!!

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6 points unholycowgod

Same and it just doesn't hit the same way at all :'(

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2 points Louises_ears

It has its moments but it generally weirds me out.

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0 points CODENAMEDERPY

lol!

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27 points TheOriginal_858-3403

Just everyone remember that one day Go Comics or whoever will be only a memory but C&H will still exist for all to enjoy.

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46 points purpleoceangirl

Thank you!

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63 points cambo3g

What a braindead move from gocomics. Like in what universe is it a smart move to shut down one of the few places on the internet that people passionately discuss and share C&H.

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35 points ggroverggiraffe

Well you don't want it to flourish because then kids might learn about Calvin and Hobbes for free instead of going out and buying a book full of comics they've never heard of. ^{you have to think like an idiot, and then it makes sense.}

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30 points Jexroyal

A small correction, it's not gocomics. Blaming gocomics is exactly the kind of misdirection that works in these companies favor. Masks and shells and hidden layers of obfuscation.

Andrews McMeel Universal owns the digital publication rights, and it's their newish CEO who has been trying to make waves by pushing their legal team to go after communities like this one.

Don't say fuck Gocomics, say fuck Andrews McMeel. Their greedy syndicate can go fuck themselves.

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5 points nelsonbestcateu

These people don't think. The things people love and share a gross copyright violations to them. All the magic turned into clinical products to be sold. They're the death of beauty for the sake of a dollar. Which funnily enough isn't even a dollar in most cases, especially not on subs like this because most buyers are here already and they actually put the content out there for others to find organically. Literal free marketing and they're too braindead to understand it.

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36 points MaulwarfSaltrock

Thank you so much! Take care!

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12 points renisagenius

Thank you!

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27 points RevolutionCrazy7045

been out of the loop but just read "the post i hoped to avoid" .. boo on gocomics.

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27 points Oh__Archie

You should just transmogrify gocomics into a bowl of chowder.

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12 points SeismicFrog

💪

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9 points Zippy_The_Pinhead

😀

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10 points IamGrimReefer

i like Calvin & Hobbes!

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8 points blasto2236

I’ve very much missed this sub. Thanks for the update and I hope you’ve all been well! C&H fans are a special breed.

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6 points Extra_Significance81

I can't wait to see this tiger trap!

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7 points ah-do-what-now

My son is currently reading through the entire series and loving every minute of it. Happy to see things are still moving here!

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1 points Initial-Big-6197

what a parent you must be

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5 points DrWYSIWYG

Gocomics really shot themselves in the foot with this one because I, and I am sure others, have bought from them after seeing a particular strip in this sub. They shot themselves twice because 1. I won’t buy from them again and 2. They lost out on free advertising for new customers that this sub gave them. Capitalism is going to capitalism I guess.

ETA: Thank you for your work. You are truly one of the good ones!

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19 points bluefunksta

Is fan art allowed?

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5 points scullys_alien_baby

Neat! Excited to see what the future holds for this

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5 points yoyo_putz

In light of recent humiliations, it's an honor to be joined by Calvin and Hobbes fans.

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5 points ManifestDestinysChld

Super glad to hear this!

I had a random C&H encounter last week when I proposed to a cashier that we "leave math to the machines" and she said "so we can go outside for recess?" It reminded me of this sub, so I'm glad there's doin's a-transpirin'.

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5 points Ex_Reddit_Lurker

You're using your time better than I am. I use my free time to check the dictionary to figure out what tortellini is finally...T-O-R...

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3 points Shadowpriest

Suit up, Spiff! We're going on a trip in this little red rocket ship!

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4 points qwertyslayer

I'm a software engineer with some free time on my hands. Can I help in any way? Public GH or mirror hosting etc?

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5 points flushotdoc

Thank you for your efforts!

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4 points FutureWormMunch

Go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!

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6 points okbruh_panda

Jokes on you! I do that every Monday through Friday! Lol

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7 points bsischo

Would we be allowed to post the comics here if they weren’t linked back to that website?

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8 points mazzicc

I’m lost, but a big fan of hobby drama…what happened with gocomics?

Is there a r/hobbydrama post to enjoy?

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10 points TheGreatZarquon

GoComics decided that they were the only ones allowed to ever post Calvin and Hobbes comics anywhere on the internet and came down hard on this subreddit for sharing the comics. There were a bunch of DMCA claims and the sub got shut down so no one got banned.

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7 points castiel149

So are they gonna stop me from scanning the comics from the books I’ve owned for three decades and posting them online

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3 points SP_Rocks

QRD on the shut down?

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3 points THIS_GUY_LIFTS

They really don’t. I mean, it was the 40th just a few days ago and all they’ve done is write a little blurb on their website. Woo…

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3 points TheLandofYellow

Thank you so much! It was so nice to be able relive the nostalgia of reading these comics with the added benefit of discussion among others you know will appreciate it. Cheers! Happy Holidays to all of y'all

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3 points AsAChemicalEngineer

Much love to you and the team for bringing me and others immense joy in sharing Watterson's works. I hope y'all figure a way to save the subreddit. :)

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3 points ninovd

I don't get why Facebook groups can continue to post but this group can't... 😕

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2 points fonebone819

This....Right?! WTAF?

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3 points xXCableDogXx

You know, i get it, and I'm fine with it, honestly (though I don't like it).

I just want to thumb punch that ssshat on tic tok in the taint... the one that is pushing/ seeking those C&H block sets of them in the flyer. I don't use the word hate very much, but I fucking hate that dude.

And the thing that pisses me off the most is that for every one comment, "oh that makes me so nostalgic", there's like 15 "burn in hell, raper of waterson!" And he still doesn't get the hint.

I hope everything the the Houston petty song happen to him, starting with "his breath stay with a dookie smell"

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3 points Rushblade

I love Calvin & Hobbes & all the other characters

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3 points HalloweenGorl

Thank you for working on this, it means a lot!

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3 points nicgk

Scientific progress goes boink.

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3 points Salt-Environment9285

thank you!!

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3 points Alchemist_Joshua

Thank you

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3 points MadBuddahAbusah

A while back my wife gave me the best gift I've ever gotten in the complete Calvin and hobbes. I'm so thankful to own the physical media especially knowing now that they're doing shit like this.

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3 points Billy_Plur

Take your time op. As we all know. Progress, especially scientific, goes boink

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2 points curiousitymdg

Thank you for all you are doing. Magic holidays to you.

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2 points TanguayX

Patience is paying off

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2 points YouFuckingRetard

Holy crap for real? Thank you so much for putting in time to get this space back.

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2 points la_cc

TLDR? What did happen by Gocomics?

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1 points sicariusdiem

gocomics decided their profits were more important than people's enjoyment

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2 points likesleague

Very happy to hear it :)

Thank you for your hard work, take all the time you need!

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2 points septembereleventh

Thank you for your effort. I grew up on C&H and own all the books. I miss seeing strips in my feed here.

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2 points Impressive_Sock1296

Hugs.

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2 points TOMA_TAN

Thank you for your efforts

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2 points no_regards

Thank you!

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2 points kimvy

Thank you for what you do. ❤️

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2 points TomEdison43050

Thank you!

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2 points K1P_26

Thank you!

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2 points pwaves13

Glad to see it's still running.

If you need any tips or whatever feel free to dm. I used to be a mod here for ages

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2 points Celtic_Fox_

What an awesome post, thank you, I was wondering what was ever going to become of the sub just the other day! Honestly the world could use a lot more Calvin & Hobbes.

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2 points thedude042

By subreddit update do you mean transmogrification?

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1 points riverratriver

I wondered what happened

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1 points synchronizedshock

(:

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1 points gbkisses

Thank you !

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1 points Uranium-Sandwich657

What happened?

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1 points foroncecanyounot__

Yayy, I can't wait... I've really missed C&H on my feed

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1 points Puzzleheaded_Win4607

I'm from Italy, and I loved this subeeddit. It's a shame to see it close. Let's hope for better.

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1 points fluffykerfuffle3

thank you

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1 points QuentinTarzantino

Heck yeah! But seriously Calvin, I gotra get to work!!

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1 points Rustycake

Thanks for the update, and patiently wafting on more updates!

I miss seeing Calvin and Hobbes comics posted on here.

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1 points RedditsnoEdits

Will they take a tuna fish sandwich?

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1 points CrazyFinger4

FOR-E-V-E-R

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1 points El_Zilcho_72

Awww yeah

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1 points thunderbong

This is the best news I've heard all month!

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1 points TheSpiffySpaceman

We could mirror gocomics links somewhere?

Wouldn't help existing posts outside of an extension, but feels prudent to host on imgur or something.

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1 points Black_RL

Oh…… so that’s what happened!

Damn!

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1 points Vast-Scar-6634

I love Calvin&Hobbes. Was introduced to them when I was on a swap program in summer of 1990, aged 10. I stayed with a lovely family in Lansdowne PA for 6 weeks. From time to time we get back in touch. They introduced me to the comic, The Simpsons, and a holiday season in NJ called Christmas in July. Best time of my life, been going through a few things recently and forgot about Calvin and Hobbes, so glad now this popped up on my suggested posts 😁

Now I'm remembering stuff from then.. Logan Circle, science museum, a cinema with a wraparound screen / dome shape, Wildwood Crest, the Kamikaze rollercoaster.

Thank you for reminding me 😁

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1 points JPPT1974

Ever heard of free speech 💬 🤔

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2 points okbruh_panda

Depends if youre from UK or not

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1 points CoyoteGeneral926

My wife got the Boxed set off Amazon for me 6 years ago. Still trying to get an affordable Bloom County. These 2 comics kept me alive (literally) through very dark times in the 80 an 90s.

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