31 Years Later, Calvin and Hobbes' Scariest Comic Is Still a Controversial Classic

On a Halloween reread of Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes, one of its more remarkable qualities is that it usually doesn't bother with that. There are a few seasonal strips and arcs scattered across its nine-year run, sure, and Calvin's struggle with staying good before Christmas is an annual tradition. But as a whole, C&H is less concerned with the holiday calendar than one might expect, particularly in its late, post- sabbatical era.