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[[Calvin]] regularly reads a variety of different '''comic books'''. |
[[Calvin]] regularly reads a variety of different '''comic books'''. |
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==Known titles== |
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| + | Calvin is regularly seen reading or mentioning the following superhero comic books: |
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*Amazon Girl (may or may not have her own comic) |
*Amazon Girl (may or may not have her own comic) |
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Although the exact content of Calvin's comic books is rarely specified, they all seem to contain exceedingly violent content; one of them featured a male character brutally attacking an amazon; the latter responded by shooting an energy weapon, the "Hyper-Phase Distortion Blaster" which shattered the male character's spine. Hobbes also once read out loud that "Captain Steroid [was] getting his kidneys punched out with an I-beam". Calvin's comic books also seem to be design-by-committee products, as evidenced in a weekday strip<ref>[http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/ca9ea1ee2509102d94d7001438c0f03b Gocomics.com: July 20 1992]</ref>. |
Although the exact content of Calvin's comic books is rarely specified, they all seem to contain exceedingly violent content; one of them featured a male character brutally attacking an amazon; the latter responded by shooting an energy weapon, the "Hyper-Phase Distortion Blaster" which shattered the male character's spine. Hobbes also once read out loud that "Captain Steroid [was] getting his kidneys punched out with an I-beam". Calvin's comic books also seem to be design-by-committee products, as evidenced in a weekday strip<ref>[http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/ca9ea1ee2509102d94d7001438c0f03b Gocomics.com: July 20 1992]</ref>. |
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| + | ===Horror comics=== |
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| + | The following comics appeared in the illustrated poem [[A Nauseous Nocturne]]: |
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| + | *''Scary Death'' |
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| + | *''Dripping Gore Comics'' |
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| + | *''Frightening Monster Tales'' |
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Revision as of 23:52, 20 February 2012
Calvin regularly reads a variety of different comic books.
Known titles
Superhero comics
Calvin is regularly seen reading or mentioning the following superhero comic books:
- Captain Napalm (also a very minor alter ego)
- Captain Steroid
- Amazon Girl (may or may not have her own comic)
Although the exact content of Calvin's comic books is rarely specified, they all seem to contain exceedingly violent content; one of them featured a male character brutally attacking an amazon; the latter responded by shooting an energy weapon, the "Hyper-Phase Distortion Blaster" which shattered the male character's spine. Hobbes also once read out loud that "Captain Steroid [was] getting his kidneys punched out with an I-beam". Calvin's comic books also seem to be design-by-committee products, as evidenced in a weekday strip[1].
Horror comics
The following comics appeared in the illustrated poem A Nauseous Nocturne:
- Scary Death
- Dripping Gore Comics
- Frightening Monster Tales