'I've never regretted stopping "Calvin and Hobbes " ` says Watterson in Plain Dealer Interview
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For years  Bill Watterson  creator of the beloved comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes " has been the cartooning world's version of J.D. Salinger.
 Now  Cleveland Plain-Dealer journalist John Campanelli has landed what's apparently the first interview with Watterson in more than 20 years (as well as a main story): http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html. The interview comes not only 15 years since Watterson ended his strip  but also as the U.S. Postal Service releases a "Calvin" postage stamp. Since the strip became a worldwide hit in the '80s  Watterson has famously turned down millions of dollars in opportunities to merchandise his creation.
Watterson in more than 20 years (as well as a main story): http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html. The interview comes not only 15 years since Watterson ended his strip  but also as the U.S. Postal Service releases a "Calvin" postage stamp. Since the strip became a worldwide hit in the '80s  Watterson has famously turned down millions of dollars in opportunities to merchandise his creation.
 In the interview with Campanelli  Watterson says of the strip: "I've never regretted stopping when I did."
 "It's always better to leave the party early " says Watterson. "If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five  10 or 20 years  the people now 'grieving' for 'Calvin and Hobbes' would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious  ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher  livelier talent. And I'd be agreeing with them.
 Watterson says  as if a plea for respectful distance: "An artwork can stay frozen in time  but I stumble through the years like everyone else. I think the deeper fans understand that  and are willing to give me some room to go on with my life."
 And how would Watterson like "Calvin and Hobbes" to be remembered  Campanelli asks. The simple reply: "I vote for 'Calvin and Hobbes  Eighth Wonder of the World .' "
For years  [TGT]creator of the beloved comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes " has been the cartooning world's version of J.D. Salinger.
 Now  Cleveland Plain-Dealer journalist John Campanelli has landed what's apparently [TGT]: http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html. [TGT] comes not only 15 years since [TGT] ended his strip  but also as the U.S. Postal Service releases a "Calvin" postage stamp. Since [TGT] has famously turned down millions of dollars in opportunities to merchandise his creation.
[TGT] in more than 20 years (as well as a main story): http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/02/bill_watterson_creator_of_belo.html. [TGT] comes not only 15 years since [TGT] ended his strip  but also as the U.S. Postal Service releases a "Calvin" postage stamp. Since [TGT] has famously turned down millions of dollars in opportunities to merchandise his creation.
 In the interview with [TGT] says of the strip: "I've never regretted stopping when I did."
 "It's always better to leave the party early " says [TGT]. "If I had rolled along with the strip's popularity and repeated myself for another five  10 or 20 years  the people now 'grieving' for 'Calvin and Hobbes' would be wishing me dead and cursing newspapers for running tedious  ancient strips like mine instead of acquiring fresher  livelier talent. And I'd be agreeing with them.
 [TGT] says  as if a plea for respectful distance: "An artwork can stay frozen in time  but I stumble through the years like everyone else. I think the deeper fans understand that  and are willing to give me some room to go on with my life."
 And how would [TGT] like "Calvin and Hobbes" to be remembered  Campanelli asks. The simple reply: "I vote for 'Calvin and Hobbes  Eighth Wonder of the World .' "