In the final bittersweet frame, Calvin and Hobbes watch the birds fly away. The final Calvin and Hobbes was published on December 31, 1995. It fell on a Sunday that year, so Watterson could give ...

Here, Watterson makes a fascinating point about The Wizard of Oz's famous final scene. Calvin and Hobbes' most heartbreaking strip defines what makes the comic so timeless, and that cartoons can ...