When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.
Relevant Calvin and Hobbes from 1992
When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.