Ricks' Ramblings

[Rick Lowe]

A Boy and His Tiger 

I have some of the books too. Never fail to make me smile.

Yes, they're usually good for a laugh.

[Wardukw]

I have never seen or read a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon ...fact im pretty sure I've never read a publication which featured them in it 🤔

[Old Wombat]

I have never seen or read a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon ...fact im pretty sure I've never read a publication which featured them in it 🤔

You poor sod!


Let's just say they're at least as humorous as Footrot Flats.

[Wardukw]

I have never seen or read a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon ...fact im pretty sure I've never read a publication which featured them in it 🤔

You poor sod!


Let's just say they're at least as humorous as Footrot Flats.

Never read that either bud ...I didn't read newspapers..I used to read books on tanks ..trucks and planes .

[Old Wombat]

I have never seen or read a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon ...fact im pretty sure I've never read a publication which featured them in it 🤔

You poor sod!


Let's just say they're at least as humorous as Footrot Flats.

Never read that either bud ...I didn't read newspapers..I used to read books on tanks ..trucks and planes .

Haven't read Footrot Flats? ... ... Are you sure you're a Kiwi?

[Wardukw]

I have never seen or read a Calvin and Hobbs cartoon ...fact im pretty sure I've never read a publication which featured them in it 🤔

You poor sod!


Let's just say they're at least as humorous as Footrot Flats.

Never read that either bud ...I didn't read newspapers..I used to read books on tanks ..trucks and planes .

Haven't read Footrot Flats? ... ... Are you sure you're a Kiwi?

Well technically I'm not a Kiwi..wasn't born here ...we moved here when was very young ..kiwi by geological location..not birth .

[Rick Lowe]

You need to rectify the gaps in your education, then...

Really, they are both worth your time.

[NARSES2]

If memory serves Calvin and Hobbes were in the Daily Express here in the UK ? Never ceased to make me smile, just so gentle and humerous 

My favourite cartoons from the media ? The Farside, absolutely wonderous 

[Steel Penguin]

calvin and hobbes   always a smile provider     if you can get any of the compilation books they are worth it
ive had a Far side daily desk calendar this year and its been rather hit and miss, some gems, but rather more damp squibs than i though id get.

[NARSES2]

calvin and hobbes   always a smile provider     if you can get any of the compilation books they are worth it
ive had a Far side daily desk calendar this year and its been rather hit and miss, some gems, but rather more damp squibs than i though id get.

Always had a calendar at work, wasn't aware you could still get them. Thanks for the heads up 

[Rick Lowe]

if you can get any of the compilation books they are worth it

Absolutely! They're reprinting them currently.
Not sure if they've cleaned up the plates, or if they're getting a bit 'muddy' or 'fuzzy', though.

[Wardukw]

You need to rectify the gaps in your education, then...

Really, they are both worth your time.

I'm not a cartoon person Rick ..never have been ..still ain't...I used to enjoy reading the Encyclopedia Britannica 
For some reason mum and dad had three complete sets 
One set ended up being mine 

[Old Wombat]

You need to rectify the gaps in your education, then...

Really, they are both worth your time.

I'm not a cartoon person Rick ..never have been ..still ain't...I used to enjoy reading the Encyclopedia Britannica 
For some reason mum and dad had three complete sets 
One set ended up being mine 

I was also a Britannica reader ... Often going down cellulose rabbit holes for days ... But I enjoyed my cartoons, too.

Commando, Battle Picture Weekly & War Picture Library were staples. Asterix comics added the "comic" relief. A random selection of Ironman, Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider & Thor comics were mixed in there. Jolliffe's Outback books were a must-buy whenever they came out.

Then I'd read the newspaper comics - Ginger Meggs, Andy Capp, etc. - before doing the crosswords ... This was where I met Garfield, Calvin & Hobbs & Footrot Flats in later years.

[NARSES2]

Commando, Battle Picture Weekly & War Picture Library were staples. Asterix comics added the "comic" relief.

Same as me when a teenager with the occasional Superman thrown in, although these would have been second hand imports from the US bought at specialist shops or in the market when I had suitable funds. Remember we are talking early/mid 60's  . Earlier days would have been the Beano and the Eagle.

[Wardukw]

You need to rectify the gaps in your education, then...

Really, they are both worth your time.

I'm not a cartoon person Rick ..never have been ..still ain't...I used to enjoy reading the Encyclopedia Britannica 
For some reason mum and dad had three complete sets 
One set ended up being mine 

I was also a Britannica reader ... Often going down cellulose rabbit holes for days ... But I enjoyed my cartoons, too.

Commando, Battle Picture Weekly & War Picture Library were staples. Asterix comics added the "comic" relief. A random selection of Ironman, Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider & Thor comics were mixed in there. Jolliffe's Outback books were a must-buy whenever they came out.

Then I'd read the newspaper comics - Ginger Meggs, Andy Capp, etc. - before doing the crosswords ... This was where I met Garfield, Calvin & Hobbs & Footrot Flats in later years.

I will refraise oue thing i said Rick and Guy mates about not being a cartoon person.. reading no..watching is a whole different thing all together 😆
As for the comics side of things my pocket money went to models or tools or parts for my motorbikes...and with that side of things comics never really entered into my mind .
Oh and food 😋 🤗
The shop down the road from us used to make their own pics and id sell my sisters soul for another one of their steak and cheese or steak and mushroom pies but apparently you can sell it twice .