Never heard of Calvin and Hobbes Shame on you! And no, they aren't some weird philosphers, they're a weird 7-year old kid, Calvin, and his 'homicidal psycho jungle-cat', Hobbes as featured in a great comic strip by Bill Watterson for 11 whole years. Hobbes is a stuffed toy tiger (or not) and is also Calvin's best friend - they have lots of adventures together and make some pretty insightful ...