Why did Bill Watterson become an author?

Answer 1

Bill Watterson ended Calvin and Hobbes when he felt like he wanted to pursue other endeavors in his life. The final cartoon of Calvin and Hobbes is him heading out with his toboggan into a white snowy field and saying "Its a magical world, Hobbes, ole Buddy, lets go exploring" which summed up what was going through Bill's mind. This was one of the most popular comics in his series.

AnswerWatterson has said that after ten years of keeping his artistic creations to small little panels, he wanted to explore larger expressions of his painting desires. He remains, as of May 2008, secluded from the public where he paints.

Answer 2

Theodore Guissel who we know as Dr. Suess loved writing and drawing. He worked on his college newspaper. When he got in trouble for being at a drinking party, he was kicked off the paper but continued to write with his pen name Suess. He later worked in advertising. He also did cartooning. In 1954, Life Magazine did a report on illiteracy. The article contained a word list of 348 words that first graders should know. William Spaulding at Houghton Mifflin challenged Dr. Suess to write a book using 250 of those words. The result was The Cat In The Hat. These beginner books became some of the most popular childrens books ever.

Answer 3

The creator of 'Calvin and Hobbes' quit because of the frustrations he had regarding creator's rights with his publisher who sought to exploit the characters and commercialize his beloved characters .

Answer 4

Bill Watterson became an author and cartoonist because of his passion for creating comics. He was always interested in art and storytelling, and he found success by creating the popular comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."

Answer 5

Dr. Suess liked to write and draw. Writing Children's Books let him do both.