- Aside from his well-documented stance against licensing Calvin and Hobbes, Watterson also clashed with Universal over their mandated Sunday strip format. He became frustrated by the lack of newspaper space and mandatory panel divisions, wanting the same artistic freedom classic comics like Krazy Kat had. Some said his grievances were out of arrogance, while others supported him. By 1991, Watterson was able to negotiate more creative control over the layout of his comic strip.
- His comic strip Calvin and Hobbes ran in the papers for ten years from 1985 till 1995.
- In the 10 years that Calvin and Hobbes ran, Watterson took two sabbaticals from the strip. The first lasted from May 1991 to February 1992, and the second from April 1994 to December 1994.
- Before working on the Calvin & Hobbes comics, he worked as a political cartoonist and a grocery ad designer.
- His characters Calvin & Hobbes were named after the philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679) and theologian John Calvin (1509 - 1564) respectively.
- Watterson has dabbled in architectural sketches. He accompanied a high school essay on the buildings of downtown Chagrin Falls with meticulous illustrations of the town's bank and other landmarks. The work received a grade of "AAA Excellent.".
- The surname of Susie Derkins from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strips was the nickname of Watterson's wife's family beagle.
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