{"id":2216,"date":"2026-06-16T20:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2216"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:12:13","slug":"calvin-and-hobbes-fathers-day-gift-idea-deal-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2216","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a great last-minute Father\u2019s Day gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Father\u2019s Day is nearly here. Hopefully, you already got a gift for dads you care about, but if not, here\u2019s a quick, easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys a good comic strip. <em>The Complete Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> contains every one of Bill Watterson\u2019s beloved strips made during the comic\u2019s ten-year run from 1985 through 1995, packed in three deluxe hardcover books, for $89.48 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0740748475?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\">Amazon<\/a> when you check the on-page coupon. The set originally sold for $225, but it\u2019s often available for around $130. This is the best price I\u2019ve seen it sell for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The lighthearted, kid-friendly comics couldn\u2019t be more different from Watterson\u2019s darker, adult-themed <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mysteries-Bill-Watterson\/dp\/1524884944?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\">The Mysteries<\/a><\/em>, which brought him out of retirement with its 2023 launch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">If you\u2019re thinking of getting dad a book, but aren\u2019t sure <em>Calvin and Hobbes<\/em> is the right pick, there are some good deals happening on gorgeous hardcover versions of <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and other tales in the franchise. The deluxe slipcase hardcover version of <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em> that includes illustrations by the author J.R.R. Tolkien himself is $105.14 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0063274736?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\">Amazon<\/a>, its lowest price in about a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">He can go further back in the lore with <em>Silmarillion<\/em>, the prequel to <em>The Hobbit<\/em> and to <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>. It, too, is illustrated, comes in a bold hardcover, and is down to its lowest price in a while. The book costs $30.50 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silmarillion-Illustrated-J-R-R-Tolkien\/dp\/0063280779?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\">Amazon<\/a>, while the slipcase hardcover version of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0063417065\/?tag=theverge02-20\" rel=\"sponsored\">The Hobbit<\/a><\/em> that contains illustrations is $81.41.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/950958\/calvin-and-hobbes-fathers-day-gift-idea-deal-sale\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father\u2019s Day is nearly here. Hopefully, you already got a gift for dads you care about, but if not, here\u2019s a quick, easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys a good comic strip. 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