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| Bill Watterson = Jeff Mallett? | |
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| Topic Started: Sep 24 2009, 01:13:44 PM (699 Views) | |
| Todd McCloud | Sep 24 2009, 01:13:44 PM Post #1 |
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I'm sure most of you have heard of Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes. It's quite an awesome comic strip: I bought the entire collection for a pretty good price to go with my Far Side collection (too bad they probably won't make one for Bloom County or Dilbert, but I digress). But, as I read the newspaper, I notice a similarity between this:![]() And this, a comic strip named "Frazz" by Jeff Mallett ![]() Discuss. |
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| Todd McCloud | Sep 24 2009, 01:28:18 PM Post #2 |
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I did find this out about Bill: he's very, very reclusive. Wikipedia had this to say about him:
And stuff on Jef Mallett:
Also, I found this interesting: Frazz debuted on April 2nd, 2001. One day from April Fool's Day, and roughly five years since Calvin and Hobbes was stopped. |
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| Todd McCloud | Sep 24 2009, 01:40:39 PM Post #3 |
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And, finally, pictures: Bill Watterson (didn't get a true date on this, but it looks like around 1990) ![]() Jef Mallet, recent picture (I think 2008) Now, there are a few things which don't change shape very much over the years. One of them is ears. I can't find a better resolution for the first picture, but from what we can see, the ears do indeed look similar. Note how the inner fold in Mallet's ear moves up, branches and forms a top notch, then sort of goes down. Watterson's ear, while it is a bit difficult to tell, has the same form. Again, unfortunately, other things like teeth is difficult to tell in the first picture. But, the eyes are both beady, as well as the sloping forehead couple with the sloped back hair pattern, but hair can change a lot in twenty years or so. Yet, minus the mustache, Watterson has near identical jowl lines to that of Mallet. So the picture resemblance might be feasible, but it really can't be anything outside of inconclusive yet. And as for photos of Bill, I've been only able to find three, and this one has the best resolution. The other two are small and very grainy. |
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"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it." "You must be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi "The worst prison would be a closed heart." - Pope John Paul II Vekaiyu's Wiki Page | Ikrisia Levinile's Wiki Page | Listonia's Wiki Page | |
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| Allegheny | Sep 24 2009, 02:03:54 PM Post #4 |
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I think it's quite possible these two men are actually the same person. It does however seem to good to be true what with the frazz strip starting out on april fools day. On comparison of the pictures of the two the smiles are almost the same but bills ears seem larger and more elongated whereas jeff's are more circular and small. However there once was a time where my dad shaved off his huge mustache and i almost didn't recognize him. A mustache can make a huge difference. |
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| Todd McCloud | Sep 24 2009, 02:14:15 PM Post #5 |
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True. Also, another thing: the nose is thin and hooks down in both cases. I mean, I can't find anything about Watterson public appearances passed... about 1997. Regarding Mallet, the only things I can find about him are just stuff any other Joe could've done. Nothing really specific until about 2003 when he starts appearing in public and winning awards. Prior to that, he was an art director for some Lansing, Michigan newspaper and a graphic artist for a Flint and Grand Rapids newspaper. Nothing really special. |
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"Your uniform doesn't seem to fit. You're much too alive in it." "You must be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi "The worst prison would be a closed heart." - Pope John Paul II Vekaiyu's Wiki Page | Ikrisia Levinile's Wiki Page | Listonia's Wiki Page | |
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| Todd McCloud | Sep 25 2009, 02:20:35 AM Post #6 |
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Small update: Can't seem to find other good Watterson pictures. Still looking, nevertheless. |
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