Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity

# Summary Bill Watterson, creator of the widely syndicated comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, demonstrated exceptional moral integrity throughout his career by refusing to compromise his artistic vision for commercial gain. The article uses Watterson's college experience—spending weeks painting Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" on his dorm ceiling only to whitewash it upon completion as required—as a metaphor for his principled approach to his work and eventual withdrawal from public life despite the strip's massive success and commercial potential.