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drew a comic strip for a decade, then vanished like a tiger into tall grass.
means bill watterson is the creator of calvin and hobbes, and the patron saint of quitting while you're ahead.
from born 1958 in washington d.c., raised in ohio; launched calvin and hobbes in 1985 and ended it in 1995 at the peak of its fame, refusing to license merchandise or sequels ever since.
merchandise refusalturned down billions rather than sell out calvin.
syndicate fightsbattled editors for full sunday-page creative control.
public sightingsnearly nonexistent since 1995, by design.
secret artonce ghost-painted a mural under a pseudonym.