Parvati Magazine December 2013 - Remembrance | Page 20
FILM
DEAR MR. WATTERSON
FILM
to as the “J. D. Salinger of
the comic world”.
“Dear Mr. Watterson” is
a cinematic homage to
Watterson’s work. Its producer, Joel Schroeder, like
biographer Nevin Martell
before him, respects the
boundaries Watterson has
put up and does not try to
track him down. Instead,
the movie explores what
is known of Watterson’s
career and the impact
of Calvin and Hobbes on
readers and comic artists
even today. Its tone is one
of respect and gratitude.
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