Calvin And Hobbes
It's a tale as old as time: boy sets out tuna fish sandwich, boy catches stuffed tiger, boy and tiger become best friends. Despite having a short, 10-year run in the daily papers, Calvin and Hobbes managed to make a massive cultural impact. People still clamor for a movie or TV show, but a Bill Watterson's X-rated drawings on the subject of selling out. Fair warning: those drawings will, as Calvin's dad says, build character.
