My almost eight year old grandson, who is not an avid reader, loves the Calvin and Hobbes books. His older sister knew that this would be a wonderful Christmas gift and she was right. His parents approved enthusiastically. Great choice for a school ager who's been so so about reading.!!

The Calvin and Hobbes collection is filled with all the usual inventions and wild imagination as Calvin hurtles through the forest on his cart or sled, torments neighbor Suzie or drives his parents up the wall. The title comes from the hilarious serialised strips where Calvin's snowmen come alive and chase after him. It's absolutely a must-have, must-read!

And I DO believe that Hobbes comes alive when no one else is around.

An only, lonely child. Bullied at school. Clearly a genius level intellect, he's unchallenged and stifled since nobody, not his parents, and not even his teacher, recognizes this. A father who's always too busy to spend any time with his son. A father who's often seen, get this, reading --*reading* -- rather than paying his only son some attention! A mother, who literally, in strip after strip, throws him out the door. Throws, as in "child flying through the air". A child, and a small child at that, allowed repeatedly to wander alone through the woods! A child denied even a pet. His only friend -- a stuffed tiger.
Makes the "Peanuts" look like "The Family Circus".

I love readding Calvin and Hobbes. Best cartoon from the newspaper and great books. What a great imagination the writer is.

I suppose this could apply to any Calvin and Hobbes collection (not just Attack of the Deranged..., but let me share my favorite way to read Calvin and Hobbes.

If possible, I like to pick a rainy Saturday or Sunday. I'm usually already bored and wandering around the cold house. I catch sight of a Calvin and Hobbes book and read a few pages, but my fingers are cold and I can't concentrate.

So I make a steaming cup of my favorite tea and a piece of toast with lots of butter, wrap up in a blanket on the couch, and sit and read straight through.

It's so comforting to listen to the rain and read Calvin and Hobbes. There's just something about it.

Er, see other reviews for information about this actual book.

We were under the impression this was going to contain 100% snowman illustrations, so were slightly disappointed upon seeing that that was clearly not the case.

But Calvin is a great cartoon and helps engage a parent and child in conversation and having a good laugh together...

Calvin and Hobbes... you gotta love them!

"I'd like to shake the hand of the genius who invented these." - Calvin as he lovingly displays a perfect water balloon.

"Our class voted Calvin the 'Most likely to be seen on the news some day'." - Susie Derkins, the real expert on Calvin, after Calvin confesses to her that he is hiding from his homicidal bicycle.

"I dunno, it seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool." - Calvin after his mom refused his request to get contact lenses... one blood red, and the other "Yellow striped, like a bug."

Oh... and why DO adults forget what is cool?

I LOVE Calvin and Hobbes. I think the strips are all well-done and incredibly funny.

I have mixed feelings about Calvin himself. Part of me thinks he's a jerk, the other half of me sometimes feels sorry for him. Despite that, the strips are still funny.

SOME MAJOR STORIES:

1. ATTACK OF THE CHICKEN POX - Calvin gets the chicken pox in this one. He doesn't really get why it's called chicken pox, or what it is. "Chicken pox?! Mom, what is this guy? A veternarian?!" he says loudly at the doctor's office. The most interesting part was when he tried to trick Susie into catching the illness, and his mom beats him up or something. ("Hey! Let go! Ow!") Once he recovers, he thinks that the week he was sick "doesn't count" as a part of summer vacation.

2. TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT - Calvin has a little bit of a disagreement with his parents at dinnertime because he wants to watch a TV show. "You shouldn't spent your life around the TV anyway", his dad so wisely remarks after Calvin misses half of his show, and forbids him from watching TV the rest of the summer. Calvin's not happy.

3. G.R.O.S.S STRIKES BACK - It's another meeting of the club Calvin created himself, showing his extreme bias against girls. He choses to steal Susie's doll (not that he wants it, of course. He just wants to torment her), which definately was a bad idea, because she got back at him by stealing Hobbes. It ends okay, even though Hobbes was not supporting Calvin's failure.

4. BIKE ATTACK! - Calvin's imagination has run away again , of his bike trying to "kill" him. Of course, no one believes him, especially not his parents. Yeah, the story was annoying, but ok, I guess. Not one of the better stories. I sort of think Calvin's parents are morons. I don't hate them, but they are a bit irritating.

5. MATH STINKS! - Calvin is having a lot of trouble with math. When his mom goes to a parent-teacher conference, he freaks out. But it turns out that the mom didn't get horror stories after all. But Calvin still has to go over the homework--with his dad, who tries to explain it (Calvin doesn't know how to add), but he refuses to learn it. No matter how hard his dad explains it, Calvin still doesn't get it. Because of this, he fails a math test. OK story, nothing more.

6. 'TIS THE SEASON - It's almost Christmas, and Calvin is still at Santa Claus age. Every Christmas, he struggles with being good. Yet Calvin is such a troublemaker that he doesn't WANT to be good. In this one, Calvin makes Hobbes his lawyer so he can get lots of gifts. Hobbes doesn't know how to be one, so they head off to the North Pole. But Calvin can't resist throwing snowballs at Susie, so he gets in a fight with Hobbes and Susie hits him with a snowball instead. I love this story! It's soooo well-written.

7. SNOW GOONS! - This is the title story of the book. Calvin once again lets his imagination go nuts as he pretends that snow goons are after him. Obviously, his parents refused to believe him. So that night, everything freezes and Calvin gets into a lot of trouble. Still, his parents won't listen to him. It's an annoying story, really.

FAVE. MINOR DETAILS
- Calvin getting dumped in a water barrel by Hobbes
- Calvin getting caught by his mom trying to bungie jump off the roof (Haha! I loved that)
- Calvin imagining his book eating his homework
- Calvin doing a very bad job of shoveling the walk and his dad shouting, "CALVIN!"
- The snow snake!
- Calvin refusing to come to Susie's tea party. Annoying, but okay.

And there are many more. I can't get enough of the series!

One day, Calvin tries to create an snowman with the power 'invested in his and the Mighty Snow Demons'. Good news: It works. Bad news: The snowman's wicked! Calvin and Hobbes have to destroy the Snow Goons before it's too late! Other serials include Calvin's kidnapping of Susie doll, Dad's attempt to teach Calvin maths and Calvin and Hobbes's trip to the North Pole.

I've been reading this comic strip since i was about 8 but never appreciated them untill about 2 years ago(im 16). Bill Watterson is one of the greatest writers and creative geniuses of all time. His caracters are well-developed and distinctive even for a book. Calvin is a six year old, not a 40 year old in a six year old's body like many comics. His personality and the way he sees things is much like a child. His views on life and school are much like my own. His quotes have been used in the midst of conversations. It makes me want to be a first grader again so that i can try what he does. Bill's comics can be read for the slap-stick humor it provides but, can also be appreciated for the slick intelligent, and sometimes political humor as well. BUY ALL HIS BOOKS AND SIDES WILL BE SPLIT, TEARS WILL FALL UNCHECKED AND MINDS WILL BE BLOWN. In my opinion Calvin and Hobbes should be studies with Nathanel Hawthorne and Shakespeare because its's just that GOOD.

PS I realise that this is not a review of snowgoons but of the entire Calvin and Hobbes legacy.

I have loved Calvin and Hobbes for as long as I can remember, and this book is one of the very best of them all. The highlight of this book is a series wherein Calvin inadvertantly brings a snowman to life, and the snowman turns out to be evil. Calvin and Hobbes soon have a snowman out to kill them, and when the snowman gives himself an extra head, not to mention an extra arm, Calvin announces "He's turned himself into a deranged mutant killer monster snow goon!!", hence the title of the book. Eventually the snow goon goes off to make an army of snow goons, and Calvin and Hobbes try to come up with a plan to kill them. Of course, Calvin's parents don't take Calvin seriously, as per usual, so the plan goes awry.
I won't give away any more than that, except to say this: the strip where Calvin and Hobbes sneak out in the middle of the night, to carry out Calvin's plan, is HILARIOUS. This book is worth every penny.

I love this comic, and I think Watterson is genius. Calvin is one messed up kid and his adventures with his stuffed tiger hobbes are hillarious, and sometimes quite strange. I love it when they take pictures and Calvin keeps making faces, just like my little brother used to. This is such a good comic and I can not wait to own more of them.

The way the author presents Kelvin's point of view is hilarious!
I definitely recommend it for a good laugh.

Calvin and Hobbes is the story of a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger. Though Hobbes appears as a stuffed animal to everyone else, to Calvin he is a real-life friend, playmate, and sometimes competitor. This is the story of a boy with an out of control imagination that inevitably leads to trouble...and hilarity.

I must admit that I was a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes, and I was crushed when Bill Watterson (b.1958) retired in 1995. But, I have never forgotten C&H, and now that my son is eleven, I decided that he needed to be introduced to them as well. So, I got him this wonderful 1992 book of C&H comics. And now, he is also a big fan of Calvin and Hobbes! We both love the amazing use of snowmen, Spaceman Spiff, and (one I didn't remember) Tracer Bullet, private eye.

Yep, this is a great Calvin & Hobbes book, with lots of really funny cartoons. My son and I both love this book, and highly recommend it to you!

Look,,,there's no two ways about it...Calvin & Hobbes is the best comic strip ever! Period! End of story! It was a dark and sad day when Creator Bill Watterson ended the strip, but fortunately, the strip lives on through the continued collection of the strips into these wonderful books.

Attack Of The Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons is as good as it comes with all of the charm, sarcasm, and bust-a-gut hillarity you've come to expect from this mis-matched pair of friends.

I've always enjoyed Calvins Christmas and winter strips the best so this collection is one of my favorites. I continue to read it over and over again.

i used to think that "the days are just packed" was the best C&H book but when i bought this one,i knew that it was the best."attack of the deranged muntant killer monster snow goons" has some of the most funny comics i have ever read. this book contains:the attack of the snow goons,the 'calvin show',calvin's late school project,and the "noodle incident".this is clearly the best. my favorite part in this book was the 'calvin show' where he cut some cardboard up and put his face in it and his dad said he'd prefer the tv with the volume control. yeah. that was hilarious.

Bar none, the deranged mutant killer snow goons are my favorite of all of Calvin's imaginary nemeses. The artwork and story lines are the best continuous comics that the very badly-missed Bill Watterson created. The snow goons arise and the battles begin. And, once again, who bears the brunt of this war? Calvin's parents who can't help but wonder how their son turned out the way he did. This is a wonderful collection that I turn to whenever I feel like a six year old besieged by the mutant killer snow goons in the world.

I'm as big of a C&H fan as anyone else out there, but somehow this one doesn't seem to compare to the other books. Not as funny, not as meaningful. Buy it to complete your collection, and for a few laughs, but other than that, its only ok.

Who can get enough of Calvin and Hobbes? Certainly no one on this earth. Maybe on planet 5 or 6. Calvin and Hobbes are delightful in this collection of strips. Because of the time it was published the Sunday strips in Snow Goons are not reprinted in color in other books, save several that appear in specialized Calvin and Hobbes volumes, which are available at Amazon.

Just because the Sundays lack color does not diminish the hilarity in them. This book in full of laughs and not to be missed by any Calvin and Hobbes freaks (you know who you are) or by one seeking the "Best Medicine."

The book kicks off with two stories. Calvin gets a typical kid's disease. The next story takes place at the dinner table, which, with Calvin, is asking for trouble. Family values are expressed and Calvin's reactions to them are priceless. "It's impolite to leave the table in the middle of a meal." "So what am I suppposed to do? Just SIT here and watch you guys CHEW?! Among other things, Cretaceous beasts appear. Calvin's deadly two wheeled, one chained, metal menace develops devious hunting techniques. Calvin's dad is given a very visual report of his foundering in the polls. Calvin becomes lightening. Calvin tries bungee jumping. The wagon is brutalized again. Calvin's dad is confronted about cultural issues. G.R.O.S.S. launches an assault upon a certain female neighbor and classmate. Calvin struggles to learn math, now with assistance from the father figure. Spiff finds yet another few planets overlooked by the rest of human civilization. Another intense match of Calvinball unfolds. Stupendous Man and Tracer Bullet bring justice to the world. An updated Duplicator adds another few luaghs. And Calvin also, unwittingly, creates an army of deranged mutant killer monster snow goons who lack remorse for anything. Only a with help of a hose, a furry friend, and the cover of darkness at a late hour can he have any hope of vanquishing his own out of control and deadly creation.

Too many other things happen as well and hopefully this has prodded you to whip out a credit card and purchse this fascinating and fall-off-your-cahir-funny book.

I first began reading Calvin and Hobbes in the newspaper around the time he introduced the Killer Snow Goons story, where Calvin builds yet another mutant, deranged snowman--but unlike previous strips, Calvin attempts to bring the snow goon to life a la Frankenstein, leading to the monster creating an army of similarly deranged snow goons.

Watterson's artwork as usual is imaginative and humorous, and Calvin and Hobbes' interaction in this book are particularly hilarious. If you've never read C&H before, consider this book a great place to start; long-read fans will also enjoy it as one of the best selections in the Calvin & Hobbes library.

I've been teaching my son to read English through Calvin and Hobbes books. I've been surprised how much of it is written with an adult in mind. We have drawn much amusement from these books. The Snow Goons isn't quite as rewarding as other C&H collections, but is enjoyable nonetheless. This is more a weekly format with black and white strip cartoons. None of the Sunday spreads are contained within this collection, where one really saw Watterson show off his stunning imagination. However, it is very much worth adding to the archives, especially for bedtime stories.

This is one of the best books I have ever read! Calvin is a boy who does some pretty wierd things, and says some too! Calvin gets in trouble constantly, with his stuffed animal Hobbes behind him all the way. The jokes that this book has to offer are awesome! The jokes don't always need that many words. Let me give you an example. It shows the steps Calvins' mom uses to get ready for work in the morning, such as putting on a new dress, makeup, and stuff like that. Then she walks down the stairs and out the door only to find herself sprayed with a hose from Calvin! Then it shows Calvin in his room rubbing his butt and saying,"What a grouch!"
This book is great for you if you love to laugh and you think even jokes that don't make you laugh your hide off but still are really pretty funny. If you are like this, no matter what age you are you will like this book!
You will probaly not like this book as much if you duslike commics and don't laugh at things sometimes that may not be so unbelievably funny.
I highly recomend this book and it is great to read something that isn't a tomb but isn't Barney! This is more than just than a book about a kid with an every day life, trust me!

When Calvin makes a snowman come to life, it's evil-not
only that, but it makes MORE! Calvin get's lots of trouble!
This is a great book!

I loved Calvin and Hobbes when i was a little kid and I still do now! They're hillarious and Calvin reminds me so much of myself at
his age (not in every aspect). Especially our family camp trips. calvin and his mom remind me so much of myself and my mom when
our dad took us camping and it turned out to be a disaster, lol. These cartoons make me want to be a kid again. Almost everyone has
said this but I'll say it again. You'll start out planning to read a few pages but you won't stop there. you can't. it's so additive. some of
the younger kids might not understand some of the big words but older kids will. But I think that grownups will enjoy them the most.
Get them
all!

truly and surely one of the best comic strips ever! were you to be sick in bed and need something to make you laugh, this is the best medicine!

There's no reason to explain WHY Calvin and Hobbes is an excellent comic, but I'd like to explain why this book features some of the best C&H strips of all time.
When I think back at when I was 6 years old, some of my best memories are those from the summer and winter: When I played in either the hot sun or the cold snow, this is why I came to love Calvin's philosophical conversations with Hobbes when, in the summer, riding down the hill in his trolley and his grotesque but also fantastic creations in the snow(Dinosaurs, monsters etc.) They make me reflect on my own childhood and make me laugh, and after reading a few pages one easily becomes nostalgic.
Almost all of the strips in this book take place either in the summer or the winter, and there are many funny conversations with Hobbes and good drawings of Calvin's hideous snowmen in this book. It's one of my favourite C&H books, and if you haven't bought it yet I suggest you get it soon.
It's so good, you can't afford not to buy it.

Book Review
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Do you think Calvin will ever get Susie with the water
balloon? Well, this book is the funniest Calvin and Hobbes
book you have ever read. Calvin makes a cool club
called G.R.O.S.S (Get Rid Of Slimy Girls). He also
goes back in time. Even though the lines don't always connect he still is a funny character. He also goes back
in time and sees dinosaurs. How does Calvin stand Rosalind? Read the book!

Calvin & Hobbs is supreme enjoyment for kids, adults & philosophers - even when it turns serious. I read every cartoon that came out and re-read them in my son's books. The snowmen, and the little squirrel that died...live forever. Can't rate Bill Watterson; could only rate myself by giving his book less than a perfect score.

"Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons," by Bill Watterson, is a collection of comic strip adventures of Calvin, the feisty schoolboy, and his companion Hobbes, a stuffed tiger. The strips generally form short stories within the book. The book's title refers to one of these storylines, in which Calvin creates a mutant snow man which in turn creates an army of similar creatures. Other storylines involve Calvin getting chicken pox; his creation of his own TV show; and his club known as GROSS (a warped acronym for "Get Rid Of Slimy girlS").

The C&H stories are great because they are funny celebrations of the power of a child's imagination. Calvin assumes such alternate identities as sci-fi hero Spaceman Spiff, caped superhero Stupendous Man, and private eye Tracer Bullet. Often the humor comes from the clash of Calvin's fantasies with the reality around him. The stuffed Hobbes, through the power of Calvin's imagination, becomes both a comrade and a great foil for the boy; their wacky relationship is one of the most memorable in the comic strip genre.

Calvin is an academic underachiever, rebel, performance artist, disgruntled philosopher, and all-around bringer of chaos -- although his playmate/rival Susie refers to him as "the incurable weirdness poster child." Whether discovering a new dinosaur species (the "Calvinosaurus") or evading the dreaded monster under the bed, Calvin is hilarious. And you've got to love a comic that cites the U.S. Bill of Rights. "Attack" is a great book both for C&H fans and for newcomers to this excellent comic strip.

Another Collection showing the incredible imagination Bill Waterson has. Funny material in a vast variety of situations. Loved it!

Calvin is every kid you've ever met. He is me and he is you when we were 6 years old. And the D.M.K Snow Goons are one of Watterson's brightest creations. Add all and you'll obtain 5 stars

This was a awesome book. With the Snow Goons coming to life, and Calvin getting chicken pox,and Calvin a.k.a. Stupendous man dropping a snowball on Susie,and the first mention of the misterious noodle incidentit was great. I have read this book at least 15 times and it never gets old. Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest comic EVER! Dad:Calvin,that snowman out front is hideous,why can't you make a normal snowman? Calvin:I tried,Dad.I tried. Kudos to bill watterson!

These books are just great!(Calvin and Hobbes)You should really read 'em!In this one,well it's filled with lots of comics,BUT it also has this comic story of how Calvin brought one of his snowmen to life and it made it's self into a monster and creating more Deranged Mutant Killer Snow Goons and Calvin and Hobbes are trying to escape them and calvin gets them by...

I have read this book about 50 times and I still laugh at Calvin & HObbes hilarious veiws of life and all of their stupid squabbles. Calvin really is the perfect example of certain kids i have known and continue to know. Spaceman Spiff is a great character of Calvins imagination. Calvinball is their own little game where the only rules is there are no rules. The transmogrifier is an imaginative thing that turns you into any animal you want. This is a hafta read if you enloy garfeild or have read any other Calvin & Hobbes books.

Bill Waterson is argudably one of the best comic writers out there. Even through his retirement, he has made great books of past comics featuring his Calvin and Hobbes characters. I laugh and laugh at these comics he creates and I sometimes wonder how he comes up with such brilliant ideas sometimes with the storylines of some of the strips.

Calvin, one of his best known characters, is the trouble-making kid in the school. He is funny and imaginative and likes to make funa and games with his "real" pet friend Hobbes. Through the comics, you can see the relationship between a stuffed animal and a human.

In this comic though, Hobbes "comes to life" in Calvins eyes. The things that Calvin can sometimes get involved in is so hilarious and sometimes out of this world.

I guarantee that anyone that loves comics will fall in love with this one and should definitely buy this book to start their collection of classic comics.

All of Bill Waterson's comic books are very well done and very professional. His work is his life and it shows the time and consideration it took to make these characters come to life. Thank you Mr. Waterson for creating such a great comic and thatnk you people for reading my review!

All Calvin and Hobbes books are great. But this one, in which Calvin imagines that he has brought a demonic snowman to life, may be the best of the bunch. The sequence of strips in which Calvin is sure that the snowman and his friends are out to kill him may be the most brilliant of Bill Watterson's career. He is an absolute comic genius whose presence in the funny pages has been sorely missed since his retirement. "Snow Goons" is Watterson at his finest.

This is a super good book worth buying

This was a Great book, non stop Laughs and fun for toilet reading :), Honestly though, My favorite Calvin and Hobbes has to be "Something under the Bed is Drooling" which I also Highly Recommend. But Dont let that stop you from Buying, this is a great book.

I've got almost every Calvin and Hobbes collection, but as this was the first one I ever bought I'm going to review it. What can I say? What can anyone say? Bill Watterson has broken the mould of comic strips--this is the wittiest, silliest, sickest, and most heart-warming fiction I've ever come across, in ANY medium. I love his characters, and I love his insane plotlines--yet there's always a golden nugget of truth at the heart of each. Along with Gary Larson, Bill Watterson has breathed new life into the comic strip genre (and I'm no big fan of comics). Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant stuff.

i have all of the calvin and hobbes books and this one i enjoyed the most. the best one thought is that phsyco jungle cat. its awsome! this snow goons one is definitely worth 5 stars. buy it or be damned forever. you will be haunted by the thought that it is still on that shelf...unbought..unused..BUY IT.

In this 1992 collection, Bill Watterson has assembled a masterful assortment of hilarity. I purchased this collection when it was first made available, and the content was wondrous. Mr. Watterson is an amazing storyteller, and he depicts every character in a humorous light.

It would not surprise me in the least if Mr. Watterson WAS Calvin in his childhood, or at least he wanted to act that way. Calvin's father is as unorthodox as ever, and the slightly egotistical Hobbes was, is, and always will be sardonic. Susie is the typical saintly victim, and Moe is the stereotypical bully. The mother, is, well, the mother.

Calvin and Hobbes is not literally written on a child's level. I am 16, I have a verbal I. Q. in the 200's, and I get an absolute kick out of reading and rereading Master Watterson's work. It is a shame he no longer writes them.

I understand how Calvin felt about getting the chicken-pox, and how his mother felt as well. He really speaks to me at my age (8). He and I share so much!

I have read almost all of the books in Calvin & Hobbes collection. By far, this one is BETTER THAN THE BEST! I have always been a great Calvin & Hobbes fan, but this has crazy plots and more...like in the Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (the comis strip not the book) Calvin makes a snowman come to life and it makes more weird snowmen. They attack Calvin & Hobbes. Then Calvin's parents come outside and say it's time to go to bed. Will Calvin & Hobbes be able to save the world from the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons?

This book was very good. It may not be the best one, but Calvin and Hobbes have done it again, with hilarious antics and conversations.

Bill Watterson was one of the best cartoonists ever, and I love this boo

I love that kid, I love his tiger. I love everything they did. I can stop my self turn the pages until the last page. And I did it again and again. I bring this book wherever I go. I really love it.

This is the funniest Calvin and Hobbes book ever! You'll laugh so hard! I love the comic strip about the Mutant Killer Snow Goons. Bill Watterson is so clever.

This is one of the best Calvin and Hobbes collections ever. If you want a taste of Calvin and hobbes this is a book you want!

Out of all the books Bill Watterson has made, this is one of my top four, "Something Under the bed is drooling," "Yukon Ho!,"Lazy Sunday book," and of course this. My favorite part is when Calvin brings the first snow goon to life!

Calvin and Hobbes was (and still is) my favorite comic characters. Every time I read the "Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons" it cracks me up when I see the different things they do in the snow. But I have to admit, my favorite part about this book is the title. Anyhow, to sum it up, anyone who is a "Calvin and Hobbes" fan should read this book, and everyone who isn't should read it anyways!