Editing Calvin and Hobbes (section)

===Wagon and sled rides===
Calvin and Hobbes frequently ride downhill in a [[wagon]] or [[sled]] (depending on the season), as a device to add some [[physical comedy]] to the strip and because, according to Watterson, "it's a lot more interesting ... than talking heads."<ref name="Watterson 1995 p. 104">{{harvp|Watterson|1995|p=104}}</ref> While the ride is sometimes the focus of the strip,<ref>[[#CITEREFWatterson2005|Watterson (2005)]]. vol. 2, pp. 233, 325. Comics originally published 1990-01-07 and 1990-08-10.</ref> it also frequently serves as a counterpoint or visual metaphor while Calvin ponders the meaning of life, death, God, philosophy or a variety of other weighty subjects.<ref name="Watterson 1995 p. 104" /><ref>[[#CITEREFWatterson2005|Watterson (2005)]]. vol. 1, pp. 26, 56, 217; vol. 2, pp. 120, 237, 267, 298, 443; vol. 3, pp. 16, 170, 224, 326, 414. Comics originally published 1985-11-30, 1986-02-07, 1987-01-11, 1989-05-28, 1990-02-04, 1990-04-15, 1990-06-10, 1992-02-02, 1992-05-17, 1993-04-18, 1993-08-22, 1995-01-14, and 1995-07-30.</ref> Many of their rides end in spectacular crashes which leave them battered, beaten up and broken, a fact which convinces Hobbes to sometimes hop off before a ride even begins.<ref>[[#CITEREFWatterson2005|Watterson (2005)]]. vol. 2, p. 373. Comic originally published 1990-12-01.</ref> In the final strip, Calvin and Hobbes depart on their sled to go exploring.<ref name="CC+H_final_strip" /> This theme is similar (perhaps even an homage) to scenes in Walt Kelly's ''[[Pogo (comics)|Pogo]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Calvin and Hobbes' sled has been described as the most famous sled in American arts since ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title='Calvin and Hobbes' said goodbye 25 years ago. Here's why Bill Watterson's masterwork enchants us still. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/12/31/calvin-hobbes-bill-watterson/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>