So here's something from the rumor mill. I'm not allowed to cite my sources, but believe me, they are VERY reliable. This is for all of you who have been wondering what Bill Watterson is up to since his comic (you know, Calvin and Hobbes, the whole reason I decided to be a cartoonist when I was a wee child just barely old enough to read) ended a decade or so ago. APPARENTLY, and again, this is from a couple very reliable sources, he is spending his free time painting. And every weekend he burns his paintings so no one will see/use them.

You heard me right. Bill Watterson is apparently painting and subsequently burning his paintings.

I have to meet this man before I die."c

That's the most badass thing I think I've heard all day. What a totally insane person Bill Watterson is. I thought he was a crazy artist for turning down the literally millions that nearly ANY character merchandising would have earned him, but this... he must either be a true idealist, or have something very wrong with him in his brain.