Early Bill Watterson Art Gives Poverty-Stricken Youngsters Hope

To choose to draw comics is to condemn yourself to a young adulthood full of despair and depression (see: Charles Schultz’s biography). This is not a surprise; you have devoted your life to an art form that takes shape, for most people, in the form of Family Circus. This does not come as a surprise; […]

Picture_14 To choose to draw comics is to condemn yourself to a young adulthood full of despair and depression (see: Charles Schultz's biography). This is not a surprise; you have devoted your life to an art form that takes shape, for most people, in the form of Family Circus.

This does not come as a surprise; art is a lot less secure than, say, investment banking. And yet it's always a relief to look at someone's early work and think: Hey, you were a kid once, too! Check out Bill Watterson's early comics from his days as a student at Kenyon University. There he is, Calvin in his twenties -- or Calvin's dad, if you like.

[via BoingBoing]