The Calvin Awakens

Thank you all so much for the amazing response to this series, I hope you had as much fun looking at them as I did drawing them. out of respect for the copyrights of the original character creators, these will not be sold as prints or tee shirts. (Sorry). To all the new people who have discovered my page over the last couple of days, stay tuned for a fun mix of fanart, mashups and original work. Cheers! #starwars #calvinandhobbes #hanandleia #kyloren

A photo posted by briankesinger (@briankesinger) on Jan 8, 2016 at 7:22am PST

Brian Kesinger, a story artist at Walt Disney and an artist for Marvel Comics, captures the bratty, imaginative Calvin at his best. (But makes Kylo just a bit too sympathetic.)  Awesome tip, Shane!

Bath time is always the source of great conflict #calvinandhobbes #starwars #mashup #kyloren #hansolo #princessleia

A photo posted by briankesinger (@briankesinger) on Jan 21, 2016 at 7:42am PST

Too soon lil kylo...too soon. #calvinandhobbes #starwars #mashup #hansolo #kyloren

A photo posted by briankesinger (@briankesinger) on Jan 24, 2016 at 7:41am PST

#calvinandhobbes #starwars #mashup #kyloren #darthvader #princessleia

A photo posted by briankesinger (@briankesinger) on Jan 27, 2016 at 7:21am PST

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