Basically, Stephan Pastis, the man behind the Pearls Before Swine comic strip, managed to strike up an email conversation with the Bill Waterston, the famously reclusive creator of Calvin & Hobbes.
The end result was that Watterson secretly drew panels in Pearls Before Swine strips.
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(Hat tip both Michael Swanwick and Ted Cruz, who each shared it on Facebook…)
Tags: Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes, comics, Michael Swanwick, Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Ted Cruz