"Peter and Venom" Gives Calvin and Hobbes a Marvel-ous Twist

Given the prevailing demographics of GeekDad Readers, I’m sure that pretty much all of you are fans of Calvin and Hobbes. It’s also likely that pretty much all of you also know who Peter Parker and Venom are, right? Well, given your familiarity with those two sets of characters, I know you’re going to like […]
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Given the prevailing demographics of GeekDad Readers, I'm sure that pretty much all of you are fans of Calvin and Hobbes. It's also likely that pretty much all of you also know who Peter Parker and Venom are, right?

Well, given your familiarity with those two sets of characters, I know you're going to like Timothy Lin's web-slinging comic crossover:

There are a couple more pictures in this series over on Timothy's DeviantArt gallery page, as well as a lot of his other gorgeous and geeky artwork. And if it's not clear already, Tim's bio indicates just what a talented and impressive artist he is:

The illustrations of Timothy Lim, Au.D., have been published internationally in PSM, Dreamwave, and Image comics. He has been featured online at TeeFury, RIPT Apparel, Nowhere Bad, Fashionably Geek, Rampaged Reality, Topless Robot, World Famous Comics, and MTV's Splash Blog.

He was voted as Comics2Film's 2005 Best Illustrator and in 2006 as Best Illustrator and Best Traditional Artist. In 2007, he was selected to do illustrations for the Transformers newsletter. He has won numerous online contests, including those sponsored by Super Punch and Ain't It Cool News.

And while you're at it, take a look at Tim's brilliant mashup of Calvin and Hobbes and The Twilight Zone:

Finally, if you're looking for just one more great Calvin and Hobbes tribute, check out the John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes end-cover image by DeviantArtist spacecoyote.