"The best thing about comic books," Calvin said, as he opened the box to let the orange tiger out, "is that they're always just a bunch of origin stories layered on each other without ever truly ending."

"What took you so long?" Hobbes asked, stepping back onto the floor, as Mina clapped her hands over her mouth to avoid screaming in delight.

"Sorry, old buddy, just had to make sure she wouldn't take 'Catch a tiger by his toe' as a challenge."