"I've never met Charles Schulz, but long ago his work introduced me to what a comic strip could be, and made me want to be a cartoonist myself. He was a hero to me as a kid, and his influence on my work and life is long and deep...Bill Waterson is the creator of Calvin and Hobbes.
Oh. And if you're curious... Will Watterson ever resume drawing and writing "Calvin and Hobbes"?