Time Mag's Top 10 Famous Recluse Artists

[David Morris]

Watching "Dear Mr. Watterson" on Netflix, and learn the the creator of
Calvin & Hobbes shuns a celebrity existence. He is #7 on the list. TRP is
#8.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1902376_1902378_1902435,00.html

As author of *Calvin and Hobbes*, the beloved comic strip about a
mischievous 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger, Bill Watterson's work
appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers worldwide. He was the youngest
person to receive the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor, the
Reuben Award — a prize he would win a total of three times. Throughout his
career, Watterson consistently resisted pressure from publishers to
merchandise his comic, believing that it would devalue the characters.

Despite a large and passionate fan following, Watterson retired the strip
in 1995, citing frustration with the constraints of daily deadlines and
small panels. He has since retreated from the public eye, declining
interviews and public appearances and refusing to sign autographs or
license his characters. For a time, Watterson stashed autographed copies of
his books on the shelves of a local family-owned bookstore — until fans
started selling them for higher prices. It remains to be seen if the world
will hear from Watterson again.
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