Where is Bill Watterson?

You know: the creator of Calvin and Hobbes. It appears that he's faded into anonymity in Chagrin Falls*, Ohio. And he prefers it that way, as this article (that doesn't actually interview Watterson) indicates.

Okay, I admire someone who could avoid the pitfalls of merchandising his creation, as Watterson did, and who chose to end the strip while it was still fresh and funny. And, for that matter, alive, something that too many existing cartoons have not chosen to do. But I do miss Calvin's wonderful sense of humor and his snowman creations, and I'm sad to think that the only Calvin we see these days is that height of NASCAR art, the counterfeit Calvin peeing on the competition. Perhaps the changing marketplace which now looks to be giving cartoonists some power again - for instance, the recent return of Opus to the comics pages - can persuade Watterson to bring Calvin and Hobbes back. Well, we can always hope.

* Yes, it's a real place.