Collider has compiled a ranking of eight greatest Calvin and Hobbes comic strips from the 1990s, the final decade of Bill Watterson's beloved syndicated comic before it ended on 31 December 1995. The article celebrates how the strip's quality never diminished throughout the decade and showcases examples that exemplified Watterson's evolving artistic vision and darkly imaginative humour.

The ranked strips include Calvin's winter snow sculptures as outlets for his dark imagination, touching moments such as a strip showing Calvin and Hobbes saying goodbye before school (with Calvin's mother bringing the rain-soaked stuffed tiger inside), and provocative entries like a controversial strip where Calvin reads a twisted story to his class involving deer as hunters shooting people. The article highlights Watterson's ability to explore complex themes—from commentary on modern art and commercialism to the complicated relationship between Calvin and his parents—whilst maintaining the comic's unique blend of whimsy and philosophical depth.