I would love to send Bill Watterson an email. Just a digital note to let him know how much I enjoyed Calvin & Hobbes. I might gush a little, as I am quite smitten with his work on the comic strip.
If he responds, I might take the opportunity to ask him what he’s been up to. I think he lives in Ohio, so I might make some small talk about Ohio, see how he likes it. Poking around, I might ask about his sense of privacy. Probing further, I may ask if he thinks of himself as a recluse, like JD Salinger or Steve Ditko. I would empathize, of course. Then, I’d find a rather terrific segue into the big question:
Why?