Etsy is selling all kinds of decorative Calvin and Hobbes art for home and office.
Book Riot shows the objets d’art with links to the Etsy pages.
This seems like a lot of material from a man notorious for keeping the
licensing of his creation down to books, a couple of calendars, and a few prints.
No copyright notices. Is this legit?
No, it’s a clear and complete violation of copyright.
However, because Watterson has never defended his copyright in court — vigorously or otherwise — a judge might dismiss the case. Something about failure to establish your claim in the past undercuts your argument to do so in the future.