Calvin & Hobbes
I read Calvin & Hobbes obsessively as a kid. We'd had the books at my house thanks to my older brothers, and I took full advantage of that. Calvin and Hobbes is an interesting comic strip because while it's a comic about a little kid and his imaginary best friend/stuffed animal written by a grown man, it never feels that way. Calvin's wonder about the world and the way he is doesn't feel forced, it feels natural. It's a testament to Bill Waterson and the way he writes that Calvin and Hobbes can talk about fate and the idea that life is predestined in one strip and have Calvin playing with toys or resisting going to bed in the next strip.
I think Calvin & Hobbes is a masterful approach to how children can be just as three dimensional and complex as adults without taking itself too seriously. The heart of Calvin & Hobbes is that it's a simple, slice of life type strip that looks into the daily lives of a boy with a big imagination, his favorite toy, and the people around him.
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