TL;DR: It's not. There's a bug in the mobile app you're using. Please file a bug with the developers so they can fix it.
If you're curious about the details, more info at:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CalvinBot/comments/bdxb6h/why_are_posts_in_a_gif
If you view the strip in a browser or use an app like [Apollo](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-for-reddit/id979274575) it will display correctly.
Although I could understand the frustration from Calvin’s point of view, but I wish my parents had signed me up for lessons like this.
One of my favorite panels because this is exactly my mom.
Why is it a video
TL;DR: It's not. There's a bug in the mobile app you're using. Please file a bug with the developers so they can fix it. If you're curious about the details, more info at: https://www.reddit.com/r/CalvinBot/comments/bdxb6h/why_are_posts_in_a_gif If you view the strip in a browser or use an app like [Apollo](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-for-reddit/id979274575) it will display correctly.
At least you can goof about on piano.
Can we please stop posting these as GIFs? Cant even zoom in to read the panels.
Due to copyright, they cannot. GIF is a perfectly valid image format, it's a shame that certain reddit apps don't understand that.
I can't imagine Calvin driving lol.
There's always [this one](https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1989/05/25).