Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 19, 2016
Transcript:
"The pre-history of 'Pearls', wherein stephan explains how 'Pearls' became 'Pearls'. As a result of the nuclear war, very few buildings remained standing... Just one diner. A brick wall. And a nondescript room with a floor, a pillow, and a television. Goat: Way to try and explain your limited artistic skills. Stephen: Shhhh. Rat: Limited? You mean none.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
And he borrowed the brick wall from the “Peanuts.”
Sherlock Watson about 8 years ago
Is nuclear fallout what caused Paris Goat to lose his beard in the early days of the comic?
Tue Elung-Jensen about 8 years ago
Tbh it is actually a nice backdrop for it – except ofc for all the other people appearing in the strip.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Aren’t pearls round stones that come from mollusks?
knight1192a about 8 years ago
Tons more than you’ll ever have, Rat. Since no one wanted to buy your Dickie the Cockroach treasurie, Rat, you should have taken the hint.
Bilan about 8 years ago
Does Neighbor Bob live in the second pile of ruble down the street?
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Seriously though, how do you explain the Crocs’ house?
juicebruce about 8 years ago
Well if this is not a croc………..And that is how the Crocs came to be…..
PICTO about 8 years ago
Don’t let your limitations define you, Stephan.
garcoa about 8 years ago
But such a well drawn pillow!
mortaur about 8 years ago
Is that supposed to be broccoli in the first frame?
Just ONE diner…with a setting for TWO?
Even the TV is a side-view. I bet it’s not even a TV.
That last frame just shows an a-hole with 2 butt cheeks. How hard can THAT be to draw?
laurac5800 about 8 years ago
Don’t worry, Stephan. I probably suck worse than you.
MS72 about 8 years ago
he draws using an Etch-a-Sketch
toahero about 8 years ago
what about the beach?
pugmahone12 about 8 years ago
crocs
prince valiant Premium Member about 8 years ago
why is it that characters that made a comic strip enjoyable to read eventually get shoved aside for the sake of ease? Is it laziness or burn out?
Radish the wordsmith about 8 years ago
Neighbor Bob occasionally wanders over from the nuclear wasteland.
lproven about 8 years ago
“Ankh-Morpork! Pearl of cities! This is not a completely accurate description, of course — it was not round and shiny — but even its worst enemies would agree that if you had to liken Ankh-Morpork to anything, then it might as well be a piece of rubbish covered with the diseased secretions of a dying mollusc.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic
rageiken about 8 years ago
This is always the one strip that can make me laugh out loud!!! I read it every day and never fail to wonder how he comes up with these things. Just Rat, Pig, and Goat is all he needs to use to show the idiosyncrasies of the world.
Solaricious Premium Member about 8 years ago
When’s the last time anyone bought a console television?
jerrythemacguy about 8 years ago
Your artistic skills have advanced dramatically since the early, minimalist days of “Pearls”, Pastis. You ain’t no Hal Foster, though.
aerilim about 8 years ago
That’s not true Rat. The nuclear brocolli sprout looks very real…
zeexenon about 8 years ago
Hey, this is about nothing, just like Seinfeld.
asianwoof about 8 years ago
Pearls: Rise of the Post-Nuclear Family
Andrew Capp about 8 years ago
Quack on the draw?
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
There are no secrets around here, Cartoon-Boy. Even Goat and Rat know the truth; but
you can’t handle the truth!
Hence, this charming nuclear myth….
BobCu about 8 years ago
Bizarro has the best artistic skills. http://bizarro.com
robertiris over 2 years ago
I love an origin story! When does Wolverine make an appearance?