Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 21, 2016
Transcript:
"The pre-history of 'Pearls'; or, how 'Pearls' came to be the messed-up strip it is." Rat: The humans that survived the great nuclear blast were forever changed genetically. They lost their mouths. And almost every single man became bald. And the women's bodies suddenly looked like they were drawn by a four-year-old. Stephen: That hurts. Rat: Seriously. Did the nuclear war kill all the art teachers?
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
What about the brillo hair?
knight1192a about 8 years ago
Yep, confirmation that Rat is behind this story. Trying to prove his superiority despite the fact that he’s actually inferior to Pig.
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
If animals could write theories, they would be far more harsher than this.
artieb2007 about 8 years ago
Like someone mentioned a few days ago…..they also grew a finger where their nose should be.
Sherlock Watson about 8 years ago
And in the future, Soylent Green will be made from Rat and all his relatives.
Thirdbase about 8 years ago
Rat that’s a terrible insult…
to four year olds.
Bilan about 8 years ago
Is this a prequel or alternate timeline to Planet Of The Apes?
Andrew Capp about 8 years ago
For all his awards, it’s good to see Stephan still has humility.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 8 years ago
I read a couple of these years ago and stopped. Recently I started reading it again and can’t figure out why I stopped in the first place. A great strip. I happen to like groaners and puns.
eddie6192 about 8 years ago
While in school years ago, Toon Boy used to nap during art class.
Sandfan about 8 years ago
Hey, there have been plenty of great art teachers. Sadly, most of them had to teach the military arts.
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 8 years ago
That explains EVERYTHING
Ralph Newbill about 8 years ago
That’s good!
kaffekup about 8 years ago
Steph, I love it when you poke fun at yourself!
phredturner about 8 years ago
You don need no stinkin art teacher Steven
David Rickard Premium Member about 8 years ago
“Did the nuclear war kill all the art teachers?”Actually, they were gone before the war—art teachers were the second group up against the wall when the revolution came. The first group was, of course, the Sirius Cybernetics marketing department…
puddleglum1066 about 8 years ago
I assume the war affected different continents in different ways. Hence, on this continent we get the PBS sentient-animal society, and on a different one we get Slylock Fox…
Scoonz about 8 years ago
Anyone else think ComicLass desperately needs a remedial course in basic grammar?
Logical Duck about 8 years ago
Did the married men get to keep their hair?
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
What is Cartoon-Boy’s radioactively-induced superpower?
He doesn’t have any, does he?
No art skills; bad puns; radical career changes; dumped by Cartoon-Staci; constantly berated by his own characters….
You’re a Loser, Cartoon-Boy! Did win a Reuben lately, though; Whoop-dee-freakin-doo. (Eye roll.)