Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for February 17, 2020

“Oh, he’s a brick… house …”

Oh, Gawd!

Well, they are well-rounded…

As long as the king isn’t named Lavar, things should be fine.

Don’t be so sure. Bowling Ball may strike and do a hostile takeover.

The Ball People’s arrival is of global importance.

Looks like we’ll be having a ball this week….great balls of fire!

how do they do anything without hands?

Proud graduate of the Jay Ward School of Closing Lines.

I’ll bounce back tomorrow and see how this story’s taking shape. SOMEBODY STOP ME!

Hopefully Brewster doesn’t run into the king’s nefarious brother, who secretly plots to overthrow him. He is indeed, a foul ball!

an hair ball, like what me cat coughed up?

All that dancing……

This is going to be a ballsy week. They look overinflated.

Brewster: Ok, which one of you guys is Wilson?

Nice. That one works regardless of how you pronounce heir, either as air-ball or hair-ball.

“Next: Keep your eye on the ball.”

Why, are we about to get kicked in them?

Heard outside the locker room on the Ball planet.

“Ball’s in your court!

Score!

Nothin’ but net!”

They’re going to get bounced off of that ship.

And Brewster’s a hockey puck! How fortuitous.

“…We’ve seen too many soldiers leaving in body bags and ball sacks for this to go on….”

I couldn’t resist (giggles)

Brewster actually saw that one coming! Brewster!

They have their own song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbDKN0dk54M

Someone get a medic — the golf ball is having a “stroke”!

The tennis ball made a fortune from “net” profits!

Is that Wilson?

Ow! That one heart my head!

I can see this theme rolling out for a bit…

The ladies need to keep a close eye on soccer ball.

I hope they brought their black-sheep cousin the bowling ball. He’s probably a hole-y terror, though.

Poor kids cursed from the beginning, he’s destined to miss.

The censor on Pearls Before Swine is on standby for this week’s jokes!

“…and we’re here {clap} to pump you up.”

After a week of talks with Brewster, the king will be a real basket case.

Bunch of air heads.

Herr Ball was Lucille Ball’s German father.

Keep those jokes coming! You’re on a roll now…

We’re all having a ball with this one.

Finally, the Balloon people arrive, and when they see the balls came first, they hit the ceiling.

I sense a lot of “ball” puns coming. But I won’t ball-k at them.

I hope Mr. Rickard foresaw that the puns here would snowball.

This had better not be leading to a “Space Jam” reference.

Since nobody else mentioned,

Brewster is being a good sport about it.

just so long’s he’s not an heir head…

Enemies of the cat people…

Wait until his uncle Beach arrives.

Brewster fans may want to check out today’s Basic Instructions, a 2011 rerun with Tim as guest cartoonist:

https://www.gocomics.com/basicinstructions/2020/02/17

So bad that it is funny.