OH! Detroit?! Hang in there, Steph, I’ll come visit you! I might even let you autograph something for me and contribute something to the “Bail out Mr. Pastis” fund.
What are the options he has? -—-a) Keep him in jail where he might be safe or the world might be safe from him? -—-b) Keep him in jail because his next stop is in Ohio (and Washington D.C.). I noticed he skipped Cleveland like most good rock stars seem to do. If he went to Washington D.C., would he be a hero among fans or do politicians put him in jail for poking fun at them? -—-c) Start a “GoFundMe” account so we, the readers and fans, can rescue him. The Detroit police could be big fans of his and might get some free autographs from him!! (Besides signing official paperwork…) -—-d) Thank the Detroit police for doing such a great job!!!!
Are they gonna give you a chair? With wires? :D Will our dreams come true? :P Will the pain finally end? Will Rat and Goat finally be free? Will Pig turn into Ham and Bacon?We will see in the next episode of “Pearls for Swines”… :D
There’s a famous theatre in Joliet,Illinois where all the famous entertainers are required to go down into a sub-basement room and write their names on the wall.
One day a painting crew who hadn’t been briefed painted over every autograph before 1950.And those were some pretty famous names.
Beethoven, a notoriously difficult tenant, once rented a summerhouse, with the landlord making a specific demand: that Beethoven allow slatted shutters installed on the front windows. Why? Ostensibly, to protect the composer’s eyes from the harsh sunlight, but the real reason was that the landlord knew that Beethoven had a habit of writing musical notes, calculations, etc., on them. The landlord then sold the shutters for a handsome price after the famous composer left.
I could imagine someone cutting out a piece of the bathroom wall that Pastis drew on.
BE THIS GUY about 1 year ago
Detroit has bigger problems than people drawing on bathroom walls.
BasilBruce about 1 year ago
Maybe if he told the cop that he’s on a mission from God . . .
ronaldspence about 1 year ago
maybe you should have drawn Guard Duck Steph
noahproblem about 1 year ago
For a good time call RAT-5309…
Joseph comicinthestrip about 1 year ago
“You can’t have [nice things] in Detroit.”
sirbadger about 1 year ago
If he decides to become a rapper, he just increased his street cred.
C about 1 year ago
This must mean that they caught all of the real criminals,
and now have time to police graffiti.. right?
Gent about 1 year ago
If you walks into a toilet and smells a Rat then you is knows Pastis was here eh.
DennisinSeattle about 1 year ago
I guess Detroit is not fond of Rat graffiti.
carlsonbob about 1 year ago
So, who posts his bail?
Charliegirl Premium Member about 1 year ago
His mother must be so proud. ******
hariseldon59 about 1 year ago
I guess this is one time that the pen isn’t mightier than the sword.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member about 1 year ago
Detroit cops are tough!
iggyman about 1 year ago
“They wash these walls to still my pen, but the bathroom poet strikes again”!
Doug K about 1 year ago
Way back in the day, you could only legally write on a public bathroom wall if you had a “License to Quill”
Steve_The_Beard about 1 year ago
Imprison the sinistral! ;-)
Imagine about 1 year ago
He’s going to get a lot of cleaning bills from around the country now.
Tigrisan Premium Member about 1 year ago
Rat on a bathroom stall in Detroit just made the city 1000 times better. Should give Pastis a medal.
TampaFanatic1 about 1 year ago
If Stephan is lucky, his cellmate will be a gentleman named Ben Dover,
ajr58(1) about 1 year ago
Brought to you by Omni Consumer Products
steveh64 about 1 year ago
Is this how Picasso got started?
wrd2255 about 1 year ago
Wouldn’t surprise me to learn this really happened. :-)
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 1 year ago
Stephen King, when he was waiting for a flight would go to a bookstore and sign his books.
unfair.de about 1 year ago
The bathroom stall is up for sale now, Stephan „Banksy“ Pastis.
Jeffin Premium Member about 1 year ago
I’m jail-us!
Ermine Notyours about 1 year ago
I’ve heard about Gary Larson’s dorm closet with his sketches at Washington State University, but I’ve never seen it myself.
JudyAz about 1 year ago
Tough town – the cops hide in bathroom stalls.
ralphkramden about 1 year ago
The crocs are dead………..
Ellis97 about 1 year ago
Remember kids, don’t vandalize anything.
DaBump Premium Member about 1 year ago
OH! Detroit?! Hang in there, Steph, I’ll come visit you! I might even let you autograph something for me and contribute something to the “Bail out Mr. Pastis” fund.
Zebrastripes about 1 year ago
Hope it’s not in the same jail as Mr. Lemons characters are. LOL☺️❤️
elbow macaroni about 1 year ago
No advertisements in the comics! And pimping a book of recycled comics is the lowest form of advertising.
Count Olaf Premium Member about 1 year ago
Banksy!
Goat from PBS about 1 year ago
Must not take too kindly to vandalism in Detroit.
Radish the wordsmith about 1 year ago
Banksy draws rats too.
Just_Karl about 1 year ago
Does the guard in panel 4 remind anyone else of Officer Barbrady from South Park? Or is it just me?
RitaGB about 1 year ago
But only in the men’s room? Unfair!
Spacetech about 1 year ago
Commie Left
I'm Sad about 1 year ago
What are the options he has? -—-a) Keep him in jail where he might be safe or the world might be safe from him? -—-b) Keep him in jail because his next stop is in Ohio (and Washington D.C.). I noticed he skipped Cleveland like most good rock stars seem to do. If he went to Washington D.C., would he be a hero among fans or do politicians put him in jail for poking fun at them? -—-c) Start a “GoFundMe” account so we, the readers and fans, can rescue him. The Detroit police could be big fans of his and might get some free autographs from him!! (Besides signing official paperwork…) -—-d) Thank the Detroit police for doing such a great job!!!!
paulscon about 1 year ago
like Trump, Pastis is not above the law
Queen of America about 1 year ago
Maybe offer him a signed copy of your book as a bribe.
Katje about 1 year ago
Are they gonna give you a chair? With wires? :D Will our dreams come true? :P Will the pain finally end? Will Rat and Goat finally be free? Will Pig turn into Ham and Bacon?We will see in the next episode of “Pearls for Swines”… :D
luvdafuneez about 1 year ago
At least there’s no criminals in there with you,they get a free pass…
marilynnbyerly about 1 year ago
He’d have been fine if he hadn’t written, “For a good time, call Mouse at….”
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 1 year ago
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There’s a famous theatre in Joliet,Illinois where all the famous entertainers are required to go down into a sub-basement room and write their names on the wall.
One day a painting crew who hadn’t been briefed painted over every autograph before 1950.And those were some pretty famous names.
steveh64 about 1 year ago
Beethoven, a notoriously difficult tenant, once rented a summerhouse, with the landlord making a specific demand: that Beethoven allow slatted shutters installed on the front windows. Why? Ostensibly, to protect the composer’s eyes from the harsh sunlight, but the real reason was that the landlord knew that Beethoven had a habit of writing musical notes, calculations, etc., on them. The landlord then sold the shutters for a handsome price after the famous composer left.
I could imagine someone cutting out a piece of the bathroom wall that Pastis drew on.
wildlandwaters about 1 year ago
too bad he wasn’t in a coffee shop…maybe coulda bribed him with some donuts…
moondog42 Premium Member about 1 year ago
It’s not a prison sentence, probably more like a small fine and a night in jail
Mike Baldwin creator about 1 year ago
You’d always sign the toilet paper.
zeexenon about 1 year ago
Just give me an indelible marker, and I’ll write, “I will not deface crapper stalls” on this wall here.
Bilan about 1 year ago
Somebody ratted on Stephan ratting.
B UTTONS about 1 year ago
Steph drops the pen to sit in the pen.
zenyattafan about 1 year ago
Stephan, the saying is “The world is my OYSTER,” not “The world is my EASEL.”
Charlie Tuba about 1 year ago
Those who write on bathroom walls,
Roll their s#!+ in little balls.
Those who read these words of wit,
Eat these little balls of s#!+!
Charlie Tuba about 1 year ago
When I was a CSULB, they had chalkboards and chalk in the stalls and by the urinals.I’m not sure if it was the same in the women’s rooms.
John Jorgensen about 1 year ago
Yeah, that’s Detroit for ya.
otieagle1 about 1 year ago
there is whiteboard paint
mail2jbl about 1 year ago
I guess the Detroit police don’t have any real criminals to go after, like those “peaceful protestors” from 2020…
eddi-TBH about 1 year ago
Detroit is rough on graffiti artists. They need to arrest somebody.
Malph about 1 year ago
Better than Bansky!
oakie817 about 1 year ago
and it’s not the punitentiary!
Sisyphos about 1 year ago
Busted! Those graffiti vandals deserve Detroit’s Robocop solution….
Swirls Before Pine about 1 year ago
You are not Banksy, Steph.