Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 28, 2025

Stick Figure Stephan looks like he’s wearing a do-rag.

I love it, good bye Mr Pastis

Don’t quit your day job, Reed.

A little googling showed that Reed Jackson is indeed his editor. But it also shows that Rat tried to kill him once before.

though Pastis could draw more supportive animal cohorts. This is becoming an Animal House w/o Belushi.

Is this Pastis going to “stick” around for a while?!

The guy can correctly spell his first name. That’s better than many commenters.

Reminds me of Jeff the cyclist.

From the Mel Brooks version of “To Be Or Not To Be…”

Mel plays an egocentric actor. Ann Bancroft is his wife.

It’s Poland, 1940. Anne has been detained by the Gestapo.

“You can’t hold me! My husband is Pavel Kowalski!”

Gestapo officer: “And who is Pavel Kowalski?”

“You never heard of Pavel Kowalski? In Poland he’s world famous!”

The art style is spot on… but where’s the pun?

They got off the sidewalk and into the street. They’re after you, Pastis. Be paranoid. Be more paranoid. There.

Should be more like “Look how punny I am!”

I always wondered what Stephan’s legs looked like

LOL!

Editor of a short comic strip?

Nice work if you can get it!

I don’t get it… who the #* is Sthepandastis? :D

This is exactly why you should pay your editors!

Nothing to see here. Move along.

The next insulting strip comes from his agent.

Comic strip creators don’t get a lot of recognition. Unless your initials happen to be Jim Davis, Bill Watterson or Charles Schultz.

The artwork is actually better than what’s happening in Gil Thorp these days.

Ouch, the editor with the burns.

Pretty darn funny

The stick people wondering “who the fudge is Stephanpastis” could pass for Simon and Garfunkel.

Love it! Who is Stephan Pastis?

should have used colors, maybe orange?

From the mouths of pigs …

Ask them over at Jane’s World who Stephan Pastis is. They all know. “Shallow breast guy,” that’s who.

Solid Gold!

Two of the many things I love about this strip are Stephan’s self-deprecating humor, and of course, PUNS! :D

Wearing your cap backwards isn’t helping you be cool.

Look how great Reed Jackson is!

You’re not part of the prestigious culture of celebrities, influencers, athletes, and politicians.

This strip has an editor???

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this is an homage to the very first Peanuts strip?

Your editor seems not to like you.

Evil…

Reed is so successful, he’s starting his own comic

Makes me think of so many people I’ve seen on TV being introduced as “celebrities” and I have no idea who they are and sometimes little knowledge of what they’re famous for. These days, the population is so large, and there are so many TV channels and shows, streaming, podcasts… that many people can have large followings and yet be unknown to most people. Oh yes, and there’s more global entertainment, too.

I thought Rat and Pig drew the strip. Who’s this Stephan person?

DISCLAIMER: I had nothing to do with this strip, my writing and drawing abilities are actually far worse than what is represented here

Yeah,who IS Steven Pistachio?

If it’s supposed to be a Pearls strip, maybe put Pig and Rat in place of the human bystanders?

I don’t get it either—who is Stephanie Pasta?

Each publication who post this comic only hire editors who will block it whenever it doesn’t suit their advertiser’s purpose. For example William Theodore Evjue, Madison, WI

If this is truly what Reed drew, I am fascinated at the raw honesty in this strip.

Yes, this is funny. But for the record, I had the pleasure to meet Stephan Pastis and he is a really wonderful guy! ❤️

Pearls of wisdom. Or maybe just wiz.

i think Stephan Pastis is the guy that took over the comic Janes World a few years back, … shallow breast guy?

love it!!!!!

You get your editors from school playgrounds?