Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 25, 2011

Cool!

great tribute to the family circus guy

Wonderfully done!

As much as you made fun of ’em, I knew you loved ’em!

Jeffy’s now Santa Claus?

Merry Christmas Everybody.

If any Magi had been trying to follow that constellation, the Christmas story would have been a lot longer…

PS — Johnny, I’m sure you know Radish was making a punne.

Cartoon-Pastis and Pig, alone in the high desert, in wonder at the new constellation. A powerful myth is born.Merry Christmas!

nice, but there had to be some way the publisher could have pushed this up? little late ain’t it?

Merry Christmas all!Pretty bad when I get my news from the comics. Didn’t know that Bil Keane had died.

@thewoodman1: Really? A tribute to the original writer of a (at least semi) beloved comic strip, and you call it dumb? I found it very touching, especially coming from a comic strip that parodies it constantly. smh

What a beautiful tribute! When Steph wants to, he can get as sentimental as the rest of us poor slobs. Thanks, PBS.

A wonderful tribute and great Christmas present for the Keane family.

The tracing lines crossed; gotta start over!

just the animation

This was a great one today.

Did Igor steal your brain ‘thewoodman1’ or just your heart?

Oh . . . I always thought that constellation was “Cestoda the Tapeworm” . . .

Very cool. Thank you for that.

Steph has an unexpected sentimental streak. Very nice tribute.

Steph, you always manage to pull it off. Good Job!

So sweet. Thanks and Merry Christmas

This one was just phoned in.

Mr Pastis this was brilliant, brilliant, brilliantly done! Actually made me tear up a little. Merry Christmas!

Not at all; rather touching, actually.

Wondered when he’d get around to the Keane tribute. He’s surpassed my wildest dreams. Merry Christmas, Stephan. And Pig! And Rat! And Larry! And Goat! And Zebra! And even you, Alfonse!

Yes, you certainly are.

Amazing strip!

Merry Xmas everyone!

xxx

Great tribute, Stephan.

@thewoodman1 Dude.. you probably don’t even get it.. It’s Christmas. Could you not be a hater for one freakin’ day?

Thanks. Cried, in the bathroom. Hit me today.

Well done, Stephan.

A fitting present. Thanks.

A subtle and gracious tribute – nicely done!

R.I.P Bil Keane.

Merry Christmas to all!

Steph, you’ve got the wit of RAT, the smarts of GOAT,and the kind heart of PIG!! Nice job, man!! You never fail to make my day!

Pig thought of this one……….WAY TO GO PIG!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done, Stephan, well done. Gee, a problem with Christmas codedaddy?

is somebody on double egg nogs

Very nice, Steph … thanks for the tribute..Happy Holidays, everyone.

Very, very clever Steve; Bil is probably smiling at you today. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Great Strip.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Mr. Pastis, you are an artist and a poet.

That was totally unexpected.

That was surprisingly sweet, given this cartoonist. A wonderful remembrance. Thank you.

What a nice sentiment for Mr. Keane,

This would be a classic on a T-shirt or coffee mug. Great graphic.

Nicely done Mr. Pastis!!!

Oh. Written in the stars. A million miles away…

Must have been a Russian rocket launch.

Beautiful and fitting for christmas. Thank you.

that was a different strip!

I read online that you made fun of em,but you were always a fan

That’s cute :)

It’s the constellation known as the Billy Keene Path.