Why would he call Ray for help? I’d think Goat would be the best choice of the established characters.
Of course, since he’s got creative control, he could just make up a new character who would be even more helpful. Or for that matter, just write the story so that he’s immediately released. Writing yourself into your own story does create complications.
BE THIS GUY 9 months ago
Rat, not a smart way to talk to your Creator.
BasilBruce 9 months ago
The bad news, Rat, is that if your employer stays in jail, you’ll soon be beerless.
C 9 months ago
You dirty rat !
ronaldspence 9 months ago
on the other hand, Steph might make some new fans while in stir!
salakfarm Premium Member 9 months ago
Did Stephan make too many puns, contravening local ordnances?
Digital Frog 9 months ago
A simple typo left Stephan behind bars instead of in them.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member 9 months ago
Rat, send bail!
sirbadger 9 months ago
If they don’t give Steph crayons in prison, Rat will cease to exist. If they do give him crayons, Rat will look different.
Asharah 9 months ago
Haven’t his fans bailed him out yet?
MichaelAxelFleming 9 months ago
We know he’s in the Punitentiary.
Gent 9 months ago
Eh too bad he not do serious crime. For if he did then he not be in prison.
Imagine 9 months ago
Maybe he could do a comic about it.
Nah.
juicebruce 9 months ago
iggyman 9 months ago
Pastis, maybe you would have better luck calling Pig or Goat!
markkahler52 9 months ago
And have ANOTHER beer, Rat!! XD!!
zerotvus 9 months ago
Don’t drop the soap in the shower……
Huckleberry Hiroshima 9 months ago
Those bars look escapable, Steph.
win.45mag 9 months ago
Your in jail, not prison. Also known as camp snoopy. Prison is much worse…..So I hear
win.45mag 9 months ago
Those bars would bend quite easy with no cross supports, or, “fire blocks”
SquidGamerGal 9 months ago
Quick question, Rat… Who signs your paychecks?
Stephen Runnels Premium Member 9 months ago
Hey, you kill off the Crocs, you go to prison. That’s the way it is.
elbow macaroni 9 months ago
Sell your book of repackaged old strips on your own time.
Ellis97 9 months ago
Rat just loves it when people suffer.
Pointspread 9 months ago
11668. Might play that number.
ajr58(1) 9 months ago
Sounds like he needs a good lawyer. Does he know any?
monya_43 9 months ago
Rat thinks that Stephan being in jail is bad news only for Stephan. Wait until he runs out of beer. He’s going to have a different opinion then.
Norris66 9 months ago
Still in Chicago? Check out Al Capone’s cell….wait never mind probably that’s empty too.
Chris 9 months ago
perhaps he doesn’t want to be drawn anymore… referring to rat. :J
uniquename 9 months ago
Rat, he was put in jail for drawing you.
ve5ra 9 months ago
Speaking the truth is a crime.
Charles & Susan Premium Member 9 months ago
Stephan you look good in stripes!
royq27 9 months ago
I like how they let him keep his cap…
HOTLOTUS1 9 months ago
why can’t he just draw a hole on the wall and escape
JustPlainBob 9 months ago
That’s no way to talk to The Creator, Rat.
Goat from PBS 9 months ago
Stephan, this is Rat to whom you are talking. He celebrates every time you are incarcerated. Call Pig or someone next time.
Queen of America 9 months ago
If he stays in for very long, he’ll lose his pen or pencil and then all of the critters will disappear. Where do I send bail money?
Sir Isaac 9 months ago
So, where would Rat be without his creator, Stephan?
YouSless Premium Member 9 months ago
I like this arc. its funny!
Mike Baldwin creator 9 months ago
Funny. They’re both Behind Bars.
dwkiser28603 9 months ago
Hey Rat, pass one of those Magnums of bubbly to me!
I'm Sad 9 months ago
Has anybody been to a book signing yet on this tour? I was going to go to Detroit but I couldn’t get off of work so I will head to Akron instead.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member 9 months ago
Too bad the stripes aren’t vertical ? He looks fat with horizontal stripes
zeexenon 9 months ago
To boot, no one ever said to him, “It’s in Ohio, Coumbus.”
marilynnbyerly 9 months ago
So, the metaphysical question is "If Steph stops doing the strip, will Rat and friends slowly vanish into the reprints?
mindjob 9 months ago
Not to mention the firecrackers
GumbyDammit223 9 months ago
They let him keep his cellphone??? He can still do damage from inside the klink!
Katje 9 months ago
True. Where’s the bad news? :D
Robert Miller Premium Member 9 months ago
You can leave your mark on the cell walls! Imagine putting Rat in there!
Cameron1988 Premium Member 9 months ago
LOL! Now THIS is the PBS type of strips I remember reading when I started following this strip back in 2012
Jingles 9 months ago
he wrote this mess, he can deal with it…heh.
LJZ Premium Member 9 months ago
Wandered into Rabbits ‘Against Magic’… they’ve been looking for Steve for a long time!
donut reply 9 months ago
They shouldn’t be so happy. Without Steph, no comic, and they die.
John Jorgensen 9 months ago
Why would he call Ray for help? I’d think Goat would be the best choice of the established characters.
Of course, since he’s got creative control, he could just make up a new character who would be even more helpful. Or for that matter, just write the story so that he’s immediately released. Writing yourself into your own story does create complications.
Sisyphos 9 months ago
Listen and learn, Cartoon-Boy-Con! Rat is leading the big celebration! Only Akron may dissent….
Warhaft 9 months ago
This story line is very meta.
rgcviper 9 months ago
With a friend like Rat, who needs enemies?!
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 9 months ago
One of us is going to jail and it ain’t gonna be Jimmy Stewart!!