If you are a big Pearls Before Swine fan like me [i really am - i met him once and introduced him to my most famous of stuffed dolphins, No_bob], then you will know how much he likes to on occasion mess with the newspaper editors, other cartoonists and people in general really. But i think he has a hard spot [like a soft spot, but harder and with more prickly edges] for the censorship [...]
It's been a while since i shared one of these, but this is a typical Rat strip, and so if you're a fan of Pearls before Swine, this one will resonate with you... and if not then, BECOME A FAN: [For another Pearls strip on Encyclopedias vs The Internet, click here] [For more funny, insightful or just plain weird Pearls before Swine strips, click here] [To become a COMIC ACTIVIST and help bug Pearls creator [...]
It's been a while since i shared about No_bob, the world's most famous stuffed dolphin [can you name any others] who i was going to call 'Bob' [largely due to this amazing Blackadder scene] but then realising that he was made out of material and fluff and would not in fact bob, he became No_bob. When i was a speaker on the youth/school speaking circuit in South Africa i would usually take No_bob with [...]
Ah, what a winner, Pastis. Tackles the big issues and all. If you are not a Pearls before Swine fan yet, this is a great one to start with and then click on some links to other strips at the bottom - this is some fun stuff: [For another Pearls before Swine strip with a touch of Dr Seuss, click here] [For a growing collection of some of my favourite recent Pearls before Swine [...]
In honour of legendary South African comedienne and fellow improviser, Anne speak-like-Seuss Hirsch, another great Pearls before Swine strip: [For a Pearls Before Swine cartoon about dating fish, click here] [For some of my favourite Pearls before Swine strips, click here]
ah Stephan, punmaster general is at it again and this time it is at the expense of Rat who is being himselfed out... [For a different Pearls Before Swine word play strip featuring the kissing, click here] [For a different Pearls before Swine pun strip about language, click here]
you probably have to be a regular reader of Pearls [before Swine] and an appreciator of the croc and 'Zeeba' dynamic to appreciate this one... but if you are then you will dig it - snuck into my inbox while i was in South Africa... [For a Pearls before Swine cartoon depicting the great intellect - not-so-much - of Pig, click here] [For a Pearls before Swine strip one listening well, click here]
ah what a softie at heart. Stephan Pastis shows his true colours in this rare deeply moving Pearls before Swine cartoon strip, proving his range and diversity as well as his ability to make an audience go, 'Awwwwwwww...' [For a Pearls before Swine strip on the frustrating phenomenon of losing a call with someone and both trying to phone back at the same time, click here] [For the Pearls before Swine strip that introduced [...]
so yesterday i got to meet Stephan Pastis, creator and draw'er [i guess] of the greatest cartoon strip alive, Pearls Before Swine... [more importantly, he got to 'meet' No_bob, the world's most famous stuffed dolphin] The Far Side, on it's good days [and when it was good it was great, and it was usually good] is definitely up there. so is Dilbert [Scott Adams who draws Dilbert got me started on Pearls Before Swine and [...]
oh, what a classic, definitely one of the best Pearls Before Swine strips yet - on International Liars Day, Stephan Pastis comes up with an absolute goodie... [For another great Pearls before Swine strip involving flying encyclopaedias, click here]