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Pearls Before Swine (also known as Pearls) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis.The series began on December 31, 2001. [1] It chronicles the daily lives of an ensemble cast of suburban anthropomorphic animals: Pig, Rat, Zebra, Goat, and a fraternity of crocodiles, [2] as well as a number of supporting characters, one of whom is Pastis himself.
Cover depicts Stephan Pastis and Rat in a boxing match with Goat as the referee. Rat kicks Pastis in his "oompa loompas" (running joke word for testicles in the strip) while Goat tries to step in. Pig, Zebra, and Guard Duck work Pastis' corner while Larry and Snuffles work Rat's, and a poorly-drawn Dilbert is shown watching the fight. Rat's Wars
The next year, Pastis attended law school at UCLA, where he received his J.D. [6] [7] He kept drawing during this time, coming up with the first Pearls Before Swine character, Rat, during what he said was a boring class in law school. [8] When I wrote for him [Rat] it seemed pretty honest.
Pearls Before Swine is actually relatively new, as comic strips in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel go — we’ve been running it for more than 20 years. Greg Borowski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...
The Greenville News and Greenvilleonline.com will introduce a revamped and updated comics section on Monday, Jan. 15.
On April 1, 2005, Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine), Bill Amend (FoxTrot), and Darby Conley each drew similar strips revolving around Ouija boards; the three strips have largely similar dialogue and punchlines. [4] [5] [6]
Pearls Before Swine: Stephan Pastis: A dim-witted pig whose stupidity is frequently exploited by Rat. Piggy the pig Teddy Tail: Charles Folkard, [5] Harry Folkard, [6] Herbert Sidney Foxwell Arthur Potts, [7] William St. John Glenn [8] One of Teddy Tail's friends, created by Herbert Sidney Foxwell. [9] The pigs from La Foire aux Cochons: La ...
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