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Stephan Thomas Pastis (/ ˈ s t ɛ f ən ˈ p æ s t ɪ s / STEF-ən PAS-tiss; [2] born January 16, 1968) is an American cartoonist and former lawyer who is the creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine. He also writes children's chapter books, commencing with the release of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.
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
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (also known as Timmy Failure) is a 2020 American fantasy comedy film based on the book series of the same name by Stephan Pastis and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It was released on Disney+ on February 7, 2020, specifically based directly on the first book of the same name.
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]
Stephan Pastis (January 16, 1968 – ), Pearls Before Swine; Diana Paxson (February 20, 1943 – ), Mistress of the Jewels; Howard Pease (September 6, 1894 – April 14, 1974), The Tod Moran Mysteries; Aimee Phan, We Should Never Meet; The Reeducation of Cherry Truong; Michael Pollan (February 6, 1955 – ), The Omnivore's Dilemma
Over the week of July 7, 2008, Pearls Before Swine parodied the tendency of Funky Winkerbean towards killing off main characters when it killed off Rat and the strip's own author, Stephan Pastis (the two would later be returned to the strip via the intervention of the head of United Feature Syndicate), with Tom Batiuk even allowing Pastis to ...
Stephan Pastis, author of comic strip Pearls Before Swine, released a collection in 2010 titled "50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong." [14] In 2013, the band Supersuckers released a free digital EP entitled 50,000 Middle Fingers Can't Be Wrong. [15]