OH! Detroit?! Hang in there, Steph, I’ll come visit you! I might even let you autograph something for me and contribute something to the “Bail out Mr. Pastis” fund.
What are the options he has? -—-a) Keep him in jail where he might be safe or the world might be safe from him? -—-b) Keep him in jail because his next stop is in Ohio (and Washington D.C.). I noticed he skipped Cleveland like most good rock stars seem to do. If he went to Washington D.C., would he be a hero among fans or do politicians put him in jail for poking fun at them? -—-c) Start a “GoFundMe” account so we, the readers and fans, can rescue him. The Detroit police could be big fans of his and might get some free autographs from him!! (Besides signing official paperwork…) -—-d) Thank the Detroit police for doing such a great job!!!!
Are they gonna give you a chair? With wires? :D Will our dreams come true? :P Will the pain finally end? Will Rat and Goat finally be free? Will Pig turn into Ham and Bacon?We will see in the next episode of “Pearls for Swines”… :D
There’s a famous theatre in Joliet,Illinois where all the famous entertainers are required to go down into a sub-basement room and write their names on the wall.
One day a painting crew who hadn’t been briefed painted over every autograph before 1950.And those were some pretty famous names.
Beethoven, a notoriously difficult tenant, once rented a summerhouse, with the landlord making a specific demand: that Beethoven allow slatted shutters installed on the front windows. Why? Ostensibly, to protect the composer’s eyes from the harsh sunlight, but the real reason was that the landlord knew that Beethoven had a habit of writing musical notes, calculations, etc., on them. The landlord then sold the shutters for a handsome price after the famous composer left.
I could imagine someone cutting out a piece of the bathroom wall that Pastis drew on.
BE THIS GUY 7 months ago
Detroit has bigger problems than people drawing on bathroom walls.
BasilBruce 7 months ago
Maybe if he told the cop that he’s on a mission from God . . .
ronaldspence 7 months ago
maybe you should have drawn Guard Duck Steph
noahproblem 7 months ago
For a good time call RAT-5309…
Joseph comicinthestrip 7 months ago
“You can’t have [nice things] in Detroit.”
sirbadger 7 months ago
If he decides to become a rapper, he just increased his street cred.
C 7 months ago
This must mean that they caught all of the real criminals,
and now have time to police graffiti.. right?
Gent 7 months ago
If you walks into a toilet and smells a Rat then you is knows Pastis was here eh.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member 7 months ago
I guess Detroit is not fond of Rat graffiti.
carlsonbob 7 months ago
So, who posts his bail?
Charliegirl Premium Member 7 months ago
His mother must be so proud. ******
hariseldon59 7 months ago
I guess this is one time that the pen isn’t mightier than the sword.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member 7 months ago
Detroit cops are tough!
iggyman 7 months ago
“They wash these walls to still my pen, but the bathroom poet strikes again”!
Doug K 7 months ago
Way back in the day, you could only legally write on a public bathroom wall if you had a “License to Quill”
Steve_The_Beard 7 months ago
Imprison the sinistral! ;-)
Imagine 7 months ago
He’s going to get a lot of cleaning bills from around the country now.
Tigrisan Premium Member 7 months ago
Rat on a bathroom stall in Detroit just made the city 1000 times better. Should give Pastis a medal.
TampaFanatic1 7 months ago
If Stephan is lucky, his cellmate will be a gentleman named Ben Dover,
ajr58(1) 7 months ago
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steveh64 7 months ago
Is this how Picasso got started?
wrd2255 7 months ago
Wouldn’t surprise me to learn this really happened. :-)
NeedaChuckle Premium Member 7 months ago
Stephen King, when he was waiting for a flight would go to a bookstore and sign his books.
unfair.de 7 months ago
The bathroom stall is up for sale now, Stephan „Banksy“ Pastis.
Jeffin Premium Member 7 months ago
I’m jail-us!
Ermine Notyours 7 months ago
I’ve heard about Gary Larson’s dorm closet with his sketches at Washington State University, but I’ve never seen it myself.
JudyAz 7 months ago
Tough town – the cops hide in bathroom stalls.
ralphkramden 7 months ago
The crocs are dead………..
Ellis97 7 months ago
Remember kids, don’t vandalize anything.
DaBump Premium Member 7 months ago
OH! Detroit?! Hang in there, Steph, I’ll come visit you! I might even let you autograph something for me and contribute something to the “Bail out Mr. Pastis” fund.
Zebrastripes 7 months ago
Hope it’s not in the same jail as Mr. Lemons characters are. LOL☺️❤️
elbow macaroni 7 months ago
No advertisements in the comics! And pimping a book of recycled comics is the lowest form of advertising.
Count Olaf Premium Member 7 months ago
Banksy!
Goat from PBS 7 months ago
Must not take too kindly to vandalism in Detroit.
Radish the wordsmith 7 months ago
Banksy draws rats too.
Just_Karl 7 months ago
Does the guard in panel 4 remind anyone else of Officer Barbrady from South Park? Or is it just me?
RitaGB 7 months ago
But only in the men’s room? Unfair!
Spacetech 7 months ago
Commie Left
I'm Sad 7 months ago
What are the options he has? -—-a) Keep him in jail where he might be safe or the world might be safe from him? -—-b) Keep him in jail because his next stop is in Ohio (and Washington D.C.). I noticed he skipped Cleveland like most good rock stars seem to do. If he went to Washington D.C., would he be a hero among fans or do politicians put him in jail for poking fun at them? -—-c) Start a “GoFundMe” account so we, the readers and fans, can rescue him. The Detroit police could be big fans of his and might get some free autographs from him!! (Besides signing official paperwork…) -—-d) Thank the Detroit police for doing such a great job!!!!
paulscon Premium Member 7 months ago
like Trump, Pastis is not above the law
Queen of America 7 months ago
Maybe offer him a signed copy of your book as a bribe.
Katje 7 months ago
Are they gonna give you a chair? With wires? :D Will our dreams come true? :P Will the pain finally end? Will Rat and Goat finally be free? Will Pig turn into Ham and Bacon?We will see in the next episode of “Pearls for Swines”… :D
luvdafuneez 7 months ago
At least there’s no criminals in there with you,they get a free pass…
marilynnbyerly 7 months ago
He’d have been fine if he hadn’t written, “For a good time, call Mouse at….”
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 7 months ago
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There’s a famous theatre in Joliet,Illinois where all the famous entertainers are required to go down into a sub-basement room and write their names on the wall.
One day a painting crew who hadn’t been briefed painted over every autograph before 1950.And those were some pretty famous names.
steveh64 7 months ago
Beethoven, a notoriously difficult tenant, once rented a summerhouse, with the landlord making a specific demand: that Beethoven allow slatted shutters installed on the front windows. Why? Ostensibly, to protect the composer’s eyes from the harsh sunlight, but the real reason was that the landlord knew that Beethoven had a habit of writing musical notes, calculations, etc., on them. The landlord then sold the shutters for a handsome price after the famous composer left.
I could imagine someone cutting out a piece of the bathroom wall that Pastis drew on.
wildlandwaters 7 months ago
too bad he wasn’t in a coffee shop…maybe coulda bribed him with some donuts…
moondog42 Premium Member 7 months ago
It’s not a prison sentence, probably more like a small fine and a night in jail
Mike Baldwin creator 7 months ago
You’d always sign the toilet paper.
zeexenon 7 months ago
Just give me an indelible marker, and I’ll write, “I will not deface crapper stalls” on this wall here.
Bilan 7 months ago
Somebody ratted on Stephan ratting.
B UTTONS 7 months ago
Steph drops the pen to sit in the pen.
zenyattafan 7 months ago
Stephan, the saying is “The world is my OYSTER,” not “The world is my EASEL.”
Charlie Tuba 7 months ago
Those who write on bathroom walls,
Roll their s#!+ in little balls.
Those who read these words of wit,
Eat these little balls of s#!+!
Charlie Tuba 7 months ago
When I was a CSULB, they had chalkboards and chalk in the stalls and by the urinals.I’m not sure if it was the same in the women’s rooms.
John Jorgensen 7 months ago
Yeah, that’s Detroit for ya.
otieagle1 7 months ago
there is whiteboard paint
mail2jbl 7 months ago
I guess the Detroit police don’t have any real criminals to go after, like those “peaceful protestors” from 2020…
eddi-TBH 7 months ago
Detroit is rough on graffiti artists. They need to arrest somebody.
Malph 7 months ago
Better than Bansky!
oakie817 7 months ago
and it’s not the punitentiary!
Sisyphos 7 months ago
Busted! Those graffiti vandals deserve Detroit’s Robocop solution….
Swirls Before Pine 7 months ago
You are not Banksy, Steph.