Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 31, 2018

Rat, 2019 is coming and you can’t do anything to stop it.

Rat next time greet the new year with steel underwear.

Might as well have some punch, Rat.

Time to spike the juice – 2019 will serve Rat the punch

After January 1, years depreciate badly. Shiny New Years come with built-in obsolescence, so they don’t stay that way for long.

Can’t blame Rat. 2018 was pretty much a repeat of 2017

It’s not likely to get any better until after the 2020 elections.

You have every right to be concerned, Rat.

Fair.

So, basically he doesn’t give a Rat’s a$$. What’s so suprising about that? :D

If 2018 was that bad, you can always celebrate its departure.

To the new year: come at me bro!

Good morning Mr Obvious and HAPPY NEW YEAR !

When was the last time we were not so happy to say good by to the previous year?

Forewarned is forearmed.

Oh c’mon folks! Now where did I leave that “little violin”

Pig should punch Rat.

Next year will be better. They’ll both have 2020 vision.

When are the Crocs making an appearance?….I love the Crocs!……it’s the gator in me!……I’m in Fl…..

I dread 2019 as my husband is not well…

Pigs glasses appear to say 2009. Apparently he’s a little behind maybe a “big behind” LOL

Rat isn’t the type to celebrate New Year’s Eve or as he calls it “Amature Night”.

Happy New years to all!

Just wait till 2020 rat!!!

Happy New Year! For those whose vision is not up to speed the character throwing the party is goat not pig.

New Year’s Day…A.K.A. Tuesday.

Used a financial advisor for your stock investment, eh Rat?

I hope we have something to celebrate in 2019, this year has been miserable!

So… where do you see yourself in two years?

Don’t know, I don’t have 2020 vision.

I used to identify more with Goat, but lately I find myself feeling more and more akin to Rat. 2018 is doing a real doozie on all of us, huh?

Is it not astonishing that it is Goat who is throwing a party?!

But I do get Rat’s reluctance to celebrate when his outlook is for more misery and suffering. Rat is a temperamental masochist, whose joy is being miserable….

Happy New Year.

And thank you Mr. Pastis for all the entertainment this past year.

Why is this site’s comment section so awful? The Big Nate one is filled with cringy 5th graders who think it’s a blog and Pearls Before Swine is filled with Lefties who drag politics into everything. It’s a humor strip. Why can’t we all just get along and not politicize everything?

on the calendar they changed it to 2020 and 2021

My favorite Rat moments are when he’s screaming and has that expression in panel 3 XD

Not going to do any good! 2019 has some suprises that will make you nostalgic for 2018!