Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 30, 2019

Stephan knows his boundaries — even though he can’t draw them.

And the unseen fourth panel ends with Rat bringing out his baseball bat and saying “No, THIS hurts!”

Stephan’s drawing has improved greatly over the years — now somebody colours it in for him.

that bar looks like something a kindergarten student would doodle

Reality Check also did a ‘sketchy’ comic today.

A man walks into a bar. Ouch, he said.

Lowered the bar on the drawing, eh.

Hope the bar doesn’t bar you from drawing a bar, Pastis.

The truth always hurts.

I don’t know much about art, but I draw the line at this…

You have to read between the lines, Rat.

BAR! I go there for DRINK!!! And hopefully for GIRL!!!!

Pastis’ last memory of that Pub that had the “3 for the price of 1!” Drinks @ Happy Hours!

Pastis needs a dictionary. That’s not sketchy. You can go from sketchy, not detailed, to a full drawing by detailing it. This is poorly drawn, nowhere to go from here.

“Doc, it hurts when my characters talk back”

“That’s OK, Pastis. You deserve to hurt.”

“Bartender, can you draw a beer for me?” “Yah, about as well as Pastis draws a bar!”

That bar is on the side not on the corner ;-) … Croc Power !

There seems to be a lot of cartoonists’ telepathy around this week! Dave Whammond has the same joke …

Not really. By now, I think enough cartoonists other than him are fed up with drawing Trump. LOL. SOMEBODY STOP ME!!

I see Toon Boy’s technique is improving…

Another lousy pun. Try being funny

rough. lol

This one needs to be with-drawn.

You’re the joke, Rat.

Stephan Pastis has the rare talent of being able to make (actually funny) jokes and laugh about himself. Give the man credit for this.

It has never stopped John MacPherson! ;o}

He was interrupted in the second panel but had to meet the deadline sooooo here it is…..

What do you think you are, Rat?

What would Pig think if he heard of a gay bar with a “soft opening”?

Mr. Pastis, we have voted that it would be easier to shave than to draw all those whiskers.

Between Rat’s words and baseball bat, you’re better off with words. I think

That bar looks like it was drawn on an Etch-A-Sketch.

Draw? How about an easy pun?

I thought all of Pastis’ drawing was a joke.

You’re not looking well, Cartoon-Boy. —Kinda scrawny and sketchy. Maybe all Rat’s baseball bat blows to your head are having an effect. Savor, then, the compliment while you can and don’t derogate it!

LOVE it. New Yorker-worthy.