Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 27, 2012
February 26, 2012
February 28, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: Listen, Steph, I know that every year you're up for cartooning's highest award, the Reuben, and that every year you lose. So now I feel bad for building you this empty trophy shelf. Pastis: Is that so? Rat: Yeah. So I bought you some decorative wooden letters to fill the space. They're fun to rearrange if you're ever bored. Pastis: Well, I guess that's pretty nice of you. Thanks. Rat: Oh, look, I've rearranged them. Pastis: Take them down. Pig: That does not look like a trophy.
Havelock_Vetinari over 12 years ago
Rat must have destroyed Stephan’s other Reuban. He won one a few years back. Rat probably pawned it with Pig.
margueritem over 12 years ago
Rat’s driving Pastis to smoke again.
Alohacat over 12 years ago
Mmmm, … that shelf seems to only have one bracket. How does it stay up? Must be a magical shelf. Maybe instead of a collection of trophies and awards, Stephan can use it for a collection of “Homies” figurines.
rf_eq over 12 years ago
could be Sorel (boots)
DuHhozr over 12 years ago
Maybe Bucky took his Reuban to "paw"n to build his WWW…er new invention
Proginoskes over 12 years ago
@ Alohacat: The other bracket is to the left of the comic panel.LORES
zero over 12 years ago
Why is a cartoonist award named after The Partridge Family’s manager?
Hillbillyman over 12 years ago
Shut up Rat.
Rooster17780 over 12 years ago
poor stephen…….
Cajtri87 over 12 years ago
Or, Lord forbid, it could be just a joke. There doesn’t have to be some deep thought about his comics.
flagfly over 12 years ago
He won in 2003 and 2006.
cubswin2016 over 12 years ago
Rat is definately a rat.
nancyroy2 over 12 years ago
Rat is so evil… but somehow still mangaes to be cute!
KEA over 12 years ago
Sometimes Stephan must feel like Dr. Frankenstein – “What have I created?!?”
underwriter over 12 years ago
So would “Pastisian” be pronounced “pastiche-an?”
tigre1 over 12 years ago
I LIKE Rat. To watch and study from here. As a bud, you’d have to be always on your toes…or dumb as Pig…
hcr1985 over 12 years ago
Careful Rat, you may wind up eating poisoned cheese tomorrow!!
Number Three over 12 years ago
That’s not nice!
Poor Stephan. I think he’s an excellent cartoonist.
xxx
Gary M creator over 12 years ago
Is Pastis the most narcissistic “cartoonist” ever to live, or what?
makemlaugh over 12 years ago
The ‘C’ is missing. It says ‘Closer’. Rat is about to be murdered.
Maybe things will improve for Pastis when he tries his hand with Cul-de-Sac. Just keep the rat out of it – or you’ll never see the kids again.
tbritt99 over 12 years ago
So who’s been winning the Reuben awards?
rclake1963 over 12 years ago
That rat is an a$$#ole!
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
is that trophy served on marble rye?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Ha ha ha! :-D
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Real-life Pastis has never yet won the NCS Reuben Award, although he has won the NCS Newspaper Strip Division Award three times, in 2003, 2004, and 2006. Cartoon-Pastis, however, may just be a LOSER….
jayjaypom over 12 years ago
I bet he will get a Reuben this year.
DuHhozr over 12 years ago
Isn’t Sorel some relation to Superman?
fire_and_flames about 12 years ago
lol rat is funny:)