Pearls Gets Put in the Pokey: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury [Paperback]

Rat, Pig, Goat, the Crocs, and the rest of thePearls Before Swinegang are back for another oversized helping of comic strips filled with sharp satire, terrible puns, absurd adventures, and hilariously questionable life advice.

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For over two decadesPearls Before Swinehas been blowing the whistle on everything from modern technology to current events to human nature. With a rap sheet including several hit book series, a film for Disney+, and incredible world travels, award-winning cartoonist Stephan Pastis continues to get caught red-handed making his audience laugh.

Throughout this treasury, Pastis covers all his tracks with commentary on every comic strip, along with photos, behind-the-scenes insights on his creative process, and thoughtful reflections on the last few years. If you’re a fan ofPearls Before Swine, keep your nose clean and stick it in this book instead.

For longtimePearlsfans, newspaper-comics readers, and anyone who prefers their observations about modern life cynical, ridiculous, and occasionally sincere.

• Rat, Pig, Goat, Zebra, the Crocs, and more return in another treasury of fan-favoritePearls Before Swinenewspaper strips
• Sharp jokes about social media, technology, politics, relationships, work, pop culture, and everyday absurdity
• Stephan Pastis’s commentary throughout reveals inspirations, reader reactions, drawing mishaps, personal stories, and behind-the-scenes trivia
• Packed with puns, elaborate jokes, cynical observations, recurring characters, and the twisted humorPearlsfans expect
• Bonus behind-the-scenes material includes a personalPeanuts-inspired introduction plus childhood drawings, early Rat cartoons, photos, and archival extras

Join Rat, Pig, Goat, and the gang for another tour through the ridiculous side of modernlã