Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 28, 2012

Fair’s fair, right?(Best wishes to Richard!)

So THAT’S why Cul-de-Sac has been looking odd lately …

it too late take it steven

And Richard will love this strip! Can’t wait to see Stephan’s take on Cul-de-Sac.

Zebra… the brick wall & Crocks problem… the photo of the Crock and Zebra doing the Badonkbadonk, Zebra and Plaid…Where are these stories? They seem to just dissolve… no or not much closure for their story lines.

I hate those hats with the adjustable strap on the back.

Oh,no! L’il Guard Duck, how could you?! Who put up to this? And ninja-Pig: SHAME ON YOU! Poor Richard will no doubt write in his blog about the violent Pastisians, once he regains consciousness, and cartoon-Pastis will have to take up Richard’s duties for a few days in recompense (and to avoid having his socks sued off). You watch and see!

@Dogsniff: Yes there are, and some makeup for all the rest that don"t. Pretty amazing items they are.

That Guard Duck annoys me to the max.

“Crime Pig” I like the look. :D

Send Richard a get-well card:“Sorry I caused your skull fracture.”

Ninja Pig.

Is there a law requiring every form of media to have some guy named Richard Thompson? or did some dynastic Dick named Thompson just really get around?

Well, at least LGD didn’t use his RPG launcher this time. :-)

Pastis and Thompson: Get a room!

Not to insult anyone but I am unable to get behind Cul de Sac. I don’t care for it at all.

LGD uses an “Ooopsie” token.

Dat bad break Richard.

I hate desks that are so low to the ground that it’s shorter than a duck

Is this the segue into Pastis drawing Cul-de-Sac? Because RT was beaten by Pig, and LGD?

This strip is becoming more and more self-referential. This may be fun for Pastis, but not for me.

LL Bean balaclava..usually navy tho..

Pastisians!!! I LIKE it. And Guard Duck’s a real friend. If YOUR friend…

Where is the turtle O’Doom?He’s needed here

I wonder if the guys who beat Stephan for the Reuben write themselves into their own strip?

I suppose that was Rat’s idea?

LOL xxx

LOL! I love this! Can’t wait for Pastis to take over the strip during his week as guest! Wonder if there will be a sequence between this one and Cul-De-Sac…?

Cul-de-sac is fantastic, it just has a different brand of humor than Pearls. The cartoonist runs a lot of re-runs, though.

Whoa, Cul De Sac beat Pearls? With all due respect to Richard, that is quite upsetting to me.

For those who don’t read Cul de Sac, members in the 2/20 strip said Richard Thompson is on a 4-5 week leave being treated for Parkinson’s, and the daily strip will be drawn by friends in the interim. Last week Michael Jantze, who does The Norm, along with his daughter one day, did the strip, and this week Corey Pandolph, who does The Elderberries is doing it.

that should get a laugh from Richard while convalescing.

Oh, someone should tell Guard Duck to be kind to Mr. Thompson! Parkinson’s Disease is a rough condition to handle…I so hope this treatment he’s doing will be a help to him.

I get the feeling that Stephan is licking his proverbial chops and rubbing his hands together thinking about taking his turn with Cul de Sac. Those kids don’t know what they’re in for.

Why do I have the feeling Rat was the mastermind behind this beating?

Pig DOES look kind of stealth in the stalker clothes, though.

In terms of quality, not even close. You wuz robbed.

i was reading this on the train on my way to school, and started laughing hysterically…. everyone looked at me strangely.

What is LGD standing on?Whatever he wants. (You argue with someone carrying a baseball bat that we can see, and probably a semi-automatic weapon and an RPG that we can’t see!)

Who are you and what have you done to pig?

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