Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 11, 2011

Doubling up on the t & p - did the trick

mmmm, no more LITTLE guard duck?

I was wondering what the next US space program was gonna be…

When the crocs get their hands on this they can nab space zeebas.

You say rockitt! I say rocket! Let’s blast the whole thing off!

Well, it certainly was faster and cheaper to put together…and if it gets to its destination and back, that will certainly be better!

I think more Red & Rover than Calvin & Hobbes.

Maybe they’ll run into the Muppets – remember “Pigs in Space”? Captain Link Hogthrob, First Mate Piggy, and Dr. Julius Strangepork leading a crew of pigs aboard the Swinetrek.

They had better watch out for the R. U. Sirius, because Brewster might think the box is his and take away their ship.

I like the way Pig’s helmet says “Hi, my name is Pig.” Is he planning to make contact with some friendly aliens?Also, Pig’s helmet doesn’t appear to be connected to an air supply. How does he breath in space?

I’m suprised Rat isn’t with them. I would think he’d like to find the beer alien’s home planet… So would I…

I guess their first landfall will be a paper moon.

Ed Wood (“Plan 9 From Outer Space”) called. He wants his props back!

Beats shipping the box UPS.

haha – would think he knew what guard duck could do by now.

The Muppets are psychic – there ARE Pigs in Space!

space shuttle? space shuttle?we don’ need no steenking space shuttle

Rats in space. SPAAAAAAAAAAACE!

I’m confused. Is Pig thinking outside the box?

now how are they gonna get down

Awesome strip.

This isn’t “rocket science”—when it’s rockitt science, its much easier to get a shipp into space.

About time for a split infinitive.

Boy are the guys on the ISS gonna be surprised when that docks with them!

I’ve got to get me a cardboard box!!

“I have got to get me one of these!” (Will Smith, Independence Day)

They are surprisingly deep into space. Even beyond lunar orbit. Past L2 point, even.

I wonder if they’re going to visit the Beer aliens.

I LUVB dat duck

Rockitt! I’m taking a Rockitt!I’m packing my suitcase, and look out moooooooooon!Yeah I Rockitt, into outer space,Goodbye human race,I’ll be there soooooon!Blast off!For fun and adventure,Yes I said adventure, collecting stoooooones!Yeah it’s my way, On the old space highway,Once more they all say: There goes Astronaut Jones!HEY!

Does Calvin know that Pig and Guard Duck stole his box?

sniff I miss that comic.

Never underestimate Lil’ Guard Duck!

when pigs fly!

swine trek?

Im thankful at least one other person got the Calvin and Hobbes reference

This feels like a rip-off of the arc where Calvin and Hobbes went to Mars back in ’88.