Stephan Pastis’ life was changed by a foul-mouthed rat, a sweet, stupid pig and a fraternity of numbskull crocodiles. His daily comic strip, “Pearls Before Swine,” is known for silly puns, creating ...

To the editor — The attempt at sophisticated humor by the July 22 "Pearls Among Swine" comic strip instead alienates readers. There is no correlation between the first panel and the third panel, only ...

Russian River’s Pliny the Younger isn’t being released for another six months, but it received a shout-out in a popular comic strip on Thursday. “Pearls Before Swine” referenced the limited edition ...

Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: Suggested donation of $7, available online at spokane7tickets.com In his comic strip “Pearls Before Swine,” Stephan Pastis playfully stresses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephan Pastis is the cartoonist behind the "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip. Cartoonist Stephan Pastis seemingly took the name ...

An upcoming storyline in “Pearls Before Swine,” the popular comic strip created by Santa Rosa cartoonist Stephan Pastis, has been pulled from 850 newspapers by its distributor because five ...

The roughly 130-year history of the American comic strip is a sort of a Dagwood sandwich of popular imagination, loaded and layered with bold flavors, reassuring textures and risky experiments. In ...

As the mind behind the hit newspaper comic Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis appreciates the time he’s able to get away from the drawing board and interact with his fans. “When you’re a cartoonist, ...

A few people passed along a recent Pearls Before Swine cartoon that I suspect was a direct response to a member of the Grammar Police. In the comic, which runs daily in The Morning Call, Rat on Aug.