Pearls Sells Out

(2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Photo of plush figures from Pearls Before Swine

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pearls Sells Out

Indexer Notes

Half-title page; list of available books; title page; front matter; dedication

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stephan Pastis

Pencils

Stephan Pastis; Christina Reed; Jamil Hoi; Kathy Horst; Gil Herrero; Kevin O'Dell; Ray Warner; Matt N. Kroll

Inks

Stephan Pastis; Christina Reed; Jamil Hoi; Kathy Horst; Gil Herrero; Kevin O'Dell; Ray Warner; Matt N. Kroll

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some cartoonists tell wonderful stories about getting their first cartoon published when they were just a kid.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Newspaper

Indexer Notes

Introduction. Reproduced page from Pasadena Star-News (August 17, 1980) with first published artwork by Stephan Pastis (age 12)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pearls Before Swine / comic story / 239 pages (report information)

Script

Stephan Pastis

Pencils

Stephan Pastis

Inks

Stephan Pastis

Colors

?

Letters

Stephan Pastis

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rat... it's me, Gary, your manager at the coffee shop... why aren't you here?

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Rat; Pig; Goat; Zebra; Crocs; Guard Duck

Keywords

Christmas; coffee house; election; newspaper comic strip

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips (Sundays in color), with interspersed commentary from Pastis. Notable story arcs include: working in the coffee shop; cartoon characters aging realistically; introduction of Danny Donkey; Rat sings blues for the rich; Rat runs for President; the printers mix things up; the Crocs investigate why people don't like "Pearls"; Rat tries to buy a gun; Junior Croc falls in love with a zebra; Guard Duck's coup; Crocs sue Zebra; Rat publishes a tabloid; Family Circus fans attack rat; introduction of Mr. Snuffles; Crocs and Zebras celebrate Christmas. Crossovers from The Family Circus, Get Fuzzy, and Beetle Bailey.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stuff You Ain't Never Seen Before

Indexer Notes

Title page for section

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stephan Pastis

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The following eighteen strips are all strips that were pulled prior to publication, either because they posed too much of a risk, were too strange, or were just plain bad.

Indexer Notes

Introduction to section

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Pearls Before Swine / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stephan Pastis

Pencils

Stephan Pastis

Inks

Stephan Pastis

Colors

?

Letters

Stephan Pastis

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The city council is trying to eliminate the red light district.

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Rat; Pig; Goat

Keywords

Censorship; newspaper comic strip

Indexer Notes

Crossovers from B.C. and Funky Winkerbean. Includes commentary from Pastis.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Photo of plush figures from Pearls Before Swine

"This is one of the funniest, if not the funniest comic strip being published in newspapers today." (Table of Contents: 14)

Pearls Before Swine / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stephan Pastis (artwork); rw/2 Studio (photograph)

Inks

Stephan Pastis (artwork); rw/2 Studio (photograph)

Colors

Stephan Pastis (artwork); rw/2 Studio (photograph)

Characters

Pig

Keywords

Custodian; janitor

Indexer Notes

Pig sweeping up in darkened store with empty shelves. Plush figure of Dilbert among the debris.