Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 26, 2012
February 25, 2012
February 27, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: Hey, Stephster, quick question. Stephan: What is it? I'm trying to draw. Rat: Just curious...what's the highest honor in all of cartooning? Stephan: The Reuben award. Why? Rat: The Reuben, huh? I don't suppose you've ever been nominated for that? Stephan: Where is this going? Rat: Nowhere. Hey, just wondering, you haven't by chance been nominated three years in a row, have you? Stephan: Please...leave...right- Rat: AND LOST MISERABLY EVERY SINGLE YEAR?! I built you a trophy shelf. Mind if I use it to store garbanzo beans? Pig: The pantry is soooooo full.
I know that Pastis is probably going with what he thinks the majority of his fans like, but I’m in the minority that is getting really tired of him being a character in his own strip. It was my favorite strip there for a while, and I still like it a lot in general, but…
If he wins this award, I wonder if it will make him better or worse in that regard.