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 enlarge | Author: Stephan Pastis
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 3889
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0740771000
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780740771002
ASIN: 0740771000
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Pearls Before Swine July 5, 2008
Pastis' work just gets better and better. He is one of the wittiest cartoonists working today. His three comprehensive anthologies, "Lions, Tigers and Crocs, Oh My!" "Sgt. Piggys Lonely Hearts Club Comic," and "The Crass Menagerie," in that order, demonstrate the progressive growth of his command of the form and his inreasingly sure tragi/comic vision. He ranks up there with Walt Kelley and Charles Schultz. Now, if I could only get him to read my novel, "The Cold Dark Heart of the World."
---Wilson Roberts
Crass Clown June 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anyone who needs a lot of humor in their lives is in dire need of the work coming out of the disturbed mind of Stephan Pastis. The Crass Menagerie, the third treasury collection of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine, continues the daily "moral" lessons of Rat, Pig, Goat and Zebra ably supported by the ravenous but incompetent crocs, the loyal Guard Duck and a secondary cast of characters who have escaped the mind of Rat as he writes books with questionable life lessons. If you are unfamiliar with PBS, run to Amazon's order form and get all three of these treasuries. The previous treasuries are named "Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic" and "Lions and Tigers and Crocs Oh MY!" Pearls Before Swine is THE comic strip for the twenty first century.
Witness the Evolution From Good to Great May 26, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE has grown exponentially in just a few years from being a small, West Coast comic strip to becoming a national powerhouse and one of the best comic strips being published. The strips are sometimes edgy, often relevant, and always funny (even at their lamest). THE CRASS MENAGERIE is the latest collection of Pearls strips and includes about a year and a half's worth of strips. I'm not sure of the exact dates, but if my memory doesn't mistake me these strips ran from about the beginning of 2005 to the middle of 2006.
Many of the strips include notes and commentary by Pastis. Even if you own every other collection of PEARLS, this treasury is worth owning for the notes from Pastis alone. PEARLS BEFORE SWINE remains my favorite current running comic strip, but this collection includes some of my favorite strips of all time from the series, including Pig's remote-controlled heart and the short-lived new neighbor the Orca (Killer Whale). Also featured in this volume is the general physical evolution of the crocs; the introduction and evolution of guard duck from being a violent and somewhat psychotic bird to the best guard animal on the planet; Lil' Bear's trip out West to find the one man who could have united the country; the series about Pig's arch nemesis the anemone; the introduction of the miniature Vikings; Rat's adventures babysitting the BABY BLUES kids; and PEARLS attempt to crash Blondie's 75th Anniversary Party.
The end of the book includes a short section entitled "The Not Ready For Prime Time Comic". Featured are several comics that were either rejected and not published before as well as some strips as they were originally submitted before they had to be edited. There's also one strip that Pastis started but was never able to complete.
Overall, this is a great collection of PEARLS BEFORE SWINE strips and an item that any fan of the strip is sure to enjoy. Also recommended for people who just enjoy reading good comic strips.
Continues excellent May 9, 2008
Pastis's work continues excellent, the treasury contains enough additional information to also give a bit of a view into the artistic process which is entertaining, and a pleasant addition to the strips
Pastis strikes again! May 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another wonderful book from the warped mind of Stephan Pastis. I love this guy's sense of humour and I own all his books. If you have not yet discovered the weird and wonderful Pearls before Swine, now's your chance.
As with any series it takes a while to know the characters but once you do you're hooked.
If you like "Far Side" by Gary Larson, and "Calvin & Hobbes", by Waterson then you will like Pearls. In fact, as I write this, I realise that Pearls is kinda like what would happen if Calvin and Far Side were to meld together.
Very funny stuff. And, as I've said before, buy this book if even just to keep another lawyer out of circulation. (don't sue me..I have no money)
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