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Pearls Before Swine (Comic Strip)Pearls Before Swine is a comic strip written and illustrated by Stephan Pastis. Although created in 1997, it was not published until 1999, when United Features Syndicate ran it on its website. Its popularity rose after Dilbert creator Scott Adams, a fan of the strip, spread the word to his own fans. The strip became popular enough to be launched in newspapers (beginning December 31, 2001). As of 2004, the strip appears in more than 100 newspapers. Style Pearls Before Swine is controversial, mainly because of its dark humor and masked references to sexual terms, but it remains popular among readers. It is a sort of "meta-comic" in that - it often satirizes the comics medium, and
- the characters often appear to be aware that they are characters in a comic strip. This is referred to as "breaking the fourth wall".
Characters - Pig — A nave, unintelligent, but well-meaning pig.
- Rat — A megalomaniacal and self-centered rat who looks down upon Pig.
- Zebra — A zebra who is most often seen trying to patch up relations between his herd back home and its predators.
- Goat — An intellectual goat who interacts sparingly with the other characters.
Books - BLTs Taste So Darn Good (ISBN 0740734377)
- This Little Piggy Stayed Home (ISBN 0740738135)
- Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic (ISBN 0740748076)
See also External link
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