Pearls Awaits the Tide: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury

The paperback version isn't available in the UK for another couple of months, so I had to settle for the Kindle version for now, but to be honest, I'll probably end up buying both.This is the newest treasury edition of Pearls, leading up towards the start of the pandemic. This is quite possibly my favourite strip. While it doesn't have the artistic quality of say a Calvin and Hobbes, it is more than its equal in heart. There is a wonderful quality to the writing, the majority of the time it will make you smile, however there are the odd strips that really tug at the heartstrings.Saying that there are also all the pun strips.If you're not reading Pearls, you should be

Once again Stephan Pastis delivers in PEARLS AWAITS "THE TIDE". This treasury has both hilarious comic strips from his dailies, but commentary on how they were written, which adds to the delight even more. Just knowing the whacky POV and inspiration for his comics brings insight into his genius. PEARLS BEFORE SWINE continues to be inventive and flat out funny after all of these years. Pastis' strip consistantly stands out on major newspapers' comics' pages & web sites. This compilation is terrific. Bravo!

Un humour varié et intelligent. Aucun talent en dessin, mais who cares!!! Très bon livre, je recommande. J'ai eu un bon temps.

Worth the buy

Pearls Before Swine is my favourite comic strip, and this collection delivered on the laughs I have come to expect from Pastis.

Pastis continues to be one of the most prolific, funniest comic artist in existence. His strips are always the high point of the comics page in the paper, and his compilations, with their hilarious footnotes, are a must-read. I hope he never runs out of material.