Stephan Pastis Casts Pearls Before Swine

Everyone has his or her favorite comic strip, be it the oddball stylings of the classic Far Side, or the humble wisecracking philosophy of Charles Schultz’s Peanuts. For many, the not-to-be-missed strip is Pearls Before Swine. The creator is Stephan Pastis, who’s visiting Atlanta’s Manuel’s Tavern tonight to unveil a new collection of his work.  We spoke to the artist over Skype while he was in Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday, and discussed the comic.

Stephan Pastis appears at Manuel’s Tavern tonight at 7pm in an event sponsored by A Capella Books. You can see those animated strips Pastis referred to on Babelgum.