About this Event
Arriving on the 25th anniversary of one of America's most popular comic strips, Pearls Jubilee is a celebration of all things Pearls Before Swine.
From creator Stephan Pastis's hand-picked top-10 lists to crossover comics by other cartoonists, essays, fan mail, hate mail, photos, and sketches, this book will delight longtime readers while welcoming a new generation of fans. Included are:
- Hundreds of strips from across the feature's storied run
- The author's personal favorites and most controversial picks
- Tributes from some of the biggest names in cartooning
- Behind-the-scenes commentary and never-before-seen extras
Celebrate 25 years of Pearls Before Swine with the perfect gift for any comics fan!
Stephan Pastis is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Pearls Before Swine, which appears in over 900 newspapers. There have been more than 40 Pearls book collections published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. In 2003, 2006, and 2014, the National Cartoonists Society named Pearls the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, and in 2019, Stephan won the Society's highest honor, the Reuben for Cartoonist of the Year. He is also the creator of the Timmy Failure book series, the Trubble Town graphic novel series, and the middle grade book, Looking Up. He is also the co-writer of the Disney movie, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He lives in Northern California and is really good at playing Boggle With Friends on his phone.
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