King of the Comics: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

<i>Pearls Before Swine</i>'s motley crew is back in <i>King of the Comics</i> - where chaos is king and every page is filled with turbulence and shipwrecks of titanic proportions.<br><br>Stephan Pastis offers <i>Pearls Before Swine </i>fans yet another smart, witty, and painfully honest commentary in <i>King of the Comics - </i>complete with the cast of edgy characters that fans have come to love and expect: Rat, the egotistical schemer; Pig, the slow-witted foil; Goat, the oft-ignored brain; and Zebra, the card-carrying activist. Together this circus-like crew teams up with their bizarre entourage (Guard Duck, Snuffles the cat, Gomer the sarcastic goldfish, and the eternally incompetent Crocs) to tackle a host of modern issues ranging from politics to pop culture.<br><br> Offering irreverent and even caustic commentary on hot-button topics as well as wry observations about social and interpersonal dynamics, <i>King of the Comics </i>expertly illuminates the flaws within human nature - including humanity's fervent quest for the unattainable. Along the way, readers will find themselves absorbed in <i>Pearls</i>' wacky world, laughing out loud at the menagerie of over-the-top characters placed in awkward and peculiar situations. From Rat's misadventures opening a beer-themed amusement park to Pig's arrest for &quot;flashing&quot; - <i>King of the Comics </i>is sure to keep readers entertained and engaged with extended puns, morbid re-writes of nursery rhymes, and repeated excursions to Lemmings Leap.<br>