The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

By Stephan Pastis

Book Overview

Some believe that the key to humor is timing. Others think it lies in a slightly distorted presentation of the familiar. E. B. White thought that humor ceased to exist upon close examination. But if anyone has humor figured out, it's Stephan Pastis. His philosophy is written in black felt pen on the bulletin board in his home office. It reads: 'When in doubt, kill cute things.'"

Lock up your valuables. Stockpile your ammunition. Sandbag your bunker. The familiar foursome of Rat, Pig, Goat, and Zebra-joined now by the fraternity of Zeeba Zeeba Eata crocodiles are here to storm the ramparts of humor in The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised.

In this fourth collection from the award-winning comic strip Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis deploys all the weapons of his comic arsenal in an all-out attack on the animal (and human) imperfections he sees around him. The result is a collection jam-packed with the sharp-edged humor that has made Pearls Before Swine one of the most successful comic strips running in newspapers today.

Just remember: As The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised makes clear, Pearls Before Swine takes no prisoners.

We warned you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740756745
• ISBN13: 9780740756740
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Buy this

Ever since I discovered PBS in our local paper I have been a devoted fan of Pastis' different? sense of humour. I have turned my friends and relatives on to PBS as well. I have made it a goal to buy all his books so I will have a complete collection that I can put beside my 'The Complete Far Side' and 'The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Collection'. PBS has earned the right to be in this great company. Buy this book, in fact buy all his books; a mind this warped deserves to be rewarded.

Insouciance Revived by Rat

The light-hearted unconcern that Rat has for his unsocial skills is one of the delights of this book of cartoons. Pig's innocence makes him an ideal foil for Rat. In this Odd-Couple relationship lies the heart of this cartoon complilation. The Crocs ain't bad either.

TWISTED

The author has a twisted sense of humor. I LOVE IT !!

ME WUV DUH CROCKYDIALS!!!

EEEAS SO GOOOD TO WEED DIS BOOK. IT IZ FULL OV LAFFTER AND CWAZINESS. IT MAKE ME WAUGH SO HARD I FALL OF MY CROCK POT. ME IS SO HAPPY TO WEVIEW DIS BOOK 4 U. MAY ME HELP YOU?

Pearls are Diamonds

Pastis is the best cartoonist in the media today; his characters are truly the funniest and their conflicts hilarious. His warped views and not so warped but still delightful views enthrall everyone who reads his comic, Whether you read them online, or in a newspaper or in these truly great collections that are a must have. YOU will discover a truly fascinating world. Pig, Rat, Zebra and the others characters are truly off the beaten path THANK GOODNESS. This isn't a cookie cutter comic strip because of Pastis's off beat and slightly crazed sense of the ridiculous. This humor makes you appreciate his genius even more. However The Croc's are the amazing stand out characters, they are the greatest idiots but yet are so loveable and their antics can make you howl with laughter. Run fly jump to the nearest keyboard and order these books. YOU will not be disappointed. And if you don't there is a box that Pastis has just for you.