Pearls Before Swine: BLTs Taste So Darn Good

Stephan Pastis’s Pearls Before Swine collection BLTs Taste So Darn Good (2003–present, Andrews McMeel) gathers the early years of his long-running newspaper strip, where cynical rat Rat, naive pig Pig, and their animal friends navigate a world of puns, dark humor, and existential dread. Written and drawn entirely by Pastis, this volume captures the strip's signature blend of sharp wit and absurdity, establishing the misanthropic charm that has made it a modern comic-page staple.