I loved how even the ruthless Rat seems to be a bit intimidated by Sally. And when I got down the page to SF, I decided I wanted to marry both you and Pastis.
So is there like a new cartoonists vs. old cartoonists kind of thing going on in the syndicates these days? Like you, Pastis and Conley vs. well, everyone else. Cause a couple of Pastis' strips I've thought, "they're going to car bomb that guy."
I mean there's a reason they're called "syndicates."
Just too awesome for words. Sublime in its beauty, really. I love you all for ensuring that you can enjoy at least some of the comics page non-ironicly.
Usually I pass over Sally Forth, though in recent months (with the Ted's unemployment storyline), I've been getting into it -- it's been hitting really close to home, with circumstances in MY house.
But the crossover just made my day. You & Pastis rock.
I live near a medium-small city (Wilkes-Barre, PA) that has not one but two local newspapers. Pearls Before Swine appears in one and Sally Forth in the other. I was so happy to finally see Ted Forth in PBS that I was completely unprepared when I opened the other paper to the funnies and saw the continuation of the scene.
I am imagining that in Earth-5474 (the Sally Forth dimension) Rat appears as a bald, late-meiddle-aged man with glasses and an oddly misshapen head, while in the Pearls Before Swine dimension Ted Forth is three and a half feet tall.
Woohoo! I headed here as soon as I read PBS! It really WAS Pastis lo those many months ago. Nice to see some cross-over action there, too, Ces!
ReplyDeleteNow if we could just get Blondie in a three-way....
I laughed at the PBS strip, and then when I read Sally Forth I laughed ever harder. Was this planned?
ReplyDeleteYes it was. Glad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteSally's smug face in panel three seems to be saying "Why can't he wear the bag all the time?"
ReplyDeleteThe day finally arrived. I was beginning to lose faith, but you came through. Well played.
ReplyDeleteWhen Sally & Ted headed for NY, I was hoping for the crossover. Very funny :)
ReplyDeleteI was disappointed you didn't sneak Rat into the background of Panel 1 of SF.
ReplyDeleteStill, good show!
I loved how even the ruthless Rat seems to be a bit intimidated by Sally. And when I got down the page to SF, I decided I wanted to marry both you and Pastis.
ReplyDeleteSo is there like a new cartoonists vs. old cartoonists kind of thing going on in the syndicates these days? Like you, Pastis and Conley vs. well, everyone else. Cause a couple of Pastis' strips I've thought, "they're going to car bomb that guy."
ReplyDeleteI mean there's a reason they're called "syndicates."
woodrow fan, are you sure he didn't? The concierge looks like he either has Mickey Mouse ears, or is Brack from "This Island Earth".
ReplyDeleteI love this crossover too much for words.
Just too awesome for words. Sublime in its beauty, really. I love you all for ensuring that you can enjoy at least some of the comics page non-ironicly.
ReplyDeleteUsually I pass over Sally Forth, though in recent months (with the Ted's unemployment storyline), I've been getting into it -- it's been hitting really close to home, with circumstances in MY house.
ReplyDeleteBut the crossover just made my day. You & Pastis rock.
Well played, sir. Well played.
ReplyDeleteGreat work! I'm glad our paper carries both of your strips.
ReplyDeleteI live near a medium-small city (Wilkes-Barre, PA) that has not one but two local newspapers. Pearls Before Swine appears in one and Sally Forth in the other. I was so happy to finally see Ted Forth in PBS that I was completely unprepared when I opened the other paper to the funnies and saw the continuation of the scene.
ReplyDeleteI am imagining that in Earth-5474 (the Sally Forth dimension) Rat appears as a bald, late-meiddle-aged man with glasses and an oddly misshapen head, while in the Pearls Before Swine dimension Ted Forth is three and a half feet tall.