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Macho Macho Animals: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

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Crocs and more crocs. This is a collection, which means it will eventually find its way into a treasury. Still, I cannot wait to buy the latest Pearls. The comics covered are from April 7, 2006 to May 13,2007. This included the touching Daddy Croc moments. The interactions between the Dad and Son croc are some of my favorite in the series, including when Son starts dating the zebra next door. For some reason, a croc also goes to college. For me, this was a must have, but I am a Pearls fan. If your favorite cartoon is the Family Circus, then you can marvel over the grown up versions.

This latest compilation of Pearls Before Swine strips by Stephan Pastis delivers great fun & humor straight from the pages of today's newspaper comics' pages and online comics sites. Pastis has created a world in which his outrageous characters approach life with laugh-out-loud results.

The rat, pig, goat, zebra, looney crocs, and guard duck continue their irreverent behavior in hilarious situations that makes Pearls Before Swine so unique and loved by so many comics' readers.

This collection has a number of strips focusing on the crocs and their ongoing attempts to make zebra their next meal. The comics highlighting the interaction among the croc characters and dealing with family issues are especially funny.

MACHO, MACHO ANIMALS is another winner by Stephan Pastis and his great cast of eccentric animal friends.

Though the comics are all from earlier books, Pastis' running commentary makes the purchase worthwhile. Besides, unless you have a photographic memory, you won't remember most of the comics in the book anyway. At least, I didn't remember them.

His animal characters are hysterical. They pick up all the quirks of people and push them to a funny end. Esp. good are the crocs and zebra encounters. Funny, funny, funny. These are the first books my friends go for when they come over.

If you like "Pearls", this is more of the same. Not as price efficient as an anthology, but well worth the $ I paid for it.

PBS is probably my favorite comic series of all time. This book does not dissapoint. It is as funny and insightful as the rest of Pastis' works.

Stephan Pastis' MACHO MACHO ANIMALS provides another fine 'Pearls Before Swine' comic strip collection and is a highly recommended pick for any library strong in comic strip books. All the favorites from the strip are here, making for a fun collection. Highly recommended.

Pearls Before Swine is one of my favorite strips and this book continues the fun. Pastis has an extrememly odd way of looking at things and his twisted take on life never fails to bring a laugh. Even if you read the strip everyday you will enjoy this book by one of the funniest artist/authors around.

You never know what is going to happen next, and this kind of humor appeals to me. I keep this book near the bed, and I'm savoring it. A couple of pages give me a good laugh, and kind of clears my head before sleep. And I get my morning dose of Pearls with my comics.com subscription. There is no better medicine than laughter.

I'm biased, I know, because "Pearls Before Swine" is my favorite comic strip in newspapers today. But if I was able to put aside that bias, I would still have to admit that "Pearls" is one of the best comic strips running in newspapers. The strip might not have any moving plot lines and isn't filled with drama, ala "Funky Winkerbean", but it is full of fun, laughter, and wit.

MACHO MACHO ANIMALS is the 7th collection of "Pearls Before Swine" strips. The book includes a forward by Bil Keane, the creator of "Family Circus". Fans of Keane and "Family Circus" might get the impression that Keane doesn't like Stephan Pastis or "Pearls" because his introduction is a scathing satire. In fact, Keane is a big fan of Pastis and gave him permission to parody his strip in 2005 (seen in THE SOPRATOS). The comics featured in the book were seen in newspapers from around the first part of April 2006 through about the middle of May 2007. Rat, Pig, Zebra, Goat, the Crocs, and Guard Duck are all featured. Some of my favorite story lines include when the son of one of the Crocs decides to become a vegetarian and starts dating the niece of Zebra; Guard Duck's ill-fated romance with a non-anthropomorphic duck; Rat's election bid for mayor; an appearance by Abe Lincoln; and "Pearls" take on the news of the semi-retirement of Bill Amend from "Foxtrot". There's also a few strips with a character that I would like to have seen more of, Timmy the Anteater. Of course, characters named Timmy don't last long in the "Pearls" world.

Overall, MACHO MACHO ANIMALS is a good collection of strips. It's a must have for "Pearls" fans and would be a good way to introduce a new reader to the strip.