![]() ![]() "It was just a silly idea, and I didn't know Stephan, so I never pursued it, and years went by."Ī couple of months ago, Watterson says, Pastis got in touch with him when the Pearls author's book tour took him to the Cleveland area, where Watterson lives. "Several years ago, when Stephan did one of his strips that mocked his own drawing ability and mentioned my strip in comparison, I thought it might be funny for me to ghost Pearls sometime, just to flip it all on its head," the goateed Watterson said, offering a clear indication that he still follows the funnies. So what, exactly, lured Watterson back to the page for the first time since ending his immensely popular boy-and-tiger comic in December 1995? ![]() Working with him, Pastis says, "is like getting a call from Bigfoot." Watterson has long eschewed most interviews and publicity photos he once made Time magazine's list of most reclusive celebrities. Those three original Pearls strips are on display this weekend at the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, N.C., and will be auctioned for charity. Watterson's new artwork was featured June 4-6 in Pastis' syndicated strip, Pearls Before Swine, which appears in the Tampa Bay Times. ![]()
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