Pastis did tip his hand a little on Twitter - how could he not? - writing that " this week's Pearls strips will contain a mind-blowing surprise," which led some people to take a good look at the artwork (and the lettering - it's the lettering that gives it away) and put two and two together. I will do whatever you want, including setting my hair on fire."Īll Watterson asked was that the original artwork be auctioned off for charity, and that Pastis not reveal the trick until it was complete. Now if you had asked me the odds of Bill Watterson ever saying that line to me, I'd say it had about the same likelihood as Jimi Hendrix telling me he had a new guitar riff. He had a comic strip idea he wanted to run by me. And he had a great sense of humor about the strip I had done, and was very funny, and oh yeah. Bill Watterson really exists? And he sends email? And he's communicating with me?īut he was. Just getting an email from Bill Watterson is one of the most mind-blowing, surreal experiences I have ever had. Calvin and Hobbes artist/professional recluse Bill Watterson quietly collaborated with Pearls Before Swine's Stephan Pastis to write and draw a short sequence of comics that appeared in newspapers this week.
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