11-16 | Meet the Artist - Stephan Pastis

About this event

Beaverdale Books proudly presents a free event in partnership with Drake University Cowles Library, featuring Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, the popular, nationally syndicated comic strip appearing daily in the Des Moines Register. He will share his most explosive Pearls Before Swine book of all-time, a celebration of the beloved feature that includes selections of his funniest, most controversial, and most heartwarming strips, as well as fan mail, author commentary, and all the comics that were too hot for newspapers.

Arriving on the 25th anniversary of one of America’s most popular comic strips, Pearls Jubilee is a celebration of all things Pearls Before Swine. From creator Stephan Pastis’s hand-picked top-10 lists to crossover comics by other cartoonists, essays, fan mail, hate mail, photos, and sketches, this book will delight longtime readers while welcoming a new generation of fans.

Included are:

Hundreds of strips from across the feature’s storied run

The author’s personal favorites and most controversial picks

Tributes from some of the biggest names in cartooning

Behind-the-scenes commentary and never-before-seen extras

Stephan Pastis is an attorney turned cartoonist. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and the UCLA School of Law, he worked as a lawyer before trying his hand at cartooning. Pastis lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.

Beaverdale Books will have copies available for sale and signing.

Sussman Theater is located in the lower level of the Olmsted Center, 2875 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA. Free parking will be available in Lot 24 (Harkin Lot), which is directly across University Ave from the Olmsted Center.