No One Is Going To Believe Me Now That I Saw A Link To Bill Watterson In “Pearls Before Swine”

When I first saw the Pearls Before Swine comic for June 4, 2014, I suspected the influence of Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes. However, since I waited to mention anything about that to anyone until after the big revelation, no one is going to believe me now that I figured out anything.

As it turns out, this turned out to be a big deal. It was revealed that Bill Watterson had actually done guest art for a few days of the comic under the premise parodying Pastis’s artistic abilities that a child neighbor of Pastis was doing the art. Watterson and Pastis had put the short series together with Watterson’s stipulation that the authorship would only be revealed afterward.

Of course, I never actually suspected that Watterson had actually done the art. When I first saw the Pearls Before Swine comic for June 4, 2014, I immediately recalled some of the big art panels Watterson used to occasionally do for Calvin and Hobbes. The style seemed similar and I thought it was an homage, whether or not Pastis himself drew it. Still, I saw the influence…I just didn’t suspect that Watterson himself had actually been willing to do it.

But, no one will believe this now. I should have said something earlier. Even with not claiming to have figured out what was going on entirely, I just don’t sound credible after the fact.