tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post5418630689655494478..comments2024-02-26T22:31:02.623-05:00Comments on Finding Beauty in Ephemera: Pearls before FoxesRalph Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-60843442141486962982012-05-07T08:59:37.339-04:002012-05-07T08:59:37.339-04:00Thanks for commenting! I'm sorry I missed the ...Thanks for commenting! I'm sorry I missed the original crossover between Pearls and Shylock. It helps put this crossover into perspective. You're right, Pig definitely looked forlorn in that cage -- and entirely in character. My only complaint about the solution was that it required the reader to know who Popeye was, what made him strong, and therefore what Max had to have in the bag -- I'm not sure Popeye is quite the cultural icon he used to be. Most times your solutions require common knowledge of the real world and/or some careful observation of the scene you've drawn, which seems to me a little fairer. But that's just my opinion. I do read and enjoy your work every Sunday. And I occasionally get stumped, with no complaints.Ralph Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-7333295774941352992012-05-07T02:42:37.169-04:002012-05-07T02:42:37.169-04:00A few years ago Pastis did a very funny Sunday par...A few years ago Pastis did a very funny Sunday parody of my Slylock Fox strip. A few weeks later I included Rat and Pig in a Slylock strip. I put Pig in this Slylock strip because I really like Pearls, and because Pig looks so wonderfully pathetic in the cage. Sorry you didn't like the solution.Bob Weber Jr.http://www.facebook.com/SlylockFoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-49283617575539328662012-05-07T02:41:49.640-04:002012-05-07T02:41:49.640-04:00A few years ago Pastis did a very funny Sunday par...A few years ago Pastis did a very funny Sunday parody of my Slylock Fox strip. A few weeks later I included Rat and Pig in a Slylock strip. I put Pig in this Slylock strip because I really like Pearls, and because Pig looks so wonderfully pathetic in the cage. Sorry you didn't like the solution.Bob Weber Jr.http://www.facebook.com/SlylockFoxnoreply@blogger.com