Pearls Before Swine, the award winning comic strip that follows the adventures of an egotistical rat, a dimwitted pig, put-upon zebra, wise cracking goat, and a few dopey crocodiles has just signed a deal with Aurora for plush toys. Soon the interaction between these odd characters and their dry, witty and sometimes dark take on the familiar will be brought to life in the form of soft, cuddly plush. With several strip collections in print, it is a logical time for the characters to move into the plush market.

In other news, Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis recently appeared on MSNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch where he discussed his entry into the highly competitive comic profession, the challenges he faced and the approach he took that helped make Pearls the success it is today.