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Summary Gary Larson's iconic comic strip The Far Side was never meant to have recurring characters. While Larson's editors originally tried to talk him into creating the next Garfield or Peanuts, Larson wanted to debase and abuse his characters at will without inviting readers' sympathy. However, Larson's use of repeated character archetypes did end up creating recurring figures who appear in comic after comic.
16 Professor LaVonne We Think We Have This Far Side Murder Solved This strip showcases the detective's role in Far Side stories - someone who just arrived at the crime scene and can encounter its weird and wild details alongside the reader. In this case, an entomologist has been pinned to a board like the insects he studied.
Close The above 'Tethercat' comic was Larson's most controversial, receiving hate mail when it was published and even causing the strip to be pulled from some newspapers. Larson has reflected on the response to what he saw as a comic that "didn't cross any line," especially because characters like Tom and Jerry have done so much worse to each other.
13 The Work of a Copycat Far Side's Serial Killers Are About What You'd Expect In this comic, the detective discovers the incredibly specific telltale signs of a serial killer. Namely, a victim dressed in a diving suit with a frog shoved in their mouth, a full fishbowl over their head, and adorned with fairy lights.
Close Related 15 Funniest Far Side Comics That Somehow Found the Funny Side of War War isn't exactly a barrel of laughs, but Gary Larson managed to find Far Side's unique brand of humor in some of civilization's biggest conflicts. In the first strip , the lawmen watch a duck deal going down, while in the second, readers get a satisfying answer for why ducks are so prized in the groan-worthy pun of "snorting quack."
6 Chicken Detective One of Far Side's Best Quotes The detective gets another animal adventure in this strip, where at least the characteristic fedora makes the transition. Larson's ability to sell deadpan reactions to ludicrous situations is on show, and there's rarely been a more purely 'Far Side' moment than a chicken detective admitting, "Of course, we all leave tracks like this.
3 Handkerchief Godzilla Has a Lot to Answer For Again, Far Side uses dramatic irony, although the 'hidden' info is so glaring that it only works because the detective is a world-class goof. Not only is this comic funny, but it's an awesome demonstration of Larson's talent.
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