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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Gary Larson's The Far Side famously doesn't have any official recurring characters. Larson wanted the freedom to tell single, self-contained gags where anything was possible However, while Larson didn't want to use the same characters over and over again, he had no such misgivings about using the same archetypes, and perhaps the most famous is a character Larson refers to as "the Nerdy Little Kid.
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. This was far from the last time Larson's brother managed to instill an idea that made it into The Far Side, as later entries will show.
Larson describes his sense of humor as a result of growing up in a family that had "a deep, sincere appreciation for the many uses of a good gorilla mask." 11 Take Your Brother Off the Rack Larson's Humor Was Inspired by His Family Given the context of the white-eyed wolf nightmare, it won't surprise fans to know that Larson's brother often took the opportunity to mercilessly mess with him. In The Far Side Gallery 1, Larson even notes "This is my brother's fault" in regard to the franchise.
10 Playing with the Dog Gary Larson Always Takes the Animal's Side If there's a human bugging an animal in a Far Side comic, fans can be confident that Larson will take the side of the animal. It's a relatable gag for any pet owner who's ever had to stop a friend's kids bugging their pet, but also acts as a prologue to a far darker strip that will appear later in this list...
Related 10 Funniest Far Side Comics Starring God The Far Side's Gary Larson worried that he was"bucking for a lightning bolt" when it came to these 10 Far Side comics starring the Almighty.. 6 Metal Shop This Far Side Comic Came from a Larson Short Story Fans of The Far Side might fairly ask where Gary Larson could possibly get the inspiration for his bizarre strips. In The Prehistory of The Far Side, Larson reveals various ways he works out ideas for comics, including writing short prose stories. The idea isn't so much to discover what ideas to depict, but to zero in on the single moment in the story that will be the funniest when it appears as a single-panel gag.
2:27 Related 10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Just Turned 40 These iconic Gary Larson comics are the cream of the crop from May 1984, with some of The Far Side's most iconic recurring characters. Larson loved the theme of problem neighbors and involving bizarre creatures in mundane disputes, taking on the same theme with aliens, cavemen, howler monkeys and a pack of wolves. Again, there's a subtle Americana to exploring the problems of a white picket fence neighborhood, though Larson always does so in a decidedly out-there Far Side way.
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10 Far Side Comics That Prove Gary Larson Preferred Animals Over HumansAndrew Mordkoff is a Comics List Writer for Screen Rant. Whether it’s Marvel, Star Wars, or anything Horror, comics have always been his greatest escape. Prior to Screen Rant, Andrew worked on-set for major studio productions and reviewed films for local festivals.
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