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The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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floren wrote: post #59
ghaff wrote: post #24

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Pop culture (and, good as it is, The Far Side is pop culture) always reflects current society to some degree. I would actually say that The Far Side (and Calvin and Hobbes) probably less directly reflects when they were drawn. For a more obvious example, see Dilbert. Leaving aside all the other baggage, with few exceptions, it's really more about 1990s PacBell cubicle life than anything about the current era, certain…

I think society in The Far Side is built more out of, like, Looney Tunes cartoons and B movies from the 50s. Everybody is a stereotype: scientists in lab coats and glasses, "tough guys" in white t-shirts and pompadours, ladies with beehive hairdos. His cities, his houses, his restaurants, they all default to "stereotypically about 1955". It's easy to draw and it's easy to parse as a reader.

That's probably fair. It's much less part and parcel of the 60s/70s than a number of other strips are.

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by ghaff »

bsimpson wrote: post #56
codexb wrote: post #43

I don't know why, but I was convinced that Gary Larson died like 15 years ago.

Apparently he retired when he was ~45.

A number of our fondest cartoonists checked out relatively early.

Doing this kind of work day-after-day must be pretty draining. (And is, based one a couple of political cartoonists I knew.)

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by PsylentKnight »

w4ffl35 wrote: post #66
polygotdomain wrote: post #36

Growing up my best friend and I loved The Far Side. In many ways it was the basis to the quirky humor we both shared, and would continue to explore throughout our youth. In elementary school we had countless Far Side books between us, and by middle school a few shirts too (I remember having "Midvale School for the Gifted"). Well he turned 40 just a few weeks ago, and I needed to find a present. I don't know why, as T…

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This place is turning into reddit. I knew the first reply to the first comment would be some rude, cynical curmudgeon.

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by ahazred8ta »

tpoindex wrote: post #58

I love the Far Side, glad to have it online. The two volume set has a featured spot on my bookshelf. And fun to see other commenters here share some of my favorites Far Sides. What contemporary comics are people following? Two of my current daily views are: Bizarro - clever puns + such, single frame: https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/bizarro/ Dark Side of the Horse - low key sublime: https://www.gocomics.com/darksid…

Doctor Fun from the 1990s was very farsidish but geekier.

https://nerocam.com/DrFun/Dave/archive.html -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Fun

Re: The Far Side – By Gary Larson

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Post by gerdesj »

w4ffl35 wrote: post #69
w4ffl35 wrote: post #66

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OK, I've downvoted you.

What is wrong with a reminiscence session about a subject posted here?

When you click on the OP you just get a few disjointed Gary Larsen "out takes" and I guess you have to get to grips with it blah etc. I am a massive fan but that does not get you off the hook.

@polygodomain gave us something new and tangible. They gave something of themselves and I find that engaging and rather charming.

That's why I still hang out on HN, despite it being a bit shouty.

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Post by philipkglass »

tpoindex wrote: post #58

I love the Far Side, glad to have it online. The two volume set has a featured spot on my bookshelf. And fun to see other commenters here share some of my favorites Far Sides. What contemporary comics are people following? Two of my current daily views are: Bizarro - clever puns + such, single frame: https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/bizarro/ Dark Side of the Horse - low key sublime: https://www.gocomics.com/darksid…

Perry Bible Fellowship: https://pbfcomics.com/

One of the best known strips, and a fine joke about historical fiction (or maybe just history itself): https://pbfcomics.com/comics/now-showing/

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