JamesRobot | 6,073 Events Team · Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Holy crap! Gary Larson just released three new Far Side comics today! https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,173 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I don't understand any of them. Why are the bears eating cub scouts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,252 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) AAAAAHHH! Thank you, this is amazing and it proves pigs can fly, which is hilarious because IIRC, that's been a subject matter of Larson's at least once or twice. Now, if only Bill Watterson will get the bug again, it would be a sign. A sign of what? I don't know, but seeing Larson come back to comics just always seemed like an impossibility and if we ever got more Calvin and Hobbes, that would just be incredible. Edited July 8, 2020 by RH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,252 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 It's also a fun site to check out. Sure, every now and then he posts a "classic" but if you want bonus features, check out the Sketchbook tab. I'm not sure if these are new sketches, or just some of his work he scribbled down in his day-to-day life when he was working as a cartoonist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,329 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Ah sweet, thanks for sharing! I have the entire collection at my office and used to get some as a kid from the book fairs. Love Gary Larson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,073 Events Team · Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, RH said: Now, if only Bill Watterson will get the bug again, it would be a sign. A sign of what? I don't know, but seeing Larson come back to comics just always seemed like an impossibility and if we ever got more Calvin and Hobbes, that would just be incredible. Bill did pen a few Pearls Before Swine strips a few years ago. (Shit, it's been 6 years already!) He comes in as a guest character and draws a few panels over a week or so. The story arc starts here: https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/06/02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma | 79 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The Far Side is good stuuf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 9,169 Events Helper · Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Favorite far side: I remember my brother had it on a t shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,941 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I love The Far Side. The only downside to new Far Side cartoons is that this book is no longer complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,941 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) My favorite and second favorite Far Side Cartoons. Edited July 8, 2020 by TDIRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Growing up I had a "Midvalle School for the Gifted" coffee mug that my Uncle got me I also remember seeing a man at a restaurant once when I was like 10 years old wearing the "Didn't Wash Hands" T-Shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I also have the 2-volume book set, years later they released a more manageable 3-volume version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,329 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, trj22487 said: I also have the 2-volume book set, years later they released a more manageable 3-volume version. This is the one I have on my work bookcase. Got 3 years ago maybe if I had to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,748 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Probably my favorite, though I have quite a few. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,173 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I found an unused Far Side calendar from some time in the 1980s or 1990s at a flea market for $1. I have it somewhere, unopened. Is it worth anything? It's one of the small desk calendars where you tear off each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,252 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Code Monkey said: I found an unused Far Side calendar from some time in the 1980s or 1990s at a flea market for $1. I have it somewhere, unopened. Is it worth anything? It's one of the small desk calendars where you tear off each day. Well, if you're unfamiliar with Larsen's work, it's priceless. Open it, put it in the bathroom and tear one or two off each time you visit. Larsen has a slight dark/morbid sense of humor but without being grotesque. The comic was also a bit witty and sometimes the joke wasn't immediately obvious. You'd see the picture... read the bi-line... think for a second or two, and then the chuckle would start. I wouldn't consider it a stretch to call him a genius in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,941 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 12 hours ago, trj22487 said: I also have the 2-volume book set, years later they released a more manageable 3-volume version. "More manageable." That's funny because the two volume version I own is a beast. You get a work out just from picking it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,533 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) When I was but a young shrub there was a daily cartoon called "The Strange World of Mr.Mum" - it ran from 1958 to 1974 and one unique thing about it there were no captions or dialogue (there sometime would be things like street signs or on trucks etc.) and it had a decidely different (in terms of being off beat) sense of humor. You can see where it very likely had a strong influence on the far side. Usually it was onepanel in black and white - in the Sunday edition it would be color and multipanel. There a couple of collections of this great comic available in paperbacks. Edited July 9, 2020 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 7 hours ago, TDIRunner said: "More manageable." That's funny because the two volume version I own is a beast. You get a work out just from picking it up. Yeah I'm not sure how well thought out that release was before they did it, it's definitely too hefty for a lot of people's liking I imagine. It did get released around the same time DVD box sets were getting big, and you know how oversized those often were in the early days as well, they might have just been thinking "bigger is better" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,941 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, trj22487 said: Yeah I'm not sure how well thought out that release was before they did it, it's definitely too hefty for a lot of people's liking I imagine. It did get released around the same time DVD box sets were getting big, and you know how oversized those often were in the early days as well, they might have just been thinking "bigger is better" I don't mind it to be honest because I like the way it looks. However, if I wanted to sit down and read through each comic, it would be a little difficult. It's hard to get a sense of scale, but the 3 volume version still looks pretty big. Do you know what it weighs? My version weighs over 10 lbs. I don't know the exact amount because my shipping scale tops out at 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The overall package is the same item, it's just split into three books instead of two so the individual books are less cumbersome to hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,533 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) This is one of my favorites of his: (The caption is "Bummer of a birthmark Hal." ) Edited July 12, 2020 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,533 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Another artist worth checking out is Gahan Wilson. Pretty much Far Side with very macabre twists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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