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that featured some of Larson's panels. The exhibit included a giant microscope under which visitors could stand, based on one of Larson's cartoons. Looking up through the objective lens revealed a giant blinking eyeball. The building was torn down and replaced and the exhibit is no longer in the new
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humor; Larson recalled that during the strip's first few years he was not even allowed to draw an outhouse. Larson often disagreed with his editors' decisions and was sometimes successful in getting rejected cartoons published, although he does admit most of their decisions likely saved his career.
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for the comic. In an accompanying post, Larson explained that frustration with his pens clogging from disuse on the rare occasions when he drew following his retirement (primarily for his annual Christmas card) led him to try working on a digital tablet. The new freedom and possibilities offered by
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felt the cartoon was in bad taste; the organization had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate, in which the cartoon was labeled an "atrocity." These efforts were stymied by Goodall herself when she returned and saw the cartoon and stated that she found it amusing,
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wrote it was "surreal, random, and occasionally very dark". Larson was influenced by his family's "morbid" sense of humor. His older brother Dan, who would often play pranks on him that took advantage of his fears, was a particular influence. He also drew inspiration from personal experience,
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Larson has expressed disapproval of the distribution of his cartoons on the internet and has requested that fans do not do so; he wrote in a letter that his work is too personal and important to him to have others "take control of it". For this reason, Universal's online service
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cartoon. It shows a cow standing behind a table with strange objects, with the cartoon's caption "Cow tools". While most of the displayed tools had no apparent function, one was similar to a saw. The cartoon has been described as "arguably the most loathed" Far Side strip, with
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In 1976, Larson was working as a cashier at a retail music store when he realized how much he hated his job. Two days into this "career crisis", Larson sat down at his kitchen table and drew six cartoons. The next day, he showed the cartoons to an editor at the local magazine
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was ultimately carried by more than 1,900 daily newspapers, translated into 17 languages, and collected into calendars, greeting cards, and 23 compilation books, and reruns are still carried in many newspapers. After a 25-year hiatus, in July 2020 Larson began drawing new
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posters calling it the series' "notoriously confusing cartoon". Larson was frequently asked about the meaning of the cartoon by the media, and received numerous letters, some angry and questioning where the humor was in the comic. Larson said in
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are sometimes used for conversations. Certain strips, mostly those published on Sundays, are double-sized, colored, and have handwritten captions. When Larson drew panels they were 6 in Ă— 7.5 in (15 cm Ă— 19 cm), he
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135. Larson spent three years working on it; the majority of work went into redrawing characters' eyeballs because he was unhappy how they looked when transferred digitally. It sold 350,000 copies and at the time was the most expensive
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commenting "It all helps to put us humans in our place, and we desperately need putting in our place." Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon go to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to
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the digital medium meant that he soon found he "was having fun drawing again". Larson made it clear that he was not resuming production of a daily cartoon, but was "exploring, experimenting and trying stuff."
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comics, a weekly themed collection, and additional material including art from Larson's sketchbooks. Larson wrote in an open letter announcing the site that he hoped that the official online presence of
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puzzle aimed at children. Larson believes had this happened a week before, he would not have gone to San Francisco. The next day, Arnold called Larson and told him the syndicate affiliate of the
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anthology that commemorates the series' 10th anniversary. It contains commentary on individual strips, letters from angry readers, unpublished cartoons, and some of Larson's personal favorite
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it. The caption was handwritten in pencil underneath the cartoon. When Universal received a cartoon, it would set the caption to the usual typeface and add copyright and publication dates.
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comic was run in newspapers on January 1, 1995. Larson wrote a letter to his followers in October 1994 that explained he was ending the series due to "simple fatigue" and avoid having
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book was released. It was surprisingly successful, which influenced Larson's decision to sign on with Universal after his contract with Chronicle expired. In January 1985, the four
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where humor was derived more from the comics' composition than dialogue, which Larson considered "something almost organic going on between the humor and the art that conveyed it".
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at the encouragement of his girlfriend. In what he called a "daring plan to expand this 'publication empire'", Larson left a portfolio with his work at the headquarters of the
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greeting cards and calendars sold 110 million and 45 million copies, respectively. Larson stated in 1987 he was personally embarrassed by how much money he made from
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would encourage sites presently hosting his comics to take them down and direct readers to the official site. Larson said that while he does not plan to draw regular
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include letters from angry readers alongside the comics that prompted them. The letters were written to newspaper publishers and often demanded the removal of
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127 of the panels were originals, displayed in the rotunda on boards that held 50 panels each. Later the display became a traveling exhibit that was shown in
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One of the most well known cartoons, School for the Gifted consists of a child trying to enter a schoolhouse by pushing the door when it clearly says "pull".
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cartoons. By the time of its conclusion, the series was carried in more than 1,900 papers and translated into 17 languages. Universal briefly re-syndicated
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cartoon for each day of the year. He stopped making them annually in 2002, but created another edition in 2006; all proceeds from this edition went to
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fall into the "Graveyard of Mediocre Cartoons" if he continued. Larson also later stated he wanted to pursue a career as a jazz guitarist.
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strips for the first time in 25 years on the website. Unlike his previous work with pen and paper, Larson transitioned to using a
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that he had so much mail from this strip he had to issue a press release to explain that there was nothing to explain about the
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In 1982, Larson published a comic in which a prehistoric lecturer refers to the then previously unnamed tail spikes of the
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site existed, it only offered information related to the comic and published books, but did not offer any of the strips.
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collection. She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behavior of humans and animals.
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remained popular and continued to run in many newspapers. Larson often laughs at the controversies as evidenced in
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grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires, "Conducting a little more 'research' with that
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because he wanted his cartoons to be personal statements. Larson's editors refused to publish strips they found
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had been canceled because it generated too many complaints; he attributes this to the fact it ran next to a
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in 1990, he negotiated an agreement in which he would only have to draw five cartoons a week. The final
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to her editor. It was revived and began appearing in the Saturday edition of the paper. Larson was paid
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books continued to be published after the series concluded and remain in print and popular today.
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15 a cartoon. After about a year, Larson took a vacation from his humane society work to drive to
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view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to
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s initial run came at a time where newspaper comics were generally more grounded, such as
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While Larson frequently used the same stereotypical characters (such as a woman with a
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professor Kerry Soper described it as "an anomaly" among other newspaper cartoons and
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As of March 30, 2024, Larson has not uploaded any new work since December 7, 2023.
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comics, he may include new material every once in a while when updating the site.
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decided to syndicate his work. The affiliate, Chronicle Features, coined the name
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magazine (the Cartoon Issue), a prestigious offer he said he could not refuse.
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for a three-month period in late 2003 to promote the release of the anthology
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was the only newspaper comic that had previously accomplished this feat. New
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3 a cartoon. Eventually, he stopped and became an investigator for the local
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The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism: Aesthetics and Popular Culture
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As described by Sarah Larson (who is unrelated to creator Gary Larson) for
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s. In 2003, Andrews McMeel released the two-volume, twenty-pound anthology
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was adopted gradually by paleontologists, albeit only in a casual context.
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site was updated with a major redesign, teasing that " new online era of
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is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an
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Although Larson was initially excited to be published, he was only paid
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cartoon syndicated and, when it was initially published, retailed for
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100. The contract with Chronicle lasted four years. After it expired,
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is primarily told through the use of a single, vertical, rectangular
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until the image "closely approximate" his vision, and then he would
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When Larson returned to Seattle, he received a letter informing him
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Larson also says he never tried to intentionally offend readers.
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In 2003, Gary Larson drew a cover for the November 17 edition of
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Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1985 and 1988, and with their
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called for it to have a cast of recurring characters (like how
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tramp?" Goodall herself was in Africa at the time, and the
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who had met Larson while investigating "pony abuse" showed
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90, so Larson quit his job to start cartooning and created
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This article is about the comic strip. For other uses, see
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The PreHistory of the Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit
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The PreHistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit
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The PreHistory of The Far Side: A 10th Anniversary Exhibit
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The series is characterized by its unconventional, often
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During its 15-year run, Larson produced a total of 4,337
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Larson was recognized for his work on the strip with the
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made its debut in the January 1, 1980, edition of the
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strips offered through the comic's official website.
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letter to a comics-aggregation site for reproducing
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Kansas City, MO: Andrew and McNeel, 1995. ( 2814: 2812: 2810: 2808: 2774: 3366: 3043: 2325:Gustines, George Gene (September 16, 2019). 2224: 2081: 1882: 1880: 1878: 1876: 1874: 1872: 858:During his 14-month hiatus, Larson produced 2637: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2629: 2600: 2598: 2057: 2055: 2053: 1935: 1848:Gustines, George Gene (December 17, 2019). 1794: 1728:. Andrews McMeel Publishing. Archived from 1446:. For many years, Larson produced a yearly 609:include people stranded on desert islands, 3359: 3345: 3256:There's A Hair In My Dirt!: A Worm's Story 3168: 3154: 3138: 2829: 2805: 2244:"Gary Larson - Cartoonist With Compassion" 1788: 397: 248:, and later drew further inspiration from 36: 2981: 2861:"'The Far Side' Returns to a Weird World" 2090: 1952: 1869: 1469: 212:2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Humor 3009: 2709: 2707: 2705: 2703: 2701: 2699: 2626: 2595: 2354:"The New Yorker cover November 17, 2003" 2324: 2050: 1992: 1886: 1847: 278:. The editor was impressed and paid him 127:Humor, satire, black comedy, avant-garde 2741: 2669: 2569: 2241: 2174:"Cartoonist To Quit Drawing 'Far Side'" 2171: 2148: 2144: 2142: 1986: 1430:merchandise was produced, ranging from 700: 4155: 3099: 3015: 2858: 2818: 2783: 2768: 2690: 2642:Weise, Elizabeth (November 22, 2006). 2563: 2551: 2479:from the original on December 24, 2019 2466: 2438: 2410: 2293: 2133: 2118: 2044: 2025: 2013: 1980: 1929: 1914: 1820: 296:to the editor of the weekly newspaper 53:of an artist stamping a paint-covered 3340: 3288:Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side 3149: 2987: 2935: 2696: 2641: 2411:Burton, Bonnie (September 16, 2019). 2383:"Gary Larson revisits 'The Far Side'" 2205:"Gary Larson revisits 'The Far Side'" 2149:Solomon, Charles (December 2, 2014). 1993:McCarthy, Susan (December 21, 1999). 1887:McCarthy, Susan (December 21, 1999). 1476:Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side 800: 518:On July 7, 2020, Larson released new 451: 2907: 2663: 2604: 2575: 2497: 2380: 2202: 2139: 1953:Bernstein, Fred (February 4, 1985). 1458:. 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Larson sought to mock the 584:Mr. Bear Squash-You-All-Flat 45:(1990), one of 16 published 7: 2469:"A Letter From Gary Larson" 1620: 1422:Merchandise and other media 1383:The Complete Far Side: 1980 413:to travel abroad and study 200:National Cartoonist Society 10: 4224: 3384:Andrews McMeel Syndication 3093: 2990:"Life Beyond The Far Side" 2398:The Lawrence Journal-World 1473: 1456:Conservation International 789:. Despite these protests, 737: 691:Prehistory of the Far Side 667: 473:online. 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