Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Beginning in 1980, Gary Larson's The Far Side now boasts over 4000 comics and an army of devoted fans all around the world. The cows, clowns, insects, robots, aliens, dogs and goldfish of The Far Side have entertained fans for decades, and the fun isn't over, as Larson is still sporadically publishing comics on The Far Side's official website.
As well as having multiple species of insect named after him by scientist fans, Larson has fundraised for Conservation International and the Jane Goodall Institute. Indeed, Larson visited one of Goodall's research facilities after a fracas in which the executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute objected to a comic making fun of Goodall.
6 Snake - Far Side's Eighth Comic Published 01/12/80 It's rare that a Far Side strip has anything approaching a 'moral,' but here the message is clear - beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the grotesque characters should think twice before heaping scorn on one of nature's wonders.
Related Far Side's Funniest Fourth Wall-Breaking Comic Perfectly Explains Its Recurring Characters The Far Side loves breaking the fourth wall, and this hilarious comic has the perfect explanation for why certain characters return again and again. Far Side's aliens really show the strength of Larson's decision not to use recurring characters or even a cohesive world.
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