August
14, 1950
“The
Far Side” Cartoonist born
Gary Larson, American cartoonist who wrote the
newspaper comic The Far Side from Tacoma, Washington was born August 14, 1950.
The Far Side is a single-panel comic, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life. Larson's frequent use of animals and nature in the comic is popularly attributed to his background in biology. Reruns are still printed in many newspapers.
The Far Side was ultimately carried by more than 1,900 daily newspapers, translated into 17 languages, and collected into calendars and 23 compilation books.
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