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The Far Side Could Be Back from Extinction, and the Timing's So Right

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday September 17 2019, @08:31AM   
from the now-THAT-is-what-I-call-GLOBAL-warming! dept.

martyb writes:

The Far Side Could Be Back from Extinction, and the Timing's So Right:

Everyone in the US who read the newspaper funny pages from 1980-1995 will likely remember the witty, single-panel comic The Far Side by Gary Larson. Well, good news. According to the official Far Side website, more Far Side comics are on the way.

The website, run by Andrews McMeel Universal, posted a Far Side comic illustration with the sentence "Uncommon, unreal, and (soon-to-be) unfrozen. A new online era of The Far Side is coming!" The website didn't provide any additional information on when or how Larson's comic will return, and Andrews McMeel Universal didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

But at a time when tragedy and cruelty seem to dominate headlines, one this is certain: We could use Larson's oddball humor now more than ever. The Far Side pointed out the ludicrous side of being human, and the secret genius of animals. Cows drove cars when farmers weren't looking. Scientists played hilarious tricks on one another.

[...] The Far Side was first published in 1980 and ran until 1995, when Larson retired. In 1999, Larson wrote an open letter to fans asking them not to post his Far Side cartoons on the internet.

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• this is the best news in daysthis is the best news in days (Score: 3, Funny) by Alfred on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:25PM (1 child)

  by Alfred (4006) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:25PM (#895125) Journal

  Free the mayonnaise jar seven!

  • Re:this is the best news in days(Score: 3, Funny) by FatPhil on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:33PM

    by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:33PM (#895131) Homepage

    I look forward to one where a family is gathered in their lounge, and rather than communicating with each other, or watching the telly that's now in the corner for an extra twist, they are all now staring at blank rectangles held in their hands. "In the days before the internet".

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• The Millennials won't understand itThe Millennials won't understand it (Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:28PM (1 child)

  by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:28PM (#895128) Homepage

  Too many were educated at Midvale School for the Gifted.

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  • Re:The Millennials won't understand it(Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday September 17 2019, @04:05PM

    by khallow (3766) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @04:05PM (#895223) Journal

    Only if they figured out how to get in the building!

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• Interesting documentary (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:56PM

  by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:56PM (#895140)

  John Callahan was a sort of pale, dark imitation of Gary Larson - the documentary clearly explains why:

  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6288124/ [imdb.com]

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• Tentatively OptimisticTentatively Optimistic (Score: 3, Interesting) by edIII on Tuesday September 17 2019, @09:17PM (1 child)

  by edIII (791) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @09:17PM (#895360)

  I somehow doubt that Gary Larson is coming out of retirement. Sounds more like they got an agreement out of him for money to be able to do it with other writers and artists.

  In any case, I hope the new cartoons stand up to the old ones. The Far Side, in addition to Calvin and Hobbes, were my absolute favorites. The Far Side helped me deal with my Anatidaephobia, so it has a special place in my heart :)

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  • Re:Tentatively Optimistic(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:51PM (#895389)

    I sure hope you went to see a quack for that.

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