Gary Larson
Gary Larson is the American cartoonist who created *The Far Side*, a single-panel comic known for its absurdist humor, anthropomorphized animals, and dark wit.
The strip ran from 1980 to 1995 and remains widely recognized.
Larson's name is sometimes invoked to describe a particular style of surreal, deadpan comedy: That joke is very Gary Larson.
Combined group pursuing shared interest
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- comic stripSerialized newspaper cartoon panels
- pen and inkTraditional writing medium
- captionText accompanying an image
illustration · retirement · panel · black and white · line art · gag cartoon
Wildly illogical quality
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- dark comedyComedy treating grim topics lightly
- gallows humorJoking about grim subjects
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
gag · wit · deadpan · morbid · macabre · wordplay · sight gag · incongruity
Adult female bovines
- aliensBeings from other worlds
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
- cavemenPrehistoric cave-dwelling humans
- mad scientistDeranged researcher archetype
anthropomorphism · spiders · deer · snakes · bugs · caption · twist ending · visual puns
Strikingly unconventional
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- role reversalExchange of typical positions
- talking animalsFauna gifted with speech
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
illogical · grotesque · dreamlike · absurdist · fantastical · peculiar · nonsensical · uncanny
Study of insects
- biologyStudy of organisms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
paleontology · herpetology · zoology · extinction · dinosaurs · evolution · predators · ecosystems
syndicate
Combined group pursuing shared interest
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- comic stripSerialized newspaper cartoon panels
- pen and inkTraditional writing medium
caption · illustration · retirement · panel · black and white · line art · gag cartoon
absurdity
Wildly illogical quality
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- dark comedyComedy treating grim topics lightly
- gallows humorJoking about grim subjects
punchline · gag · wit · deadpan · morbid · macabre · wordplay · sight gag · incongruity · slapstick
cows
Adult female bovines
mad scientist · anthropomorphism · spiders · deer · snakes · bugs · caption · twist ending · visual puns · suburban
bizarre
Strikingly unconventional
- anthropomorphicHaving human characteristics
- role reversalExchange of typical positions
- talking animalsFauna gifted with speech
metamorphosis · illogical · grotesque · dreamlike · absurdist · fantastical · peculiar · nonsensical · uncanny
entomology
Study of insects
reptiles · paleontology · herpetology · zoology · extinction · dinosaurs · evolution · predators · ecosystems · specimens
- illustratorsillustrator, Norman Rockwell, Quentin Blake, book illustrator, Maurice Sendak
Gary LarsonFamily Circus
Newspaper panel about children
Charles Schulz · wholesome · sentimental · saccharine · Ziggy
Gary LarsonAnsel Adams
Norman Rockwell · sublime · John James Audubon · sincere · reverent