Summary

  • Gary Larson's The Far Side comics are marked by some characteristic obsessions.
  • Larson often uses cavemen and cows in his work, believing they blur the line between humor and tragedy. Aliens, evil ducks, and sad-sack scientists also appear often.
  • Larson has a command of language and a love of storytelling, however he's not afraid to go for outright slapstick humor.