16 Funniest Far Side Comics Starring Gary Larson's Best Recurring Character, The Detective
Gary Larson's recurring detective character is the best in Far Side history, playing the perfect straight man to a world of truly bizarre crimes. Larson uses the detective to explore Far Side's bizarre crimes, from murder to bank heists to stolen... ducks?! Larson never wanted recurring characters as he didn't want readers to sympathize with them, however his frequently-used archetypes mean there are several familiar faces.
Gary Larson's iconic comic strip The Far Side was never meant to have recurring characters. While Larson's editors originally tried to talk him into creating the next Garfield or Peanuts, Larson wanted to debase and abuse his characters at will without inviting readers' sympathy. However, Larson's use of repeated character archetypes did end up creating recurring figures who appear in comic after comic.
One of the best is the detective - a Noir-ish lawman wearing a trench coat, fedora, and often smoking a gigantic stogie.
Gary Larson's iconic comic strip The Far Side was never meant to have recurring characters. While Larson's editors originally tried to talk him into creating the next Garfield or Peanuts, Larson wanted to debase and abuse his characters at will without inviting readers' sympathy. However, Larson's use of repeated character archetypes did end up creating recurring figures who appear in comic after comic.
One of the best is the detective - a Noir-ish lawman wearing a trench coat, fedora, and often smoking a gigantic stogie.
- 7/10/2024
- by Robert Wood
- ScreenRant
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