Gary Larson, at his desk drawing the Far Side, looks over his shoulder and sees a crowd of armed cows.
Summary Repeatedly throughout its run, The Far Side depicted writers – from the iconic to the unknown – struggling to get words out on the page, as well as creators working in other mediums suffering similar set-backs as they attempted to craft their masterpieces. In each case, Gary Larson offered hilarious and relatable takes on the creative process.
10 Herman Melville Struggles With The Opening Line Of "Moby Dick" First Published: February 6, 1982 Gary Larson repeated this joke several times throughout The Far Side's run, but it is hard to argue that this wasn't the most effective iteration.
8 One Of The Far Side's Rare Writers On A Roll First Published: August 9, 1985 Most of the entries on this list deal with creative frustration, in one form or another. This is the stand-out exception; captioned "creative dog writing," it depicts a spectacle-clad, cigarette-puffing dog clacking away at a story about biting a mail carrier.
The Far Side Complete Collection $71 $125 Save $54 Fans of the far side can't pass up this master collection of Gary Larson's finest work. Originally published in hardcover in 2003, this paperback set comes complete with a newly designed slipcase that will look great on any shelf. The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon ever published, which amounts to over 4,000, plus more than 1,100 that have never before appeared in a book and even some made after Larson retired.
Though this hiatus helped to mitigate Gary Larson's creative burnout, it could only delay the inevitable; The Far Side ran for five more years, until Larson retired from cartooning at the start of 1995. As a result, some readers might understandably find this Far Side joke controversial; others will appreciate the juxtaposition between the gravity of this real-life historical moment and Gary Larson's irreverent portryal of the general, who struggles to start his speech with opening lines ranging from banal to silly, including "Well, here I go," and "see you later alligator," In any case, Larson once more keenly portrays the extravagant weight writers place on opening...
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