Far Side polar bear disguised as a penguin.
Summary When visiting The Far Side, one pleasant surprise that awaits readers is the proliferation of penguins that appeared in panels throughout the comic's time in publication. While the other birds of The Far Side – from its buzzards and vultures, to Gary Larson's obsessive depiction of ducks and chickens – often get more attention, their flightless Antarctic cousins starred in many equally memorable installments.
2:42 Related 12 Far Side Comics From 1985 That Make Readers Go "What The?" As funny as The Far Side was, just as often it left readers wondering"What-the?" – according to Gary Larson, this was all part of getting a reaction. Though the punchline might initially be easy to miss, it is incredibly effective once it lands. Readers' attention will be immediately drawn to the penguin's dialogue on the left, and while this can be amusing in its own right, it is only upon closer scrutiny, and the realization of the penguin wife's cardboard stand-in, that this becomes an all-time great Far Side cartoon.
Essentially, Gary Larson provides an absurd twist on the "wolf in sheep's clothing" idiom, by depicting a bear masquerading as a bird, with the absurdity dialed up by the fact that in no way, shape, or form should the bear's deception be effective. Yet it has apparently allowed him to devour more than one of these penguins undetected, as this Far Side cartoon captures them at the moment that they have only just begun to realize something is horribly wrong.
5 This Far Side Penguin Is More Than Just A Beak In The Crowd First Published: August 9, 1982 Once again, Gary Larson utilized a dense population of penguins, all in lock-step, in order to off-set the behavior of one of their number to very funny effect. In this panel, a crowd of penguins stretches into the distance, innumerable and blending into one another – that is, with the exception of one, who sticks their head above the crowd and sings out "I gotta be me, oh I just gotta be me...
Related Gary Larson Told Fans Exactly How The Far Side Would End – A Decade Before It Did As far back as a decade before Far Side Creator Gary Larson retired as a cartoonist, he was already telling fans how and why the comic would end.
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