The funniest Far Side desert island comics.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Gary Larson's The Far Side featured its share of recurring elements over the years – with one iconic example being his frequent use of the "stranded on a desert island" trope to achieve hilarious results. The desert island became one of the strip's most recognizable visuals, while delivering some of its best jokes.
Related 10 Funniest Far Side Comics About Giant Squid Gary Larson used many different animals as characters throughout the Far Side's run, but his giant squid stuck in readers' minds more than others. 15 The Far Side's First DESERT Island Joke Was A Classic First Published: April 15, 1980 The desert island trope appeared early in The Far Side's run, though not in precisely the familiar form that would become recognizable to readers over the years.
13 Gary Larson Takes Another Step In The Right Direction First Published: April 13, 1982 In this Far Side installment, Gary Larson nearly arrives at the version of the desert island that became visually synonymous with the strip – all the elements are there, save for the perspective. That said, the absurdity of this panel ranks it high among the funniest desert island cartoons.
11 Islands Aren't Supposed To Be That Squishy First Published: October 13, 1982 Here, Gary Larson once more experimented with the form of The Far Side's desert island jokes, delivering one of the comic's most novel variations on this stock them. "Hang on Betty," a stranded man reassures his family companion, "Someone's bound to see us eventually."
The humor of the panel comes from the mirrored visual of the second island in the background, with a duck in the same pose as the human, having also written a desperate message in the sand: "Quack." An example of The Far Side's penchant for silliness, this panel offers a light compliment to the strip's regularly scheduled darkness.
The joke here is that Roger is not the focus of the cartoon – rather, Sidney is. Evidently, Roger's sudden demise has altered the dynamic of what was evidently a love triangle among the survivors. At least, as the caption notes, Sidney sees this not as a tragedy, but as his chance to win the unnamed woman's affections.
6 Hopefully These Far Side Aliens Come In Peace First Published: June 4, 1984 Larson's humor was at its best when it captured a single, fraught moment in the lives of its characters – terrestrial or otherwise. Often, the humor of Gary Larson's desert island Far Side strips relied on its characters' isolation. This strip operates in precisely the opposite way, proving that Larson was able to identify his own comedic tendencies and subvert them to find a new angle on a familiar joke.
This panel gave them an extra reason, as this group of survivors somehow had access to a beach ball and a basketball hoop, which they fixed to the island's lone tree. This kept them occupied, until a small but significant disaster struck: their ball deflated. The humor of this strip comes from the hunched figures of the characters, as they watch the air quickly go out of their only form of exercise and entertainment.
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