Far Side Creator Gary Larson's Dream Gig Reveals Why Experimentation Was Instrumental to the Comic (Hint: It Wasn't Cartoonist)

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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Legendary newspaper comic The Far Side is a remarkable artistic achievement – but according to creator Gary Larson, drawing the strip was never his dream career; instead, he had always envisioned himself as a jazz guitarist.

Related Gary Larson's Self-Described "Greatest Strength" Defines The Far Side In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Far Side creator Gary Larson acknowledged his greatest strength as an artist, as well as its side-effects. As the San Francisco Chronicle – the first paper to publish The Far Side, precipitating its eventual national acclaim – noted, the strip's creator was already vocal in the early years of its run that he didn't expect it to continue indefinitely.

According To Larson, Writing The Far Side Was Like Playing Jazz Improvisation & Experimentation Were Key Close Though his work as a writer and an illustrator put him in the rarefied air of successful and influential artists, Larson's dreams of being a jazz guitarist were always at the core of his creative endeavors.

Though his work as a writer and an illustrator put him in the rarefied air of successful and influential artists, Larson's dreams of being a jazz guitarist were always at the core of his creative endeavors.

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