tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post6900089788790590598..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: Murder and mayhem illustrated, thanks to Gary LarsonAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-84369520383443422942009-12-26T10:09:07.047-05:002009-12-26T10:09:07.047-05:00I couldn't agree more about Larson. I hadn...I couldn't agree more about Larson. I hadn't known about the Far Left Side, but look forward to seeing it.<br /><br />To me, Pogo and Far Side were far and away the best, most intelligent and compelling comics ever (Doonesbury comes next, probably). <br /><br />Larson had just the right touch to poke fun at scientists. We often take ourselves far too seriously!Ken Weisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049713123559138421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-13289375500791924732009-12-26T01:20:07.743-05:002009-12-26T01:20:07.743-05:00Again, the link is missing: The Far left Side: htt...Again, the link is missing: The Far left Side: http://www.farleftside.com/John R. Vokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822243132435056442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-51424573398844565912009-12-26T01:17:30.359-05:002009-12-26T01:17:30.359-05:00If there was ever a cartoonist for scientists, it ...If there was ever a cartoonist for scientists, it was Gary Larson. In the heyday of his work, there was rarely a good conference lecture that did not include a Larson cartoon. So much so, that we would sometimes work one in even when there was no obvious connection (The ``Cow Tools'' cartoon was always good for that purpose). I purchased the first release of the complete Larson, and I will never relinquish it. Even now, after innumerable pagings through, it is still one of the most enjoyable experiences for a rainy afternoon. And, if you can't find a person for whom the cartoon: ``Gomez, Zorro's less successful brother'' does not apply? You aren't Far Side material. <br /><br />For those not familiar with him, The Far Left Side attempts some of the same humour, although often (as lately) darker than Gary Larson would have attempted: . The graphic style is amazingly similar.John R. Vokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822243132435056442noreply@blogger.com