Gary Larson is releasing cartoons again

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Telebite: Aug 23, 2018

It turns out he's not good at inking. (Or maybe had his grandkid do it?)

(He's also not good at jokes.)

There's two more posted with the same horrible inking:

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/115/taxidermist

Yay, Gary Larson is back!

Edit

IShallRiseAgain posted:

Yeah, if you go to https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff, he wrote a whole article explaining why he is back and what to expect.

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Telebite fucked around with this message at 17:19 on Jul 11, 2020

# ? Jul 10, 2020 22:58

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# ? Apr 18, 2024 20:46

Internetjack: Sep 15, 2007; oh god how did this get here i am not good with computers; Top Cop

Lotta love for Larson.

I heard an NPR story he is now using a tablet to draw, and described it as "the cockpit of a 747". So maybe a new learning curve on the artwork.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:11

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
It's gone now.

Yeah, give him a sec. Beksinski sucked at Photoshop and I love Beksinski.

Too bad about the getting-stabbed-to-death thing.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:18

Spinz: Jan 7, 2020; I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

Gary Larson is a genius

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:19

Nice Guy Patron: Jun 29, 2015

Cow tools.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:20

zaepg: Dec 25, 2008; by sebmojo

Thats awesome! My dad was a huge fan and I grew up reading his comics.

zaepg fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Jul 11, 2020

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:28

IShallRiseAgain: Sep 12, 2008; Well ain't that precious?

Internetjack posted:

Lotta love for Larson.

I heard an NPR story he is now using a tablet to draw, and described it as "the cockpit of a 747". So maybe a new learning curve on the artwork.

Yeah, if you go to https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff, he wrote a whole article explaining why he is back and what to expect.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:28

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

Bears Eating Cub Scouts is pretty good. It got a huge laugh from me.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:35

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

I've got the complete Far Side in hardcover and still love to sit down and read them. It's cool he is inspired to draw again.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:45

Strumpie: Dec 9, 2012

i have only ever read The Far Side whilst taking a poo poo.

i have read a lot of The Far Side.

# ? Jul 10, 2020 23:49

best bale: Jul 4, 2007; Lipstick Apathy

Strumpie posted:

i have only ever read The Far Side whilst taking a poo poo.

i have read a lot of The Far Side.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:03

Cough Drop The Beat: Jan 22, 2012; by Lowtax

Gary Larson is a brilliant dude and I adore The Far Side.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:06

ulex minor: Apr 30, 2018

these are not at all good but i like Gary and i hope he is enjoying himself

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:12

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

Das Boo posted:

Yeah, give him a sec. Beksinski sucked at Photoshop and I love Beksinski.

Too bad about the getting-stabbed-to-death thing.

This is the greatest piece of digital art I've ever seen

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:29

Moo the cow: Apr 30, 2020

"Bummer of a birthmark, Hal"

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:50

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

Telebite posted:

It turns out he's not good at inking. (Or maybe had his grandkid do it?)

(He's also not good at jokes.)

There's two more posted with the same horrible inking:

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/115/taxidermist

Yay, Gary Larson is back!

Edit

i actually love that style and it seems so larson despite it having colour and depth

joke sucks tho

# ? Jul 11, 2020 00:51

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

Cough Drop The Beat posted:

Gary Larson is a brilliant dude and I adore The Far Side.

I think The Far Side is probably the thing that shaped my sense of humor the most.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:03

Junk: Dec 20, 2003; Listen to reason, man. Why make your job difficult?

my dog died im sad posted:

Cow tools.

i dont get it

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:08

Spinz: Jan 7, 2020; I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

I unashamedly tried to copy him a few times

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# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:12

zer0spunk: Nov 6, 2000; devil never even lived

Pawn 17 posted:

I've got the complete Far Side in hardcover and still love to sit down and read them. It's cool he is inspired to draw again.

i went for the paperback version after reading reviews that said the hardcovers are heavy as hell and kinda unwieldy. my only complaint about the complete collection is how many panels they cram onto each page. My old rear end single volumes back in the 90s were much bigger, kinda miss that.

still, all of his stuff in one place was worth it

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:12

Spinz: Jan 7, 2020; I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

Some people dream of being astronauts or veterinarians, I wanted to be Gary

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# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:15

Strumpie: Dec 9, 2012

Spinz posted:

I unashamedly tried to copy him a few times

this is fantastic and i know your secret art technique now which i think makes it more impressive because i still have no idea how you're doing it.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:15

gloom: Feb 1, 2003; distracted from distraction by distraction

Spinz posted:

Some people dream of being astronauts or veterinarians, I wanted to be Gary

This really hit the Far Side note for me, it's remarkable.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:19

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; Bag Flying At Noon, (2024)

Das Boo posted:

Yeah, give him a sec. Beksinski sucked at Photoshop and I love Beksinski.

Too bad about the getting-stabbed-to-death thing.

Thumbnail makes it hard to tell whether those are thumbs or dicks.

It works either way

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:21

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; Bag Flying At Noon, (2024)

Spinz posted:

Some people dream of being astronauts or veterinarians, I wanted to be Gary

Lol

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:21

Cough Drop The Beat: Jan 22, 2012; by Lowtax

Spinz posted:

Some people dream of being astronauts or veterinarians, I wanted to be Gary

Haha. I love this.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:22

Spinz: Jan 7, 2020; I ordered luscious new gemstones from India and made new earrings for my SA mart thread

Remember my earrings and art are much better than my posting

New stuff starts towards end of page 3 of the thread

Oh wow thanks I thought I'd get stomped for presuming, he's the master. I have just one more I like; cannot find it except in black and white

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# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:25

StrangersInTheNight: Dec 31, 2007; ABSOLUTE FUCKING GUDGEON

Telebite posted:

wtf is wrong with you guys, this is great. i was filled with glee at seeing larson's trademark style in a new medium - he's trying to learn digital painting, wow!

look at this piece. it has no lines but it still looks just like a larson drawing. but now you get to see how he imagines colour, and light - I love the bulbous shiny cars.

but most of all, I love the headlights from the 'taxidermist' taxi - the way it shines on and into the car in front of it, both obscuring the back window but illuminating the back seats; the way it moves past and emits crepuscular light into the crowd. it's so subtle, it's great

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:28

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; Bag Flying At Noon, (2024)

StrangersInTheNight posted:

wtf is wrong with you guys, this is great. i was filled with glee at seeing larson's trademark style in a new medium - he's trying to learn digital painting, wow!

look at this piece. it has no lines but it still looks just like a larson drawing. but now you get to see how he imagines colour, and light - I love the bulbous shiny cars.

but most of all, I love the headlights from the 'taxidermist' taxi - the way it shines on and into the car in front of it, both obscuring the back window but illuminating the back seats; the way it moves past and emits crepuscular light into the crowd. it's so subtle, it's great

Agreed. The joke is lame but the presentation is great. Honestly, I think I would like it better without the joke spelled out? Like the guy is standing there obviously hailing a cab and your eye is then drawn to the taxidermist cab where your brain kind of makes the joke without the speech bubble.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 01:33

Jeffrey Dahmer: May 21, 2017; by Pragmatica; Muldoon

Telebite posted:

It turns out he's not good at inking. (Or maybe had his grandkid do it?)

(He's also not good at jokes.)

Imaging making GBS threads on an old man just doing his best.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:42

Neitherman: Sep 25, 2006; _{He will die without safety brief.}

Bears Eating Cub Scouts starts to look a lot more like the classic style. This is good. I love these dad-joke comics.

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:48

gary oldmans diary: Sep 26, 2005

DarkSoulsTantrum posted:

Honestly, I think I would like it better without the joke spelled out? Like the guy is standing there obviously hailing a cab and your eye is then drawn to the taxidermist cab where your brain kind of makes the joke without the speech bubble.

you have to look too closely to see that theyre taxidermied. i think the problem is that its not a joke at all just a pun and runs into that pun glass ceiling

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:50

Mx.: Dec 16, 2006; I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!

Spinz posted:

Gary Larson is a genius

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:53

Waterbed Wendy: Jan 29, 2009

Spinz posted:

Oh wow thanks I thought I'd get stomped for presuming, he's the master. I have just one more I like; cannot find it except in black and white

drat, i t hink i love you spinz

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:53

abigserve: Sep 13, 2009; this is a better avatar than what I had before

"probe and release" got me pretty good

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:54

Captain Yossarian: Feb 24, 2011; All new" Rings of Fire"

Spinz posted:

Gary Larson is a genius

# ? Jul 11, 2020 02:59

Animal-Mother: Feb 14, 2012; RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT

went to look for cow tools and it has its own wikipedia entry lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Tools

# ? Jul 11, 2020 03:06

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Internetjack posted:

Lotta love for Larson.

I heard an NPR story he is now using a tablet to draw, and described it as "the cockpit of a 747". So maybe a new learning curve on the artwork.

Like some sort of tool for cows

# ? Jul 11, 2020 03:11