By Ambrose Tardive – Screen Rant
Throughout its fifteen years in publication, The Far Side did more than just make people laugh – it tested what creator Gary Larson called his readers’ “What-the?” and “My God!” reflexes. Larson’s priority as an artist was to get an immediate reaction out of readers; whether his work evoked laughter, confusion, or outright outrage, if it got a rise out of the reader, it was a success.