the far side

When you look back at pop culture, you can occasionally follow the threads back to these points that change everything. They're the projects that paved the way for so much that came after, the ones that introduced their audiences to a strange new way of thinking that eventually becomes the new standard, these massive influences that vast sections of the things we love almost certainly wouldn't exist without. And for my generation, Gary Larson's The Far Side is one of those points.

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While the advent of ComiXology has made several classic comics available to read digitally, the migration of comic strips to the digital world has been comparatively slow. That's now changed, as Universal Uclick's GoComics has launched a free app that enables you to read many classic comic strips on your tablet and phone for free, including Peanuts, Doonesbury, Garfield, The Boondocks and more...

Upcoming: The first issue of the long-awaited Groo vs. Conan miniseries will arrive in comic shops in April from Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragonés, Thomas Yeates and Tom Luth. Animation: I had no idea that animated specials based on The Far Side existed, and it shames me to admit it. The A...