Gary Larson

Gary Larson ( born August 14, 1950 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American cartoonist.

Career

His main work is from the series The Far Side, which was released over a period of 15 years in numerous newspapers and magazines ( in Germany, for example, in the Titanic and the star). In Switzerland, published The federal government until the end of March 2010 a daily Larson comic.

Larson retired from the work on the daily section of Far Side cartoons back on January 1, 1995.

1998 Larson published his first work on the Far Side cartoons, the book There's a hair in my dirt!.

Trademarks

By his own testimony in the band " Gary Larson's Drawing School " are based most of his drawings on his studies in biology (animals in human life situations ) and the important for him Question: If you lock two creatures in a cage, who comes out alive?

Typical of Larson's work, which mostly consist only of a single image and a corresponding caption is the grotesque content, for example by animals are shown in situations where otherwise only humans are (eg the stripped snake skin from the shower curtain and the "naked " snake, which takes a shower behind it). Also, puns and sayings are integral parts of his work, about the dog, another dog proudly showing his trophy, points to a hand and says this is the hand that had fed him.

Subject of his cartoons are often

  • Scientists whose - mostly adolescent - bustle is in stark contradiction to the alleged claim of the " noble science".
  • Animals (especially cows, and insects), which are displayed in the human daily life situations.
  • Monsters and aliens who have it mostly apart some unfortunate fellows.
  • With particular preference Larson also uses snakes, privately he considers such as a pet.
  • Predators that destroy people.
  • Women wearing square glasses.
  • The stereotypical thick, american brat with freckles and baseball cap.

Typically, the interaction of single image, and partly to the literary Thumbnail sprawling subtitle is ( like it can also be found in the work of Bernd Pfarr and Eugen Egner ).

Awards

1985, a newly discovered louse species was named after Gary Larson: The Strigiphilus garylarsoni.

Works

Many of the cartoons of Gary Larson have appeared in English as well as in German in the form of anthologies.

Available in paperback:

  • Under buffaloes (ISBN 3442069386 )
  • Under Bears ( ISBN 3442069394 )
  • Under snakes (ISBN 3442069408 )
  • Stupid Birds ( ISBN 3442069459 )
  • Reputation of the jungle (ISBN 3442069483 )
  • Me and You (ISBN 3442069505 )
  • First, the pants ... (ISBN 3442079071 )
  • On Safari ( ISBN 3442079136 )
  • Business ( ISBN 3442079217 )
  • Night of the Crash Test Dolls (ISBN 3442079225 )
  • If piranhas eating out (ISBN 3442079233 )
  • If vultures dream (ISBN 3442079241 )
  • Night plants ( ISBN 3442079292 )
  • Hellhounds in the dog hell (ISBN 3442079322 )
  • Katzenwäsche (ISBN 3442079349 )
  • I'm sorry, you have cows. Gary Larson collected cattle ( ISBN 3442079470 )
  • Mama. Theron has again made ​​its bed dry (ISBN 3442079551 )

Bound are:

  • The other side. The Best of Gary Larson ( ISBN 3442304024 )
  • Gary Larson's Drawing School (ISBN 3442304164 )
  • With the dogs painted (ISBN 3442304318 )
  • The development of bad habits (ISBN 3442304636 )
  • All cows this earth (ISBN 344230489X )
  • Revolt of the chicken (ISBN 3442306353 )
  • The Early History of the Other Side (ISBN 3442306485 )
  • The other side (ISBN 3442306906 )
  • The Curse of Madame ' Q' ( ISBN 3442309522 )
  • The dog the other side ( ISBN 3442309530 )
  • There's a hair in my dirt! (ISBN 3572014654 )
  • In the U.S., six anthologies under the titles The Far Side Gallery appeared first anthology from Warner Books 1997, ISBN 0-7515-0236-7

As an import VHS available:

  • Gary Larson's Tales From The Far Side I & II ( Written and animated by Marv Newland and Gary Larson, music by Bill Frisell )
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