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b_b  ·  1601 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: New Work by Gary Larson

Interesting that all three are reflections on killing animals. Is that just a coincidence, because he was in some sort of mood, or is it a point of view? Never read Larson as making very political cartoons, but then I haven't really seen The Far Side since I was a teenager, so it's possible I just missed the point.





ecib  ·  1601 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hunting animals and animals hunting people have always been staples of his. If these are reflective of anything, I think it’s incidental. He’s always been turning those tables, but the only emergent theme for me has been absurdist rather than political. If he was Trying to be political I think I’d notice because it would stop being as funny.

Third option: Maybe your observation says more about the world he deposited these latest comics into...