#far~side

[everydaylouie]

the far side (in 3D)

[alex99a]

The Far Side for Monday May 13.

[fesenmoon]

no fucking way

[moviesludge]

I came into my room and there was a web directly across the inside of my doorway even though it had only been a couple of hours since I last walked in here. Of course I immediately thought of this old Far Side which is never too far from my mind

[quasi-normalcy]

I think that what's brilliant about The Far Side is how it can imply an entire narrative with only a single panel. It's sequential art without the sequence. Like this one

There's the obvious implication of what's going to happen in the future (there's going to be a hunt), but it also stretches into the past: what circumstances in the anthropology of this group of cavemen must have happened to establish a tradition of dancing with Woolly Mammoths? Why does it, in spite of it's obvious absurdity, feel kind of right that there should be a dance before the cavemen and the mammoths engage in mortal combat? The reluctant fearful expression on the caveman at the bottom; is this his first hunt? Are those his elders trying to reassure him? Does the one mammoth actually seem to fancy him? What about the one looking fearfully back at his friends? How does he feel that the others aren't there to reassure him? One of the mammoths in the upper right looks just as fearful as the cavemen; why? etc.

And all of this is purely evoked. There's only simple line-drawing and two sentences of text, but you see it and it reminds you of other sorts of narratives you've seen or experienced, and your brain constructs a whole temporal sequence; and any possible answer you could get to above the questions would never be as satisfying as what your brain fills in.

I could write an entire essay about this.

[ultimateinferno]

If you weren't aware, the MTG Circlejerk subreddit has been making fake Far Side Secret Lairs and it's probably one of my favorite things lately.

[lyss-sketchbox]

If you have a floating book and not use it as an arm rest once in a while, are you even a real sorcerer

[bloominglegumes]

i love normal guys doomed by the narrative

[todays-xkcd]

Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

Demons [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[Three demons, Cueball-like in general appearance but with horns and pointed tails, are standing together while surrounded by flames. The leftmost demon is holding a pitchfork and the next one has his hands down. They are looking at the third to the right standing a bit apart from them. This last demon, Maxwell's demon as given in the caption, holds his palms up while looking at the other two.] Demon with pitchfork: What's our plan for the souls today? Boil them in oil? Middle demon: We could cast them into the flame pit. Maxwell's demon: What if we set up two rooms with a door in between, but– get this– we only let them go through it one way!

[Caption below the panel:] Maxwell's Demon had trouble fitting in with the others.

[ungoliantschilde]

“Trouble Brewing”, by Gary Larson

[caemidraws]

Night of the Masks

[everydaylouie]

More Far Side Blender Recreations

[bretzkysbs]

[platoapproved]

iwtv ships + book quotes

[gingermaple]

found ur blog thru cuteguy art, went to ur tags to look for more cuteguy art, SAW SANDERS SIDES MY DAY IS ABSOLUTELY MADE.

I love finding more sanders sides artists even if they dont draw for it anymore!! its such a nice surprise always :DDD

did a little virgil for my warmup, i'm glad my art made your day cause this ask made mine :D

[keferon]

The tac net crash chapter is one of my favorites so far~

Ah and. Guess what. I just discovered that including this post, I made 50 pieces of fanart for Mistakes on mistakes until.. I’m so sane and normal about this story can you tell👍