Whether creating sympathy for animals or using aliens to comment on society, Gary Larson's best Far Side comics gave readers ...

Confusion was a sentiment often shared by The Far Side fans. As funny and dark as Gary Larson's comic strip was, it wasn't rare for one of his panels to miss the mark. Mostly, said confusion ...

Readers look at each panel (from left to right) in order to put the story together. Words are important to show what characters are thinking, or to set the scene. Onomatopoeia is when a word ...

And the effects of “Peanuts” can be seen throughout later comic strip storytelling: “Every awkward pause, tragic punchline, stretched-out uncomfortable post-punchline moment, philosophical ...