Comments on: Argyle Sweater – Far Side

By: golfhammer

golfhammer — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:20:21 +0000

What a joke. Blatant rip off of Larson’s work. I can’t stand all of the Far Side rip offs, is it really that hard to be original? The one I hate most of all is Free Range by Bill Whitehead. It is even worse than this transparent attempt to capitalize on the success of the Far Side. Horrible.

By: zilla

zilla — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:27:58 +0000

the argyle sweater is a blatant rip off of the far side. the characters, the situations, the style of drawing, the captions… maybe his audience is too young to remember gary larson’s work. i wonder what mr larson would have to say about this. i was looking at an argyle sweater desktop calender and shaking my head in disbelief. the only justification i can think of is if this comic is meant as a tribute to gary larson’s far side which was funnier, and much more cleverly constructed.

By: Habguy

Habguy — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:36:23 +0000

I am looking at today’s panel on my desktop calendar. Even his caveman is named Zog. Homage is one thing, plagiarism is another. If he were in my English class, he would get an F and I would phone his parents.

On the other hand, unlike some other “tries to be the Far Side” comics, this one makes me laugh from time to time.

By: HuckaBucka

HuckaBucka — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:43:59 +0000

“Boo to the AS artist for the plagiarism. But his drawing does illustrate the joke better.”

In what sense does it illustrate the joke better?

By: Discostup

Discostup — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:52:52 +0000

This guy stinks. My mom got me the AS desk top calendar for Christmas this year thinking that it was actually the Far Side, which I’ve loved for years. I have it on my desk at work, and am now mesmorized at how bad and unfunny it is – it tries so hard to be like Larson but fails on multiple levels, lacking the subtlety of wit, dialogue, and expression which made the Far Side one of the all time greats. I haven’t laughed, chuckles, or even cracked a smile at a single cartoon yet, and we’re nearly in March…

By: dwofpr

dwofpr — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:24:08 +0000

no doubt. too “larsenesque” to be original.

By: Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:44:54 +0000

It seems to me there was a “Twilight Zone” episode starring John Astin (of “The Addams Family”) playing the part of a hipster Beatnik in Limbo or some sort of waiting room before going on to Hell. He liked avant-garde be-bop music but was forced to listen Lawrence Welk-like music for all eternity. So, that gag predated Gary Larsen by decades.

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By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:08:41 +0000

Look at Argyle Sweater’s panel for October 23, 2009. Once again, a complete rip off of Gary Larsen’s Far Side. Gary’s panel shows 4 doctors around a patient whose leg is shooting up in the air. One doctor says “Whoa! That was a good one! Try it, Hobbs – just poke his brain right where my finger is.”

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:44:08 +0000

I’m so glad that I haven’t lost my mind. I thought Larson was doing a Stephen King slight of hand and making cartoons under a pseudonym.