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10 Darkly Funny 'Far Side' Comics About Clowns
Gary Larson's darkest clown comics from The Far Side.
In brief
Gary Larson's darkest clown comics from The Far Side. Gary Larson created 10 darkly funny comics featuring clowns in his The Far Side series. Originally reported by Polygon.
Gary Larson's worst comic strip
On Oct. 3, 1994, Gary Larson released a comic strip featuring two clowns in a back alley.
“I wouldn’t do that, Spunky, I have friends in pie places.”
Larson's self-deprecating note
Larson later called this his worst comic strip, adding a note saying it was his own nominee for the worst cartoon he ever drew.
“Cartoonist’s note: Above is my own nominee for the worst cartoon I ever drew. (I still cringe.), Gary Larson.”
Dark clown comics
The Far Side featured clowns in many comics, often with dark humor involving death or horrible outcomes.
10 dark clown comics
Here are 10 incredibly funny, and incredibly dark, The Far Side comics starring clowns.
Draw! (dead clown)
This comic shows a dead clown with a pie in the face of a gunfighter.
A classic clown comic
This 1984 comic strip features criminal clowns sticking people up with pies.
Clown Kong
A giant clown terrorizes a city with his enormous feet.
Bulls vs. Clowns
Bullfights where bulls run down clowns would be popular except for clowns.
In short
Gary Larson created 10 darkly funny comics featuring clowns in his The Far Side series.
