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Anyone a fan of Gary Larson’s “Far Side” comics?

Well, I was recently reading the comics section, and I saw this cartoon called “The Argyle Sweater”
Has anyone else noticed that the people in the cartoons look exactly like Gary Larson’s drawings?
Take a look:

http://www.theargylesweater.com/

compared to:

http://andyskinstad.files.wordpress.c...

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Commander Ikari offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 223 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (3 minutes after post)

Probably was influenced by him.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (4 hours, 6 minutes after post)
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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

wow, i’m a huge fan of gary larson, and this guys seems like he’s copying everything down to a t. right down to his characters (like the appearance of mr. potato head)…

what’s the new cartoonist’s name?

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

here’s what he said:

Friday, April 27, 2007
Larson
I received an e-mail the other day regarding my April 13th comic. The e-mail informed me that the day’s panel was overly-similar to a comic already done by Gary Larson. I get a lot of Far Side comparisons so, at first, I thought nothing of it. However, because it mentioned a specific date, I later became bothered by it. I did a little research only to find that he was right - they were more than similar. I e-mailed my editor explaining the situation and asked him what he suggested I do. He replied that this happens quite often. He went on to say that artists often internalize other artists work. I suppose an idea or concept can somehow get lost in one’s subconscious and resurface weeks, months or in this case, years later without realizing that you’ve seen the idea before. Apparently, this happens often enough that a Seinfeld episdode was written around it. Anyhow, my editor suggested that it wasn’t a big deal - but to avoid any further confusion, I’ve decided to remove the comic in question from my archive. I’m quite embarrassed by the mishap and I send my sincerest apologies to Gary Larson as well as to all readers of my comic for any misunderstanding.
Posted by scotthilburn at 12:00 PM

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Washington, DC, US | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

Wow…well that clears it up, I guess.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 3 months ago (2 weeks, 1 day after post)

yeah, but still, it kinda bugs me that BOTH his style of drawing and his sense of humor are a near complete match, instead of one or the other. :P

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An Unknown Location | 4 months, 3 weeks ago (11 months after post)

Whatever Scott is doing is working. He’s published, he can draw and his cartoons are funny. I sometimes google an idea to make sure the idea wasn’t out there but there are so many cartoons over the years and online now that it’s probably already happened and will again. Send Scott an email and you’ll probably get a very nice response like I did.

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An Unknown Location | 4 months, 2 weeks ago (11 months, 2 weeks after post)

If theres people longing for a burst of cerebral humour in cartoon form, See the work of Kerou, at www.kerou.net some of it is good, some of it is great, and some of it is mind blowing. Be warned , you may see the world differently after checking it out.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

I’m definately not a fan, I find his wit a bit corny and mild. I personally prefer my one frame comics to have a greater edge.

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