Gary Larson had a soft spot for vampires.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Far Side, Gary Larson's syndicated comic masterpiece, featured a number of recurring motifs over the years – including one of the most enduring creators in the history of horror fiction: the vampire. While the strip featured plenty of darkness over the years, when it came to the bloodsucking undead, Far Side strips usually opted for silliness.
9 Easy Pickings Don't Always Make The Most Satisfying Meal, Kid First Published: August 11, 1980 "No, no, Wendell...you can't get blood out of a turnip," 7 A Gift Certificate Might Have Been A Better Idea First Published: December 30, 1982 Dracula's friends display that they aren't exactly the most thoughtful gift-givers, though they seem to mean well.
Once again, what makes this Far Side vampire panel so funny is the way it melds the common and the absurd. Here, the familiar grievance of damaged luggage at an airport baggage claim is emphasized by making the beleaguered passenger a vampire, and the luggage in question his coffin. As the living humans around him stoically wait for the conveyor to deliver their own bags, the vampire throws up his hands in dismay.
Larson once again finds the pitch perfect mix between the natural and the supernatural in this panel, which depicts vampire parents standing on the stoop of their home, shouting after a pair of teenage vampire lovers.
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