Many comics fans consider the '90s to be the last golden age for the comics page in print newspapers. 'The Far Side,' which enjoyed a 15-year run, was widely embraced for its offbeat humor, becoming one of the most successful and widely syndicated single-panel features in comics history. have guarded against the unauthorized online publishing of his cartoons - an effort that in 2008 included a cease-and-desist letter to the site Comic Mix. The teased return of 'The Far Side' could mean a mix of cartoon archives and new art from Larson.įor years, Larson and FarWorks Inc. Meanwhile, Gary Larson's 'The Far Side,' the single-panel mainstay of millions of refrigerators and calendars that ended in 1995, has flickered with new activity.įor the first time in about two decades, changed its homepage art to some of Larson's creatures being thawed out by a blowtorch, and offered a fresh message: 'Uncommon, unreal, and (soon-to-be) unfrozen.' The site added: 'A new online era of 'The Far Side' is coming!' There's a lot to say and it should be fun.' 'It's crazy how different the times we live in are now - both politically and culturally - more than a decade past the original series and two decades past the original newspaper comic.

'There's a unique opportunity to revisit the world of The Boondocks and do it over again for today,' McGruder, who will be showrunner and executive producer, said in a statement. The show, embraced by fans for its controversial satire, will bring back brothers Huey and Riley, as well as Robert 'Granddad' Freeman, who have been transplanted to the Maryland suburbs.

The show's original 55 episodes - dating to the series' 2005 launch on Adult Swim - will also be available on HBO Max. The revived show from Sony Pictures Animation, which will be reimagined by McGruder, will debut on the streaming service in fall 2020, according to Deadline. The Peabody Award-winning series is based on the comic strip, which debuted in 1996 and received a large syndication launch in 1999. 'The Boondocks' and 'The Far Side,' two cartoon creations that enjoyed massive popularity in the 1990s, are showing new signs of life.Īaron McGruder's animated series 'The Boondocks' is being revived with a two-season order, HBO Max announced Wednesday.

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