I called it “Tethercat.” To me, and I assume my editor, it didn’t cross any line because this was just a game dogs might play. I’ll forever be grateful to fans, who in those early days often rescued “The Far Side” from cancellation, or campaigned to get it reinstated. Why did you avoid recurring characters? When I first met the editor of my syndicate-to-be, he asked about developing recurring characters. One of my characters could be teaching a class one day and get trampled by an elephant the next.

Source: New York Times December 17, 2019 15:00 UTC