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Jessica Jalali

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July, 2021
Peanuts, The Far Side, Marvel
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Author Details

Jessica is a lover of all things pop culture and art, whether it be comics, film, tv, music, or any other medium. She graduated with a bachelor's in psychology; her other ion. She resides in the United States.

Industry Focus

Jessica has been a writer for ScreenRant on movies, tv, tech, and comics topics since 2021. Presently, she focuses on comics, especially Peanuts and Marvel comics in her writing.

Favorite Media

A lifelong movie obsessive, Jessica is an expert on all things cinema. She loves films of all genres and decades, ensuring a well-rounded approach to her writings. This reaches to her love for comics as well.

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Charlie Brown looking put-upon, surrounded by Lucy, Sally, Snoopy, & Linus (from A Very Charlie Brown Valentine's Day.)
10 Peanuts Comics About One-Sided Crushes That Will Hit You In the Feels

Peanuts captures the essence of unrequited love like no other, with Charlie Brown often bearing the brunt of its heartache. Check out these comics!

peanuts' charlie brown and snoopy
10 Peanuts Comics That Will Make You Love Snoopy Even More

Snoopy is kind, considerate and hilarious in these funny Peanuts comics, where the beagle is his best self to Charlie Brown, Woodstock and more.

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Spider-Man With Homecoming and No Way Home Posters Custom MCU Image
9 Major Ways Spider-Man Is Different In the Comics vs the Movies

Spider Man has been adapted for the screen many times, there has been a multitude of differences in how he is presented in the comic versus the movies

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Collage of Classic Disney Characters
8 Classic Disney Movies You Never Knew Continued With Help From Comics

From 1951 to 1967, these Disney comic movie adaptations of the Silver Age era are the best of both worlds for fans of Disney and comics.

Snoopy and Woodstock hugging over Earth in space suits.
10 Peanuts Comics That Prove Snoopy Should've Been an Astronaut

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends have a major love of space, finding lots of hilarious ways to reflect on the night sky in these Peanuts comics.

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Characters from The Far Side drawing and waving.
Feeling Nostalgic? The Far Side Will Take You Back With These Mr. Ed Comics

One show that holds a special place in Gary Larson's heart just so happened to feature a talking horse as its lead: the one and only Mr. Ed.

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Galactus' Heralds.
10 Strongest Heralds of Galactus, Ranked by Strength

From Thor to the Silver Surfer, the heralds of Galactus have packed quite a punch, with some being a threat even to the Devourer himself.

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marvel disturbing characters
10 Most Disturbing Marvel Hero and Villain Origins We'd Rather Forget

While some backstories for Marvel characters can be tragic or sad, these are some of the most painful, depressing, or otherwise disturbing.

Snoopy as the WWI Flying Ace in Peanuts with blurred comic strip behind him.
10 Peanuts Comics That Make Us Question Snoopy’s Sanity

Loving to live in his own fantasy land, with his imagination sometimes overshadowing his reality, Snoopy is one delusional beagle sometimes.

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Gary Larson Cow far side feature image
10 Far Side Comics That Are Nothing If Not Outrageous

The Far Side, in its years of original publication, became quite acquainted with outrage due to never being afraid to ruffle a few feathers.

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Snoopy and woodchuck retro
10 Peanuts Comics That Take Us Back To A Simpler Time

From music giants in the '50s to the aerobics explosion in the '80s, Peanuts had some select comic strips that truly feel like products of their time.

far side astronauts and alien crash
10 Classic Far Side Comics About the Perils of Space Travel

From the moon to other planets to the actual sun, the characters of The Far Side, both human and alien, experience all sorts of dangerous places.

the far side cow and the wizard of oz's scarecrow
The Far Side’s Wizard Of Oz Comics Are A Wonderful Treat For Fans Of The Film

One movie is of particular interest to The Far Side, possibly being the most referenced movie in Gary Larson's beloved strip: The Wizard of Oz.

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far side nightmare monster
8 Far Side Comics That Prove Cryptids Really Do Exist

The Far Side was not immune to showing comic strips about mythological creatures, something that is clear in these cryptid-themed strips.

far side jungle explorer discovers an elephant playground
10 Times The Far Side Proved the Jungle Is Full of Secrets

The jungle may hold many surprises in the real world, but they are nothing compared to what is discovered, both bad and good, in The Far Side.

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Batman under the Red Hood movie poster.
5 DC Movie Adaptations That Outshined the Comics (and 5 That Fell Short)

Some movie adaptations outshine their comic book source material while others fall short; these DC movie adaptations have their fans and detractors.

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The Peanuts gang in the rain with umbrellas.
8 Perfect Peanuts Comics You Should Save For a Rainy Day

All these rain-centered Peanuts comic strips differ in how each character handles the rain, but one thing is for sure: they are never boring.

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Comic book art: A pensive-looking Joker with other Jokers laughing behind him.
10 Greatest Joker Costumes in DC Lore, Ranked

While the Joker's iconic purple suit costume is a favorite, that has not stopped the evil Clown Prince of Crime from taking on some sartorial changes.

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A man pointing his finger in anger at a couple of cowboy snakes in The Far Side.
10 Far Side Comics Where Snakes Are Disturbingly Human

The Far Side has seen countless snakes act like humans in the strip's long history, with some being cute while others are just really freaky.

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Far Side, A cowboy who crashed his horse into a tree.
10 Far Side Comics Starring the Dorkiest Cowboys Ever

Humans don't get the best reputation or the most flattering coverage in The Far Side, with even cowboys getting a "makeunder" in the beloved strip.

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