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The Far Side Gallery 5

Gary Larson

  • 107 pages · about 2 hours
  • First published 1989
  • 16 editions
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1 About this book

The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life.

Larson's frequent use of animals and nature in the comic is popularly attributed to his background in biology. Reruns are still printed in many newspapers. The Far Side was ultimately carried by more than 1,900 daily newspapers, translated into 17 languages, and collected into calendars and 23 compilation books.

Good for readers who want: history, humor, and a short read.

  • American wit and humor, pictorial
  • History
  • Pictorial American wit and humor
  • Humor, comic strips & cartoons
  • Humor
  • Caricatures and cartoons
  • Comic books, strips
  • Comic books, strips, etc

2 About Gary Larson

Born 1950

Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years. The series ended on January 1, 1995, though since 2020 Larson has published additional comics online. His twenty-three books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than 45 million copies.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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