In a 1987 interview with ABC's 20/20, Gary Larson spoke frankly about how his absurdist humor stemmed from his childhood during the Cold War.
Written and drawn by Gary Larson, The Far Side is a comic strip series that ran from December 1979 to January 1995. A worldwide hit, The Far Side explores life's surreal side and uses a mix of humans and anthropomorphic animals. As of 2020, Gary Larson decided to pick his pencil back up again and has started The Far Side up, circulating the comics on his official website.
In a 1987 appearance on 20/20, Gary Larson discussed his hesitance to license too much Far Side merchandise, for fear of making it too "mainstream."
The Far Side's Gary Larson has a truly unique sense of humor - with each of these 20 comics embodying one of his funniest obsessions.
Some of Gary Larson's funniest Far Side comics star disturbing creatures - including classic movie monsters fans will know from Hammer Horror.
They say that brevity is the soul of wit, so here are the best plays on words that demonstrate the brilliance of single panel humor in The Far Side.
The Little Engine That Could has been a formative part of countless readers' childhood; The Far Side's twist on the story is one of its darkest.
One throwback installment of Gary Larson's Far Side revealed that his signature sense of dark humor developed long before the comic began.
While The Far Side is known for its surreal approach to comedy, many of its funniest comics come from breaking the fourth wall with meta humor.
The Far Side is a serialized comic strip with no shortage of absurd humor throughout, though sometimes, the punchlines are a bit too obscure to catch.
The Far Side has upset fans in the past, but one strip that earned hate mail was originally even darker than the version readers saw.
Gary Larson used many different animals as characters throughout the Far Side's run, but his giant squid stuck in readers' minds more than others.
Among the most iconic visuals from Gary Larson's Far Side are its goldfish, whose tiny fishbowls often contained some of the comic's biggest laughs.
Aliens were integral to Gary Larson's syndicated comic strip The Far Side, as often menacing the people of Earth as mirroring their familiar foibles.
Some of The Far Side's funniest comics are about sports, but Gary Larson's strip ALSO predicted a major 2000s phenomenon way back in 1990.
The Far Side featured many animals throughout its run, but while its cows and snakes might get more attention, its elephants shouldn't be forgotten.
Gary Larson was often at the peak of his comedic capabilities when he depicted the hilarious misfortune of the Acme corporation and its employees.
The Far Side frequently depicted sharks, who over the years proved to be one of the deadliest species in the strip...but also one of the silliest.
Gary Larson's Far Side used animal characters to offer insight into the absurdity of the human condition; its strips about bears were among its best.
Gary Larson's Far Side was perennially hilarious, but its humor often came at the expense of great suffering for its unwitting characters.
Gary Larson's Far Side comic featured plenty of panels starring man's best friend, but his funniest dog comics have kept fans barking with laughter.
Throughout the fifteen-year run of Gary Larson's syndicated comic strip The Far Side, vampires starred in some of the most memorable panels.
