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The Complete Far Side

Availability: Out of Stock
ISBN: 9781449460044
AuthorLarson, Gary
Pub Date03/11/2014
BindingPaperback
Pages1278
CountryUSA
Dewey741.5973
SeriesFar Side
Quick overview This ultimate, lavish collector's edition celebrates Gary's twisted, irreverent genius in The Complete Farside.
€109.93

A masterpiece of comic brilliance, The Complete Far Sidecontains every Far Sidecartoon every syndicated-over 4,000 if you must know-presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never before appeared in a book. Also included are additional Far Sidecartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that appeared in the last Far Sidebook, Last Chapter and Worse, and six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in theNew York TimesScience Times section as The Far Side of Science. Creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Sidein quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters. Complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels. Actor, author, and comedian Steve Martin offers his pithy thoughts in a foreword, and Gary Larson's former editor describes what it was like to be "the guy who could explain every Far Sidecartoon."

The Complete Far Side (c) 2003 by FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side (R) and the Larson (R) signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

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Product description

A masterpiece of comic brilliance, The Complete Far Sidecontains every Far Sidecartoon every syndicated-over 4,000 if you must know-presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never before appeared in a book. Also included are additional Far Sidecartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that appeared in the last Far Sidebook, Last Chapter and Worse, and six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in theNew York TimesScience Times section as The Far Side of Science. Creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Sidein quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters. Complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels. Actor, author, and comedian Steve Martin offers his pithy thoughts in a foreword, and Gary Larson's former editor describes what it was like to be "the guy who could explain every Far Sidecartoon."

The Complete Far Side (c) 2003 by FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side (R) and the Larson (R) signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.