Product DescriptionThe Far Side? is back in this much-anticipated three-volume slipcased paperback edition of The Complete Far Side!
Every one of these cartoons is just something that drifted into my head when I was alone with my thoughts. And for better or worse I jotted them down. It was only later when perhaps I received an angry letter from someone that it struck me: Hey! Someones been reading my diary! --Gary Larson from the preface to The Complete Far Side
Originally published in hardcover in 2003 The Complete Far Side was a New York Times bestseller. Now its back as a paperback set with a newly designed slipcase that will delight Far Side fans.
Revered by its fans as the funniest most original most What the ... ?-inspiring cartoon ever The Far Side? debuted in January 1980 and enjoyed an illustrious 14 years on the worlds comics pages until Gary Larsons retirement in 1994. The Complete Far Side celebrates Larsons twisted irreverent genius in this ultimate Far Side book.
A masterpiece of comic brilliance?? The Complete Far Side contains every Far Side cartoon ever 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 had never before appeared in a book. Also included are additional Far Side cartoons Larson created after his retirement: 13 that appeared in the last Far Side book?? Last Chapter and Worse?? and six cartoons that periodically ran as a special feature in the New York Times Science Times section as The Far Side?? of Science. Creator Gary Larson"a rare glimpse into the mind of The Far Side?? in 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 sagacious thoughts in a foreword?? and Larson??s former editor describes what it was like to be ??the guy who could explain every Far Side cartoon.??
During its 14-year run?? The Far Side?? was syndicated internationally to over 1??900 daily newspapers. It spawned 23 books and has been translated into 17 different languages.
Copyright ? 2014 by FarWorks?? Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side?? and Tales from The Far Side?? are registered trademarks of FarWorks?? Inc.Amazon.com ReviewGary Larson calls The Complete Far Side?? the massive two-volume collection of his Far Side cartoons?? an "ver." Sure to give any coffee table a solid workout?? the handsome and heavy 1??272-page "gacy book" is a must for fervent fans; over 4??300 single-panel comics with more than half in color and 1??100 that have not appeared in any book form before (the popular--and far less weighty--paperback collections). Set in rough chronological order?? the comics share pages with occasional letters from fans?? detractors?? editors?? folks made famous by a particular cartoon?? and those begging for explanations. Though few explanations are provided (Larson personally supplies merely one?? plus a single apology)?? this collection helps answer the inevitable "u think up these things" conundrum. Before each year's cartoons?? Larson provides insight with essays about his childhood?? various travels?? occupational hazards?? and his official rules for dealing with bedtime monsters (which often turned out to be his older brother). Most wonderful is the first essay on how the comic started. (His longtime editor Jake Morrissey's long introduction is a must read