The far side gallery 5

by Gary Larson

159 pages

English language

Published Nov. 3, 1995 by Andrews and McMeel.

ISBN:: 978-0-8362-0425-4
OCLC Number:: 33313510

(25 reviews)

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. - Wikipedia.

12 editions

A. Rivera reviewed The far side gallery 5 by Gary Larson

Review of 'The far side gallery 5' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The fifth gallery collection. This volume collects his books Cows of Our Planet, The Chickens are Restless, and The Curse of Madame C. It includes a foreword by Jane Goodall that explains the small controversy over Larson's strip about her. Turns out she herself was quite amused. A favorite strip in this volume was the one about "be a virus, see the world," which in our times of COVID-19 remains seriously relevant. As in previous volumes, this book features a selection of strips in full color. This continues to be nice comfort reading for me and always worth reading for the bizarre humor.

Wetdryvac reviewed Last chapter and worse by Gary Larson

Review of 'Last chapter and worse' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

My least favorite Larson. Still pretty good.

LemmiSchmoeker reviewed The PreHistory of the Far side by Gary Larson

Review of 'The PreHistory of the Far side' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

While 100 pages of this book are simply reprints of (albeit extremely funny) cartoons also contained in the famous Far Side Gallery books, the 180 other pages are the interesting part. Here Gary Larson shows us several shades of how his mind works, including very early unpublished works, rejected cartoons and sketches of unfinished cartoons, as well as misprints and reader feedback – all accompanied by charismatic explanations and annotations.

Quite simply: indispensable.

A. Rivera reviewed Last chapter and worse by Gary Larson

Review of 'Last chapter and worse' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A bittersweet reading since this collection has the last six months of Far Side's run. However, Larson left at the top of his game with much humor and fun. This is one of the books I reread, along with other Larson books I have, when I need a smile.