Aliens appear throughoutThe Far Side, with Larson never settling on a single design for his otherworldly characters.

8Let Me Drive!

Larson explains:

What we have here is a decomposed body, with the main focus on the head.

far side guy in a hurricane

If it’s too gruesome, it doesn’t work.

If it’s too corny, it doesn’t work.

For me, this meant draw, erase, draw, erase, draw, erase … for hours.

far side public speaking

I couldn’t get it, although I think in the end I got sort of close.

5A New Dryer

Is This Far Side’s Most Innocent Victim?

Far Sidelovesthrowing humans and dinosaurs together, as well as having prehistoric predators act like regular people.

far side giant mailman

Far Side comic where two aliens look annoyed after crashing their UFO ship

far side comic about being bored in heaven

Custom Image by Robert Wood

far side alien accident comic

far side prison break

far side fire fighter mistake

far side driver lost on moon

Custom Image by Robert Wood

far side comic showing houdini’s death

far side comic where two children throw a bear cub between them, secretly watched by the increasingly angry mother

Custom Image by Robert Wood (from Gary Larson)

far side time traveling cleaning lady meets dinosaurs

far side comic where plane has wings fall off button

far side comic center for viral pathology

Comics

The Far Side