Summary

Gary Larson’sThe Far Sidefamously doesn’t have any official recurring characters.

Strangely, this is coupled with the fact that it’salsoone of the only comics where he has lines.

TheFar Sidecreator writes:

I nearly suffocated trying to stay completely under the blankets.

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Any exposed skin meant certain death.

The monster snorkel would have been a wonderful thing in my little world.

“Larson reports that while his brother quickly got over the nightmare, the imagery terrifiedhimfor far longer.

A man from Gary Larson’s Far Side (foreground) against a red backdrop with silhouetted Far Side characters in white.

that the average of children in a household is between two and three.

King seemingly saw the funny side, since he wrote the foreword for Larson’sThe Far Side Gallery 2collection.

The comic received heat from some fans, thoughLarson still numbers it among his favorites.

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the far side characters waving at the reader 2

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far side joke where new kid is taken to mean a kid in pristine condition

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far side art of a general with huge explosions behind himk

the far side monster snorkel

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the far side joke about literally having 1.5 children

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far side comic about a kid who brands the bugs in his ant farm

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the far side stephen king comic

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FAR SIDE COMIC WHERE ONE KID HAS ANOTHER ON A MEDIEVAL RACK

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the far side witch comic

FAR SIDE COMIC WHERE TWO KIDS PLAY ON A DOG AND IT IMAGINES BURYING THEM IN THE GARDEN

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the far side cookies where animal crackers attack

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

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the far side comic where a kid makes a robot

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Comics

The Far Side