Warning: contains discuss of sensitive subject material, including suicide.

Why?…Why?"

at the sight of another snake that has hung itself.

Far Side Feature Image, two men shouting (foreground) with a man parachuting into a dog cage (background)

The story of D.B.

While manyFar Sidecomics are mislabeled as such, the jury is still out on this one.

Any attempt to do this, however, invariably results in at least one truly bleak panel being overlooked.

The Far Side, a dog (color) points a gun at its owners (black and white) as they eat dinner.

I think your Barbie’s contemplating suicide!"

The Far Side is renowned for its dark humor.

Sometimes, though, the dark humor takes a step to the extreme side and is just outright disturbing.

The Far Side, scientists look at their colleague who has melted

Gary Larson (foreground) with a woman dressed as a bear holding a shotgun & an actual bear in the background.

Far Side, April 16, 1980, a woman’s houseplant hangs itself

Far Side, December 27, 1983, a snake comes home to find her snake husband has hung himself

Far Side, cannibal ventriloquist stranded on desert island

Far Side, October 28, 1986, a snake opens a closet and finds the skeleton of another snake hanging there

The Far Side Complete Collection Book Set

A cow grilling hamburgers in The Far Side.

Far Side, December 18, 1987, bears come home to find one of them has ‘stuffed himself’

Far Side, January, 1988, a boy stands his sister’s doll on the ledge of their second story window

Far Side, November 30, 1990, depicting a workplace shooting at a Marble factory

Far Side, April 4, 1991, cops take cover, as a squirrel shoots people from a nearby tree

Far Side, May 11, 1992 a woman shoots her human husband in front of her bear lover

The Far Side Comic Poster

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