The far side

Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio and even Toy Story get skewered in ten hilarious comics from Gary Larson's The Far Side that have stood the test of time.

Then you're either here for the first time, or you've found me again. Many people who read this blog (well, if there were many) might wonder what's going on. Simply put, what's going on is that I've decided that the old title of this blog caused me too much heartburn when I had to deal with people who didn't appreciate the fine distinction. I'm a school teacher, and I'm also a gun-rights activist and an avid shooter and collector, but none of that means I would carry a firearm onto school…

Gary Larson, 'Far Side' cartoonist, publishes first new work in 25 years - CNN Style

‘The Far Side’ could be at its best when it turned to the dark side

Dang why do I always have to sit next to some weirdo

This is too good a piece to miss from the Slugger pantheon. This poor copy of a Gary Larson cartoon is a good reflection of the separate ways in which messages get missed in Northern Ireland. Only in our case its the 'subtext' that's heard drowning out any of the individual words.

dental tennis ball

On the 8th day god added some 'Jerks'.

Some funny comics from The Far Side comic strip. Click the read more (below,right) to view them.

dog growls at closet door

The best pun-centric comics of The Far Side.

Gary Larson tackled almost every subject imaginable in The Far Side, and the world of organized crime didn't escape his absurdist lens.

#FatCat

Bullseye for birthmark

10 curious Far Side comics from 1982.

For 15 years, "The Far Side" added a dash of irreverence to the funny pages. Offbeat, macabre, and sometimes controversial, Gary Larson’s trailblazing cartoon was a gigantic success.