The Far Side ® Gallery 2 [Paperback]

Gary Larson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1986

The Far Side® and the Larson® signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

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About the Author

Gary Larson lives in Oregon with his wife and a Big dog. Although retired from his job as a daily syndicated cartoonist, he is now turning his graphical talent to new forms of technology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (September 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836220854
• ISBN-13: 978-0836220858
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Comic Strips

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Gary Larson lives in Oregon with his wife and a Big dog. Although retired from his job as a daily syndicated cartoonist, he is now turning his graphical talent to new forms of technology.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like all good galleries this only contains masterpieces, May 2, 2003

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Far Side ® Gallery 2 (Paperback)

The Far Side Galleries are literature's version of greatest hits CDs. This edition is even forwarded by Stephen King.

The artistic masterpieces in this one come from the books Brides of The Far Side, Valley of the Far Side and It Came From the Far Side. It may be cheaper to buy these books individually instead of this gallery so compare prices before purchasing.

The advantage of owning the galleries is that some cartoons are full page size which is three times the size of the original books. Not all cartoons are full size though just some.

Classic cartoons contained in this one such as dogs looking at slides with one pointing to the screen, "Now in this slide we can see how the cornered cat has seems to grow suddenly bigger, Trickery! Trickery! Trickery!" Another has a guy waking up with a post it note on his left foot where his toe should be with the words "Went to market" on it. The classic human parody of nagging where a bear demands of her husband who has No. 8 shaved into his fur, a huge tag with no.8 on his ear and a needle sticking out of him "Late Again! This Better Be Good!"

Is this book better than other galleries? Well that's a matter of opinion, different ones appeal to different people. Should you buy it? Yes!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The twisted world of Gary Larson, November 25, 2001

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Michael J. Mazza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Far Side ® Gallery 2 (Paperback)

"The Far Side Gallery 2" gathers together a generous helping of cartoons by the brilliant Gary Larson, with an introduction by horror icon Stephen King. Larson's work is a surreal blend of horror, science fiction, and satire, all filtered through Larson's twisted, often macabre, sense of humor.

Larson aims his pen at many targets in this collection; vampires, nuclear holocaust, the Bible, the tooth fairy, obesity, game shows, suicide, Vikings, vegetarianism, creationism, and much, much more. He often pokes fun at famous people or characters from literature and popular culture: Albert Einstein, Humpty Dumpty, Frankenstein, Carl Sagan, the Brady Bunch, etc.

One of Larson's trademarks is to feature non-human characters who talk and behave remarkably like humans. Many such characters appear in this book: worms, extraterrestrial creatures, sharks, slugs, elephants, dragons, flowers, roaches, and more.

The book is full of weirdness, but throughout it maintains an oddly consistent "Larsonian" logic. So if you want to see a Venus Kidtrap awaiting a meal, a devil leading a nightmarish aerobic workout session in hell, or Spanish-speaking dolphins confounding a team of scientists, check out "The Far Side Gallery 2."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really hilarious., January 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Far Side ® Gallery 2 (Paperback)

I read this book about 6 times cover to cover and every single time I think it is hillarious. This is a book that you do not want to forget.