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The Far Side ® Gallery 2

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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!

"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."

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.

i can't tell you whether or not to buy this collection, you either like gary larson's work or you don't. and if you know his work, and everyone does, you already know if you want this. it's a winner. and has a brief intro by stephen king--it comes to no surprise that king is a fan of the far side. they seem to fit together.

I have read this book through and through about 30 times and I love it! The entire series of Gary Larson books are funny, but this one is one of my favorite collections yet. Larson has a very strange sense of humor that fans of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books or Close to Home cartoons are sure to be amused by. I guarantee you'll laugh at this book.

Hey this book is really funny. It has the same old Far Side humor. It is one of the more clever books a guy can read. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes The Far Side. (Especially you fans of his callenders.) I really like it and you should too. :) just kidding. Go with your instincts. Buy it if it is on the Sale rack somtime.

I have had this particular work since about 1993. I have quite a number of other collected works of Larson's. I am sorry, but I simply cannot become jaded when it comes to this man's work. I thought that this collection was hilarious when I first purchased it and my opinion has not changed one bit since then.

Like all collections of this sort; not just those of Gary Laron, but any cartoonist, you have a mixture. Some are wonderful, some so-so and some fall into the category of "what was he thinking." That is okay though and you have to realize that no one can bat 1000 all of the time. For the most part though, this is a good solid collection and it does contain several of my all time favorites.

I have this book along with his other works in my office (known as "The Black Hole.") I periodically, no less that each year, and slowly read through this volume and others. I am continually amazed at this guys absolutely quirky outlook on life. I am constantly thinking "now how did he think of that?"

Even the cartoons in this one that some may consider to be clunkers are still better than most of the stuff others are turning out and still give you that special "Larson Look at Life."

This book has brought a lot of pleasure to me over the years and I am glad I have it. I am hoping it will bring many more.

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks

Exactly what it looks like, a compilation of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons with a foreword from Stephen King. I enjoyed it.

I'll write the review for this book as soon as I'm able to stop laughing.

Well, what can I say, Gary Larson must be a bit of a weirdo, after all he did write 5 thick books with hundreds of comics in 'em. To go to all that trouble he, must be very devoted, and he also has a very good amagination. I'v read all his books and I personaly think he is a very good writer !!!