The Far Side: 10 Funniest Comics Set in the Old West
The Wild West was a lawless place full of criminals, cowboys and conflict, but classic cartoon The Far Side always saw the lighter side of things.
The Far Side
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- Gary Larson
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- Gary Larson
Summary
Written and drawn by Gary Larson, The Far Side is a comic strip series that ran from December 1979 to January 1995. A worldwide hit, The Far Side explores life's surreal side and uses a mix of humans and anthropomorphic animals. As of 2020, Gary Larson decided to pick his pencil back up again and has started The Far Side up, circulating the comics on his official website.
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15 Funniest Far Side Comics That Are Also Incredibly Gross
Gary Larson's Far Side comics are best known for their irreverent humor, but these hilarious iterations of the strip are just plain gross.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics with Deliberately Terrible Art
Some of Gary Larson's smartest jokes use deliberately terrible art - here are 10 examples from The Far Side's extensive library.
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10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Make Fun of Real People
Gary Larson's The Far Side is known for its surreal sense of humor and often morbid subject matter, but there were times it took on celebrities.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Set in Hell
The ten funniest Far Side Comics set in Hell, where Gary Larson's wit takes a hellish turn, offering a comically twisted look into the underworld.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Haven't Been Overshared... Yet
Given the vast catalog of Far Side panels from the strip's long run, some absolute gems are bound to fall out of circulation..but not forever.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Break the Fourth Wall
While The Far Side is known for its surreal approach to comedy, many of its funniest comics come from breaking the fourth wall with meta humor.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Prove It's Obsessed with Chickens
The Far Side is known for its surreal and slightly morbid sense of humor, and that's rarely more apparent than when it brings out the chickens.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Where Only 1 Character Speaks
Take a side-splitting journey through Gary Larson's 'The Far Side,' as we spotlight the top 10 comics where one character's joke steals the show.
13 Funniest Far Side Comics That Prove It's Obsessed with Ducks
The Far Side is known for its surreal sensibilities and morbid sense of humor, and few of its recurring characters are darker than its criminal ducks.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Starring Elephants
Gary Larson's Far Side frequently feature giant trunked pachyderms, and their magnificent foibles. Here are 10 of the funniest elephant installments.
11 Funniest Far Side Comics with a Named Character
The Far Side never used recurring characters, but here are the 11 best strips where something was added to the humor by naming one of the characters.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Reference Iconic Movies
Some of The Far Side's funniest comics reference classic movies including King Kong, The Godfather, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
This Brilliant Peanuts Reference Proves Far Side Is the Smartest Comic Strip Ever
Gary Larson's Far Side comic made several references to its long-running predecessor Peanuts, with one proving just how smart Larson's comic was.
1 Far Side Comic Is Hiding a Surprisingly Dark Joke About Charlie Brown
One Far Side strip imagined a universe where all the newspaper comic strips are real - and Charlie Brown has a much darker side than anyone realized.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Reference Classic Cartoons
Classic cartoons were a huge influence on Gary Larson's long-running absurdist newspaper strip The Far Side. Here are the ten best references.
"It Was Cruel, Stupid and Ridiculous": 10 Most Controversial Far Side Comics Ever
While Gary Larson's The Far Side is considered family friendly today, it has angered many readers in its time, receiving piles of hate mail.
15 Funniest The Far Side Comics That Will Never Get Old
Ripped straight from the funny pages, these are the 15 most hilarious Far Side comic strips that will never get old.
Far Side's Baby-Eating Snake Is Based on a Dark Real-Life Experience
Snakes are the punchline of dozens of Far Side panels, but creator Gary Larson's influence came from a terrifying incident with one of the reptiles.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics That Only Use 2 Words
From beaver hunting gone wrong, to primitive UFOs, these one paneled comics only need two words to get their hilarious punchlines across.
10 Funniest Far Side Comics Where Everybody Dies
The Far Side doesn't consider humans the smartest animals, depicting a variety of ways in which its hapless characters meet their end.