Bride of The Far Side

(The Far Side Collection 4)
by
Gary Larson

Andrews and McMeel, March 1985, 100 pp.
ISBN: 0-8362-2066-9

Genre: Comics
Subgenre: Comic Strip / Humor
Reviewed: 10/10/2001

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

Book Cover

Comic Strip

Synopsis

The Far Side became very popular in the early 1980's, and continued into the 1990's, until Gary Larson decided that he was going to retire the comic strip. It was seen daily in hundred of newspapers and enjoyed by millions. The Far Side is just as the name imply...just on the far side of sane. Most of the strips feature humans, but not all. If an animal is the main character, then they are usually placed in the shoes of a human. Most of the Far Side strips deal with the stupid things humans do in every day things. Other strips deals with things that are just totally wacky. Either way, they make fun of us and everything we do. And since it is human nature to laugh at the misfortune of others...you will probably find this comic strip to be very funny.

Review

Bride of the Far Side is the fourth book of The Far Side comic strips is a barrel full of laughs. The book is a fairly quick read since there are only 100 panels. This means that it is about one-third of a year of comic strips.

Gary Larson is a master of the study of human nature. And what does he do with this knowledge? Why . . . he draws comic strips to make us laugh. And nobody does it better.

Some of the strips include: a pilot and co-pilot both loosing their contacts at the same time, snake dreams, a polar bear infiltrating a penguin colony, cheerleaders for caveman hunters, the Loch Ness dog, raining pianos, and more.

 All you have to know about Bride of the Far Side is that it will make you laugh, or at least crack a smile.