- Leather Bound: 1272 pages
- Publisher: Andrews Mcmeel Pub; Sgd Ltd edition (3 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0740743619
- ISBN-13: 978-0740743610
- Product Dimensions: 68.1 x 60.5 x 27.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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76 of 76 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book, literally as well as figuratively speaking. It weighs in at about 19lbs (according to my unreliable scales), so you'll want to be home when it arrives...picking it up at a depot could be a painful exercise! It consists of two lovely hardback books (glossy pages) encased in a high-quality cardboard cover. The quality of the books partly explains why the price is so high.
The book contains enough Far Side cartoons to keep you going for months, well, days if you're a real fan. I wasn't really impressed by Steve Martin's foreword, but the introductions to the chapters are good. The bit I like best (apart from the cartoons themselves) are the letters to the editor that are included next to some of the panels..absolutely brilliant!
All this makes the steep price tag well worth it. If you're a fan, buy it now! If you know any real fans, buy it for them and they'll love you forever.
Oh yes, downsides. Well, as the previous reviewer says, it's too heavy/bulky to take to the loo or read in bed comfortably. It's also a tad difficult to read on public transport. If you're giving it to somebody else beware: there's a white bit with the price on it printed on the top of the case (inside the plastic wrapper). I haven't quite worked out how to camouflage that yet. On the other hand, it's a good (although not too subtle) way to show how generous you've been (especially as it says £100, and you'll get it for £70 here at Amazon)
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Awesome! In size, weight, and quality, this collection is 101%. This is the complete Gary Larson - team it with "The Prehistory of the Far Side" - and you have it all. If you are amused or curious about looking at life from a different angle, then don't hesitate. This is for you. There was nothing like Larson before he appeared and there are NO pretenders to the throne. I am at least glad that future generations in my family will know what made me laugh. Do cows stand up when the cars have gone past? Look and see!
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
THE COMPLETE FAR SIDE is a two-volume collection of every Far Side comic ever created. The volumes are beautifully bound, and the reproductions are first rate - perhaps better than they've ever looked anywhere. Most are black-and-white, but there are several color reproductions as well. Creator Gary Larson has arranged the comics year-by-year, occasionally providing a brief preface for a section, as well as a few letters he's received from readers over the years. The most hilarious preface concerns Larson's fear that a certain item in a drawing chosen for a book cover (the old lady's head on the cover of IN SEARCH OF THE FAR SIDE) looks phallic. The most unusual letter is from a member of the Sons of Italy (a group in the United States that fights defamation against Americans of Italian descent), complaining about a comic where a sandwich named Luigi is sent to "sleep with the forth graders." Just a small taste of the diverse reactions this comic genius has elicited from people.
This one's definitely going on my wish list! :)
Andrew Parodi
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The unfettered world of off-beat humour
I first encountered the Far Side in 1984. It took me ten minutes of flicking through the pages of my room-mate's book to start laughing. An hour later, I had not stopped. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Martin Turner
Absolutely Amazing
I was given this for Christmas in December 2011 by my in-laws - it is just FANTASTIC - every Larson Far Side cartoon along with the amusing anecdotes, etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Adrian Mannall
Fantastic quality
Ordered just before Christmas and arrived on time. Wow! That was a pleasant surprise! The 2 books together must weigh about 10 kilos, but what a quality inside. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Katarzyna
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Well, what can one say? Gary Larson. Either you love the man, or you hate him. For those of you who do love him, this collection is a must-have. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Chris
Splendid!
A formal description of this book saying that it contains all the published Far Side cartoons, published chronologically, with inserted essays from the author and more than a few... Read more
Published 9 months ago by SCM
Huge volumes.
This is just a fabulous collection and in a very attractively bound set. The books exude a sense of quality. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Timothy Trezise
A long time ago in a Far Side galaxy
I'll be really short in this review: The complete Far Side is one of the best comic book I've own right now. And not only because it's the biggest book on my collection. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Marcin
Can't wait for the movie!!
This MUST be the ultimate for any fan (and who isn't) of Gary Larson and The Far Side. Who needs the leather-bound edition?? Read more
Published 12 months ago by AdamOz
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I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who has a slightly sideways outlook on life. Very nicely printed this complete volume of Gary Larson's cartoon creations will provide... Read more
Published 15 months ago by GPK Review
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farside is very very funny stuff. I didnt realise how BIG and HEAVY the whole collection was so had it delivered to me (because it was free) then had to travel with it on a plane... Read more
Published 17 months ago by dukaj1
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