Gary Larson

Born 1950 Tacoma, Washington 30 series, 52 with collected and international editions 486 issues

7 awards

American cartoonist born in 1950. He created The Far Side, a single-panel comic strip syndicated to over 1,900 newspapers from 1980 to 1995. Known for its surrealist humor and anthropomorphic characters, the strip's collected books have sold over 45 million copies. Larson received the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1990 and 1994.

Name

Gary Larson

Issues

486

Series

Collected Editions

International Editions

Awards

National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1994), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Reuben Award (1994), Max-und-Moritz-Preis - Bester Comic-Strip (1993), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1990), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Reuben Award (1990), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Newspaper Panel Cartoon Division (1988), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Newspaper Panel Cartoon Division (1985)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

August 14, 1950

Birth Place

Tacoma, Washington

Country

United States

Links

www.thefarside.com/