‘The Far Side’s Last Comic Turned Its Entire 15-Year Run Into One Final Joke

When Gary Larson ended his legendary newspaper strip, The Far Side, on Jan. 1, 1995, he could have gone sentimental, thanked readers, gathered his favorite characters for a final goodbye, or simply drawn one last absurdist gag and walked away. Instead, Larson did something much more Far Side, and made the entire 15-year run a joke about a joke.