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4.5/5 AbeBooks Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published October 1986 Preceded by It came from The far side Genre Humour | 4.5/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date October 1986 OCLC 14264837 Followed by Hound of the Far side ISBN 0-8362-2085-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Andrews, McMeel, and Parker Similar Gary Larson books, Far Side Series books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Far Side Gallery 2 is the second anthology of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips. Cartoons from previous collections Bride of The Far Side, Valley of The Far Side, and It Came from the Far Side are featured, all of which were printed from 1985–1987. The foreword was written by Stephen King. The cover shows an explorer/scientist opening a coffin with a picture of a cow pharaoh on the front. Inside, there is a mummy cow.
Reception
Mordecai Richler wrote in 1987:
I have a hunch that Gary Larson, no stranger to irony, is more amusing if his cartoons are caught one at a time rather than gathered in a fat collection, as in THE FAR SIDE GALLERY and THE FAR SIDE GALLERY 2 (Andrews, McMeel & Parker, $9.95 each). The problem is that once you have tuned into his humor it becomes somewhat predictable.
Yet the book was popular and sold well.