The Far Side's Collected Editions: The Real Reason For Its Massive Success

There were nearly two dozen Far Sidecollections published during the cartoon's run, and they deserve way more credit for making Gary Larson's comic full of absurd dark humor a success in the 1980s and 1990s, and a pop culture juggernaut to this day. Without these collected editions, The Far Side might have remained a niche phenomenon.