In the style of Gary Larson's The Far Side. There's a man in a coffin with a few books. Another man has armloads of books, and a third seems to be trying to stop him. Caption: "I don't care what you say, I'm sticking in a few more books. It's what he would have wanted."
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See you at PLA in Minneapolis! We'll be a booth 1544.
A parody in the style of Gary Larson's The Far Side. A tough looking shark is reading a book at a desk in the foreground. In the background, a woman is talking to a man looking fearfully at the shark. "Remember: he's just as afraid of you."
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See you at PLA in Minneapolis? We'll be at booth 1544 in the exhibit hall -- please drop by and say hello. #pla2026
A Library Comic strip in the style of Gary Larson's The Far Side. A hunter is standing, reading a book, next to his dog. Behind him are mounted hunting trophies: A book, a hand holding out a book two hands holding out a book, and Book Draw drawer. Caption: Book Hunter
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This is a parody in the style of The Far Side by Larsen. A baby is crawling toward books on a shelf, and they look worried. One book, "It's coming back!"
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Library Comic will be at booth 1544 at PLA in Minneapolis the first week of April. Please drop by and say hello! Will have a few new pieces of merch to show off, plus I just made a few of a classic Unshelved thing that I'll be bringing, too.
(This is a parody of Larson's The Far Side, so it's in a similar style.) A person kicking a book, another holding one as if looking at a centerfold, a third throwing books at a hat. Caption: Library Auditions.
A man's feet are sticking out of a library's book drop, waving as if in distress. A woman is looking on. "Again, Larry? Really?"
If you want any Library Comic T-shirts, I'll be taking those out of the store read-something.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... in about a week to pack for the PLA conference. We likely won't have sizes completely stocked again until the end of April at least.
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A parody of The Far Side, a single panel comic. Two cavemen. One has a scroll (he must be an early adopter). The other is carving a stone tablet. The second is talking: "Hardcover last longer."
A parody of Gary Larson's The Far Side. Two riders leading a bunch of folks reading books. Caption: Book Drive.
People in the panel are labeled: Reader, Reader, Total Nincompoop, (a kid) Future Reader. At the bottom, centered, a caption reads, "How librarians see the world
We're calling this series The Far Library. It's a bookish parody of strips by one of our favorite newspaper comics, The Far Side by Gary Larson.
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