Gary Larson

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Records

Gary Larson's place in cartooning history is secure. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award twice, in 1990 and 1994, an honor often called the industry's Oscar. His strip The Far Side earned him eight Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon awards from the same organization. Beyond industry accolades, his work has been celebrated for its intellectual wit and its influence on generations of cartoonists.

AwardsGary Larson has won multiple National Cartoonists Society Awards for Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon, including in 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995. He also received the prestigious Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year in 1990 and 1994. His animated special Tales from the Far Side earned him a Genesis Award and an ASIFA Award in 1994.

Honours & Distinctions

Hall of Fame Induction

National Cartoonists Society

Inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Cartoonists Society.

Honorary Doctorate

Washington State University

Conferred an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

Records & Feats

One of the best-selling cartoonists of all time

Sales

His 23 collected cartoon books have sold over 45 million copies combined.