Information about the author: For his work on The Far Side, Gary Larson received the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society in 1991 and 1994. The National Cartoonists Society named The Far Side the Best Syndicated Panel in 1985 and 1987. In 1993, The Far Side was awarded the Max and Moritz Prize for Best International Comic Strip/Panel by the International Comics Salon. The premiere of Larson's animated film Gary Larson’s Tales from The Far Side as a Halloween special during prime time on CBS in October 1994 was included in Time Magazine's Top 10 List for Best Television of 1994. He won the Grand Prix at the International Festival in Annecy, France. His second animated film, Gary Larson’s Tales from The Far Side II, premiered in the United States at Telluride in 1997.