Editing Gary Larson (section)

=== Retirement ===
By late 1994, Larson thought the series was getting repetitive and did not want to enter what he called the "Graveyard of Mediocre Cartoons."<ref name=walk/><ref name=Salon99 /> He retired the strip on January 1, 1995, when he was 44 years old. Since retiring from ''The Far Side'', Larson has done occasional cartoon work, including magazine illustrations and promotional artwork for ''The Far Side'' merchandise. For the most part, he has also retired from public view: "He refuses to have his picture taken and avoids being on TV", ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine wrote in 2003. To Larson, "cartoonists are expected to be anonymous."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Stein |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Stein |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,490695,00.html |title=Life Beyond The Far Side |magazine=Time |date=September 29, 2003 }}</ref>