The Close to Home 30th Anniversary Treasury

This special anthology celebrates three decades of John McPherson's quick-witted and zany characters, whose unconventional and twisted humor make Close to Home one of the funniest cartoons in the comics world!

Close to Home Classics presents the best cartoons from the strip's repertoire, representing the major themes that have played out in its history: school, medical, office, kids, marriage, and sports. John McPherson has selected the best of the best in each category and he provides commentary on the strips. The book includes a section with a brief tutorial on how he creates the cartoon. This compendium of McPherson's funniest comics includes over 800 comics hand-selected by the author and his editors.

About the author

John McPherson hails from Painted Post, New York. He holds mechanical engineering and English degrees from Bucknell University and began drawing Close to Home in 1992. He currently resides in upstate New York with his two sons.

Summary

This special anthology celebrates three decades of John McPherson's quick-witted and zany characters, whose unconventional and twisted humor make Close to Home one of the funniest cartoons in the comics world!

Product details

• Authors: John McPherson, McPherson John
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.2024
• EAN: 9781449489335
• ISBN: 978-1-4494-8933-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 282 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 671 g
• Series: Close to Home
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Graphic Novels, HUMOR / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Humorous, Humour, Cartoons & comic strips, Strip cartoons