Ferociously Close to Home: A Close to Home Collection

by John McPherson, Eric Zweig

Ferociously Close to Home delivers McPherson's trademark take on the absurdities of everyday life. To say that his solutions to these perplexing situations is 'out there' is an understatement. Consider Gina, who decides a branding iron will be the ideal memory aid for her birthday date-challenged husband. And poor Lanny, whose treadmill session is interrupted when he inadvertently triggers the health club's offensive odor alarm. 

McPherson has long walked the line between grotesque and goofy. But somehow, his figures with big noses and bulging eyes connect with readers with a surefire magnetic precision. Whether it's health care or parenting, dating or car repairs, Close to Home delivers McPherson's warped world without fail.

Genres: Humor

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

John McPherson is an American cartoonist best known for Close to Home. In the 1990s John decided to leave his engineering job and focus on free-lance cartoons. Close to Home debuted in 1992 and went on to appear in over 600 papers worldwide, including The Washington Post, New York Daily News, Miami Herald and The Tokyo Times.

Reviews

[Gloria Baker]

He keeps you laughing

I loved his whole presentation, it reminded me of old time humor. Will buy more books from John he keeps me laughing.

[James]

A Far Side knockoff but a good one.