The Close to Home Survival Guide: A Close to Home Collection - Softcover

McPherson, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0740700111 ISBN 13: 9780740700118

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Where there is stress, humor is not far behind," holds Close to Home creator John McPherson. And thanks to his stressed-out cast of characters, readers everywhere find something laughable, hilarious, and oftentimes downright knee-slapping in McPherson's single-panel snapshots of a loony world.

Take the soberness of a former circus performer's funeral, the idea that a health club would have an Offensive Odor Alarm, or absurd hospital insurance policies. McPherson has the eye-and the twisted mind-to capture such scenes in ways that both shock and amuse his readers.

McPherson does it with The Close to Home Survival Guide, an aggregation of his lumpy figures, with their long faces, protruding noses, and bulging eyeballs, parading down that fine line between grotesque and certifiably goofy. Everything from family life and dating to car repair and medical emergencies provide fodder for the wackiness in this essential collection and guide.

About this title

About the Author

John McPherson seems like such a normal guy: He lives in New York, holds degrees in mechanical engineering and English, and remains a loving husband and father to two boys. But somewhere along the way he went over the edge-and hit the rest of the world Close to Home.

Edition details

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0740700111
• ISBN 13: 9780740700118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146