Close to Home (comic strip)
Close to Home is a daily, one-panel comic strip by American cartoonist John McPherson that debuted in 1992.[1] The comic strip features no ongoing plot, but is instead a collection of one-shot jokes covering a number of subjects that are "close to home", such as marriage, children, school, work, sports, health and home life. "Home" achieved its greatest peak in popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s, when several newspapers picked up the strip to replace the retired The Far Side. As of 2021, it runs in nearly 700 newspapers worldwide.[2]
| Close to Home | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | John McPherson |
| Website | www |
| Current status/schedule | Current daily gag panel |
| Launch date | December 1992 |
| Syndicate(s) | Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication |
| Publisher(s) | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Genre(s) | Humor |
Controversy
A Close to Home strip published on February 21, 2020, depicting the Lone Ranger and Tonto in a bar, was deemed offensive and racist, leading some newspaper publishers to cancel the comic[3] and others to apologize to readers.[4]
References
- Horn, Maurice (1999). The world encyclopedia of cartoons. Vol. 2. Chelsea House. p. 196. ISBN 0-7910-5185-4.
- Szymanski, Cindy (July 15, 2002). "Two new strips debut with promise to amuse readers". Buffalo News. p. A10.
- Degg, D.D. (February 25, 2020). "'Close to Home' Cancelled in Canada". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Apology To Readers". Portland Press Herald. February 28, 2020. p. C7.
External links
- GoComics: Close to Home
- John McPherson at Library of Congress, with 37 library catalog records