Close to Home
Author(s)John McPherson
Websitewww.gocomics.com/closetohome
Current status/scheduleCurrent daily gag panel
Launch dateDecember 1992 (December 1992)
Syndicate(s)Universal Press Syndicate/Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication
Publisher(s)Andrews McMeel Publishing
Genre(s)Humor

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]

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

  1. Horn, Maurice (1999). The world encyclopedia of cartoons. Vol. 2. Chelsea House. p. 196. ISBN 0-7910-5185-4.
  2. Szymanski, Cindy (July 15, 2002). "Two new strips debut with promise to amuse readers". Buffalo News. p. A10.
  3. Degg, D.D. (February 25, 2020). "'Close to Home' Cancelled in Canada". The Daily Cartoonist. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  4. "Apology To Readers". Portland Press Herald. February 28, 2020. p. C7.
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