John McPherson is a cartoonist, author and nationally known speaker on the topic of humor, stress and creativity. His nationally syndicated cartoon panel Close To Home appears in over 700 papers worldwide, among them the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, the Tokyo Times, and the Denver Post. He has published over 25 collections of his cartoons, various greeting cards and a yearly block calendar through Andrews McMeel Publishing. He lives in Saratoga Springs, NY.
SESSION INFO:
Saturday, October 5, 2:00pm at Saratoga Arts: Satire for Dark Times: Ryan Chapman & John McPherson
Books
About 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!
A compendium of The Close to Home classics, the book 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.