The Scourge of Vinyl Car Seats: A Close to Home Collection #[nn]

Few everyday frustrations are as universally relatable as the sticky agony of vinyl car seats on a hot day, and John McPherson's Close to Home collection captures that misery perfectly. The cover says it all: a woman in summer clothes peels herself away from a car's vinyl interior, her expression and posture conveying the all-too-familiar horror of that sweaty, skin-tugging ordeal. Published by Andrews McMeel in 2001, this collection promises the sharp, deadpan suburban humor that makes Close to Home such a consistently satisfying single-panel comic strip.