The Legal Lampoon: A Biased, Unfair, and completely accurate law review from Non Sequitur
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When he launched Non Sequitur a decade ago, Wiley Miller knew he didn't want a running joke. So he took the name of his strip from the Latin phrase for "it does not follow" and created a comic that features no central character or theme, no setting or time frame, just a Twilight Zone of cartoon moments. Day after day, Non Sequitur hilariously jabs at the feats and foibles of life, skewering everyone from doctors to politicians. Wiley's irreverent, satirical wit, combined with his superbly crafted illustrations, confirms once and for all that the universe is one big joke at humanity's expense.In Wiley's world, no one is a better target than lawyers. That's why The Legal Lampoon, a collection of the cream of Non Sequitur's legal cartoon crop, will be one of the Wiley's most popular books.Consider the poor panhandler standing next to a signboard that reads, "Stood on principle. Won my lawsuit. Went bankrupt." Or the Master of Spin, responding to his client's lost appeal to the parole board: "Congratulations! You've been held over by popular demand . . ." Or a fund-raiser who can't get any donations until she edits her sign to read: "Donations to spay and neuter stray pets and lawyers." Throughout the pages of The Legal Lampoon, lawyers get a royal roasting. It's a hilarious collection that will appeal to everyone who both reviles and respects lawyers. Yes, it's true: Many lawyers let Wiley know how much they appreciate his attorney humor. It's a book made in legal heaven.
About the Author Wiley began his career as a political cartoonist in 1976, and his incisive drawings have won him several honors, including the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in 1991. He worked with the San Francisco Examiner from 1985 to 1992, but realizing there was more to life than politics, he left the big city and editorial cartooning for Iowa City, Iowa, to devote his full warped attention to Non Sequitur. The National Cartoonists Society named Non Sequitur Best Comic Strip in 1992 and Best Comic Panel in 1995, 1996, and 1998. In fact, Non Sequitur is the only cartoon to win Reuben Awards in both the comic strip and comic panel categories and the only one to win a Reuben in its first year of syndication. Wiley now lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., with his wife and two daughters.
The Legal Lampoon: A Biased, Unfair, and completely accurate law review from Non Sequitur,Wiley Miller,Andrews McMeel Publishing,0740726730,Comics & Cartoons,Comics & Graphic Novels,General,Humor,Humor / Cartoons
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