JP the legal cartoon Author:David Carter A funny collection of 161 original cartoons, in high quality line art, showing a lighter side of the law and the court room. The book contains the best cartoons from the Internet comic strip, JP the legal cartoon which debuted on the World Wide Web in 1996. Since its beginning, the home page and cartoons have been enjoyed by thousands of... more » attorneys, judges, law students and paralegals as well as many cartoon lovers outside the legal community. The twice-a-week cartoon is linked to over one hundred and fifty websites throughout the world and is read in three languages. Siamese twins suing each other! A fox defendant and a twelve chicken jury! The "Happy Face" guy not minding that he's going to jail for the rest of his life! A defense attorney admitting that he helped his client practice "looking innocent"! Little built-in Prozac compartments in law students' textbooks! The Judge reminding the Counselor that there is a difference between "pleading and begging". Carter's odd characters have big noses, flat feet, crazy hair, no mouths, no necks and sometimes no eyes. Horses talk, alligators and snakes wear suits, Judge Pyg is a pig, the bailiff is a rooster and all the female characters look alike. Most readers, especially those in the legal profession, should enjoy the fresh and original humor provided by JP the legal cartoon. "His First Term" is a funny collection of actual courtroom incidents, failed legal maneuvers and one on one lawyer-client wranglings. David Carter has managed to create a series of characters that fit the moment and reflect the situations that many lawyers have found themselves in during their careers. You are invited to get to know Judge Pyg, Griff, Burt and Burl Pettis, the Counselor, Mr. Snake and Mr. Alligator. Then again, maybe you've seen them all in your court already.« less