{"product_id":"terms-and-conditions-paperback-by-r-sikoryak","title":"Terms and Conditions Paperback by R. Sikoryak","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDrawn and Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2017-03-07)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e108\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781770462748\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e334.53\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.1 x 16.87 x 0.99\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster satirist tackles the contract everyone agrees to but no one reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mischievous, pastiche-heavy artist Robert Sikoryak…upped the difficulty level for his long-term conceptual project: Instead of abridging a book, he lifted the complete text of Apple’s mind-numbing corporate boilerplate, which users must agree to before accessing iTunes, and mashed it up with art invoking more than a century of comics.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor his newest project, R. Sikoryak tackles the monstrously and infamously dense legal document, iTunes Terms and Conditions, the contract everyone agrees to but no one reads.  In a word for word 94-page adaptation, Sikoryak hilariously turns the agreement on its head—each page features an avatar of Apple cofounder and legendary visionary Steve Jobs juxtaposed with a different classic strip such as Mort Walker’s \u003ci\u003eBeatle Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e, or a contemporary graphic novel such as Craig Thompson’s \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e or Marjane Satrapi’s \u003ci\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapting the legalese of the iTunes Terms and Conditions into another medium seems like an unfathomable undertaking, yet Sikoryak creates a surprisingly readable document, far different from its original, purely textual incarnation and thus proving the accessibility and flexibility of comics. When Sikoryak parodies Kate Beaton’s \u003ci\u003eHark A Vagrant \u003c\/i\u003epeasant comics with Steve Jobs discussing objectionable material or Homer Simpson as Steve Jobs warning of the penalties of copyright infringement, \u003ci\u003eTerms and Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a surreal record of our modern digital age where technology competes with enduringly ironclad mediums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Sikoryak \u003c\/b\u003eis the cartoonist of \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece Comics\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Terms and Conditions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unquotable Trump\u003c\/i\u003e. His comics and illustrations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Onion, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMAD\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart.\u003c\/i\u003e Sikoryak teaches in the illustration department at Parsons School of Design and previously at the Center for Cartoon Studies. Since 1997, he has presented his live cartoon slide show series, \u003ci\u003eCarousel\u003c\/i\u003e, around the United States and Canada. He lives in New York City with his wife, Kriota Willberg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46959905800353,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781770462748","price":16.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781770462748.jpg?v=1788336493","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/terms-and-conditions-paperback-by-r-sikoryak","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}