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The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging
From the depressing visits to the doctor’s office to the darkly comedic truths of approaching retirement, Wiley Miller’s e-book original The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging compiles strips that touch on the changes that swoop in as soon as youth has checked out. Miller’s sardonic wit shows through in his commentary on the consequences of aging in the modern workplace and the grim prospects of retirement. A satirical take on getting old from a genuinely funny and brutally honest combination of economic, physical, and social standpoints.
Non Sequitur is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of modern life. A hit with millions of fans, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. Non Sequitur has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious prize in cartooning. It is the only comic strip to win the coveted award in its first year of syndication and the only one to ever win in both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.
Non Sequitur is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of modern life. A hit with millions of fans, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. Non Sequitur has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious prize in cartooning. It is the only comic strip to win the coveted award in its first year of syndication and the only one to ever win in both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.
56 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2012
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About the author
Wiley Miller
37 books16 followersI began my career in art illustrating educational films. But my interest was always in print and cartooning, so in 1977 I moved from film in Southern California to work as a staff artist and editorial cartoonist for the Greensboro Daily News and the Greensboro Record (they were the morning and evening papers at the time and have since merged into one).
In 1979 I moved on to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Ca.), as doing the staff art for one paper instead of two gave me more time to do editorial cartoons.
My editorial cartoons then went into syndication with Copley News Service in 1980.
Unfortunately, I was laid off in the recession of 1981, which, fortunately, led me to create my first comic strip, "Fenton", which was syndicated by Field Syndicate. It had moderate success, but my love was still with editorial cartooning.
When the position came open at the San Francisco Examiner in 1984, I went for it and somehow got it. I enjoyed a good run there until the recession of 1991 hit in the wake of the Gulf War.
Learning from my previous experience with recessions and the lack of job security for anyone in art, I decided to make my way out before the ax fell and created Non Sequitur, which went into syndication with the Washington Post Writers Group in 1992. It was met with immediate success, but it's growth with a small syndicate was limited.
When I reached that limit, I moved over to Universal Press Syndicate in 2000, where the strip now appears in 800 papers world wide.
Now, of course, I taken a new turn in my career, taking a story I did in the Sunday editions in 2005 called "Ordinary Basil" and made it into my first children's book with Blue Sky Press (a Scholastic imprint).
The second book in the series, "Attack of the Volcano Monkeys", came out a year later, with a third book now in the works.
In 1979 I moved on to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Ca.), as doing the staff art for one paper instead of two gave me more time to do editorial cartoons.
My editorial cartoons then went into syndication with Copley News Service in 1980.
Unfortunately, I was laid off in the recession of 1981, which, fortunately, led me to create my first comic strip, "Fenton", which was syndicated by Field Syndicate. It had moderate success, but my love was still with editorial cartooning.
When the position came open at the San Francisco Examiner in 1984, I went for it and somehow got it. I enjoyed a good run there until the recession of 1991 hit in the wake of the Gulf War.
Learning from my previous experience with recessions and the lack of job security for anyone in art, I decided to make my way out before the ax fell and created Non Sequitur, which went into syndication with the Washington Post Writers Group in 1992. It was met with immediate success, but it's growth with a small syndicate was limited.
When I reached that limit, I moved over to Universal Press Syndicate in 2000, where the strip now appears in 800 papers world wide.
Now, of course, I taken a new turn in my career, taking a story I did in the Sunday editions in 2005 called "Ordinary Basil" and made it into my first children's book with Blue Sky Press (a Scholastic imprint).
The second book in the series, "Attack of the Volcano Monkeys", came out a year later, with a third book now in the works.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
May 9, 2024
Pretty funny satiric Far-Side like single panel cartoons celebrating all things aging boomer facing retirement. All the physical and economic yuks in one place. I lol’d a time or two, I’ll be honest.
May 28, 2017
Humor for the young at heart.
I am retired so I can see some this for my self and friends , plus family members who would get a kick out of a few of the cartoons. Aged people need to laugh more
I am retired so I can see some this for my self and friends , plus family members who would get a kick out of a few of the cartoons. Aged people need to laugh more
July 21, 2017
I like Non-Sequitur, but this was not very interesting or funny or poignant or anything. It was merely OK
January 30, 2020
Very entertaining.
May 8, 2022
Love the Non Sequitor cartoons. They always make me laugh.
September 29, 2024
aging with grace
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November 16, 2024
I'm glad it was only 56 pages that I didn't always understand even though I'm aged.
February 18, 2025
Funny, but not that funny.
July 22, 2018
Only old people can appreciate
I love these cartoon drawings. They add so much to the story. I think I know all of these people, except their accents don't fit Texas very well.
I love these cartoon drawings. They add so much to the story. I think I know all of these people, except their accents don't fit Texas very well.
August 5, 2014
Right on
Right on
a unique ability to get right to the heart of the matter,in the best possible way,the sharp cutting and hilarious Wiley humor
Right on
a unique ability to get right to the heart of the matter,in the best possible way,the sharp cutting and hilarious Wiley humor
November 26, 2014
Wiley is fantastic!
Very funny book I've loved his stuff for years. His work is some of the best I've ever read. Well worth it.
Very funny book I've loved his stuff for years. His work is some of the best I've ever read. Well worth it.
March 18, 2015
Funny as always. Graphics could be bigger
I enjoyed the strips. Very humorous. I wish you could scale the graphics to see the artwork better on my HDX fire 7.
I enjoyed the strips. Very humorous. I wish you could scale the graphics to see the artwork better on my HDX fire 7.
April 1, 2016
Good One!!
Laughed out loud more than once! Wiley is particularly good with aging, I just wish he would go on forever.
Laughed out loud more than once! Wiley is particularly good with aging, I just wish he would go on forever.
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