{"product_id":"9781770462748","title":"Terms and Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster satirist tackles the contract everyone agrees to but no one reads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051728126192,"sku":"9781770462748","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770462748_p0.jpg?v=1763706380","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770462748","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}