Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller

"Non Sequitur" is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of everyday life. A hit with fans of all ages, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. "Non Sequitur" has received four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious awards in cartooning. Miller also won the 2013 Ruben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year. 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.

This hilarious creation is not only creative but also clever. It tackles current cultural issues such as politics, celebrities, male-female relations, materialistic desires, and society's obsession with weight. "Non Sequitur" will have you laughing at the controversy of everyday life.

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About Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller’s goal: "Produce the funniest, best-drawn cartoon possible, regardless of theme, subject matter or setting." “Non Sequitur” has accomplished that: A hit with fans of all ages, the strip is distributed to more than 700 newspapers.

Miller received the prestigious Rueben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards.

"Innovation" is a constant in Miller's approach. While the strip's sardonic humor and distinctive art have given "Non Sequitur" an impassioned following among readers, Miller's technical innovations earn admiration from newspaper editors and comic connoisseurs. Miller developed a unique drawing method that allows the cartoon to be used in a strip or panel format and pioneered a cost-effective way to use process color.

Miller studied art at Virginia Commonwealth University and worked for educational film studios in Los Angeles before becoming staff artist/editorial cartoonist at the Greensboro, North Carolina, News & Record in 1976. After a stint at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat in California, he created his first syndicated strip, "Fenton," in 1982. In 1985 he joined the San Francisco Examiner.

In 1988, Miller was named Best Editorial Cartoonist by the California Newspaper Publishers Association. He won the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for editorial cartooning in 1991.

Miller and his family live in Maryland.

Portrait of a smiling man with a beard, wearing a colorful tropical shirt, seated at a desk with a pen in hand, engaged in drawing or writing. The background features a simple gray wall, complementing the casual and creative atmosphere.

Cast

Illustration of a stylized character with short black hair and a bored expression, wearing a black sweater featuring a skull heart design, set against a circular background.

Danae

Danae's trademark skull-in-a-heart T-shirt perfectly reflects her innate cynicism. Always ready to see the dark side of life, she wages war against the world by constantly pushing the limits of what society deems acceptable behavior—pushing all the way to the vice principal's office.

Cartoon horse character sitting down with a flower in its mouth, wearing a saddle, in a playful and whimsical pose.

Lucy

Danae's lovable pet horse, Lucy, is a pygmy Clydesdale with attitude who patiently tries to point out the absurdities of Danae's many schemes but loyally follows along, just to be sure no one gets hurt.

Cartoon character with glasses and a floral shirt sitting at a microphone, looking contemplative, with a coffee cup nearby.

Joe

Looking for love and a paycheck, underemployed former talk-radio host and single father Joe Pyle has moved back home to Maine with his two girls, Danae and Kate.

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Kate

Danae's sunny little sister is everything her sister isn't—optimistic, self-assured, and content.