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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Just another day at the office.]] |
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4 | ''Supernatural Law'', formerly known as ''Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre'', is a ComicStrip, ComicBook and {{Webcomic}} created by the late Batton Lash that has been in publication since 1979. |
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6 | Jeff Byrd and Alanna Wolff are "monster lawyers"; that is, they are human lawyers representing TheUndead, monsters, spirits, and other ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight. The [[http://supernaturallaw.com/ webcomic can be read here]] and the [[http://www.exhibitapress.com/ books are available here]]. |
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9 | !!Tropes: |
10 | * AlliterativeName: '''M'''avis '''M'''unro. |
11 | * CourtroomEpisode: Most story arcs contain a courtroom scene, or are mostly set in one. |
12 | * FetusTerrible: In the storyline [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly entitled]] "I'm Carrying Satan's Baby!", an unlucky woman attempts to get an abortion without the consent of her husband, who [[DealWithTheDevil sold his soul to the devil]] and is now under his control. |
13 | * GoodLawyersGoodClients: Quite a bit of the time, as a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] of various monster tropes. Most of the clients just want to get on with their lives, or un-lives, as the case may be. |
14 | * LastNameBasis: Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd refer to each other by their surnames, though they are clearly both friends and business partners, if not each others' LoveInterest. |
15 | * MuckMonster[=/=]PlantPerson: Sodd, the Thing That was It!, an AffectionateParody of ''ComicBook/SwampThing''. |
16 | * OccultLawFirm: InvertedTrope. Wolff & Byrd is an ordinary small law firm, staffed by humans with no supernatural powers. Their clients, on the other hand… |
17 | * OmnidisciplinaryLawyer: Wolff & Byrd provide a full range of legal services, from criminal, civil, contract and more. |
18 | * OurGodsAreDifferent: The [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek gods]] show up in "The Gods Must Be Litigious". |
19 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The werewolves are patterned mostly after the Franchise/UniversalHorror classic ''Film/TheWolfMan1941''. |
20 | * OurZombiesAreDifferent: In "Zombie Wife" a woman returns from the dead and sues her husband for damages--for her murder (he was awarded a not guilty verdict in the criminal trial). |
21 | * SassySecretary: Mavis Munro, the firm's secretary, is just as unflappable as her employers. |
22 | * ShoutOut: To many classic horror films, books, etc. |
23 | * ShownTheirWork: The comic is highly accurate when it comes to how law works. It doesn't hurt that Lash uses a legal consultant. |
24 | * ZombieAdvocate: For our heroes, it's part of their job. |
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