Supernatural Law
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Supernatural Law, previously known as Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre, is a comic strip and comic book series written and illustrated by Batton Lash. The series features the law practice of Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd, who specialize in serving the legal needs of monsters and other supernatural beings, or those who find themselves in conflict with such beings. Wolff and Byrd themselves are human, as is their secretary Mavis. The series tagline is "Beware the creatures of the night -- they have lawyers!"
The series first appeared, as "Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre", in The Brooklyn Paper in 1979. From 1983 to 1997 The National Law Journal ran the weekly strip. The characters made occasional appearances in comic books over the years (Mr. Monster, Munden's Bar Special, Satan's Six).
In May 1994 an ongoing comic book series was launched "Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre", under the imprint Exhibit A Press. The title was change to Supernatural Law with issue #24, in part to avoid readers' confusion over how to pronounce "macabre" and to bring it in line with the planned title of a motion picture adaptation. An occasional spin-off comic has also comeout focusing on their secretary, Mavis. The strips and comics have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks with introductions by such luamnaries as Neil Gaiman and Will Eisner.
All stories are written and drawn by the strip's creator, Batton Lash, with art assists by Trevor Nielson and Melissa Uran. The series is edited by Jackie Estrada. Mitch Berger, Esq. serves as legal consultant.
