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ComicOpinion Crosshatch

The Consent

Ozzie VanceEditorial Cartoonist
1 min read · 92 words 31,478 readers

A cartoon. The cartoonist's view is their own.

Two lawyers at a table the length of the panel. Between them, one sheet of paper. Behind each of them, a filing cabinet the height of the room.
The sheet, close. Two lines, both in capitals. THE PARTY DOES NOT ADMIT WRONGDOING. THE PARTY ADMITS THE MARKETING MATERIALS CONTAINED INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.
The two lawyers shaking hands. Both are satisfied. Both are correct.
Outside, in the rain, the two banks who bought the thing stand holding a photocopy. One of them says: "It's true, though."
Crosshatch by Ozzie Vance, August 10, 2026.
The script

PANEL 1 | Two lawyers at a table the length of the panel. Between them, one sheet of paper. Behind each of them, a filing cabinet the height of the room.

PANEL 2 | The sheet, close. Two lines, both in capitals. THE PARTY DOES NOT ADMIT WRONGDOING. THE PARTY ADMITS THE MARKETING MATERIALS CONTAINED INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.

PANEL 3 | The two lawyers shaking hands. Both are satisfied. Both are correct.

PANEL 4 | Outside, in the rain, the two banks who bought the thing stand holding a photocopy. One of them says: "It's true, though."

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