Literally . . . Laugh Your Head Off

by Steven Appleby

How often do people—on the radio, on television, or in the supermarket—say things like He was literally bursting with pride or I was literally blown away or She’s literally driving me up the wall? These expressions are heard daily, (almost) literally a million times! How would the world appear if these people really meant what they said? The examples in these pages—all real—define that world, drawing inspiration from politicians, journalists, teachers, sports commentators and others from every walk of life. If readers do not see a copy of this book, they will be literally crushed with disappointment. Just a few of the many that will have them literally rolling in the aisles a pop group literally exploding onto the music scene, politicians literally wiping the floor with each other, a couple literally devouring a book, a company literally working on a shoestring . . . and literally loads more!

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Steven Appleby is a British and Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, writer and visual artist based in London, whose comic strips are best known for their absurdist humour.
Appleby studied graphic design at Newcastle Polytechnic (1978–1981), then illustration at the Royal College of Art of London (1981–1984), where they met future major collaborators George Mole and Malcolm Garrett.
Appleby cartooning work first appeared in the magazine 'New Musical Express' in 1984 with the Rockets Passing Overhead comic strip about the character Captain Star, later featured also in 'The Observer', as well as other newspapers and comic magazines in Europe and America. Other comic strips followed in many publications, including 'The Times', the 'Sunday Telegraph' and 'The Guardian'. In particular, the strip series Steven Appleby's Normal Life made into a radio series for the BBC. Appleby's debut graphic novel Dragman (2020) was awarded the Jury Special Prize at the Angoulême Comic Festival, in 2021 and the award for Best International Comic Book at the Erlangen Comic Salon, Germany in 2022.
Appleby’s illustrations and paintings have appeared in numerous exhibitions and on a number of album covers for pop-rock bands, such as Duran Duran and Pixies.
In 2008 Appleby came out as transgender. In 2021, Appleby stated to be "relaxed about pronouns," going by both "Steven" & "he" and "Nancy" & "she."