Guide Note
Dilbert is a syndicated American comic strip.
Fast Facts
- Creator: Scott Adams
- Debut: April 16, 1989
- Schedule: Daily
- Syndicate: United Feature Syndicate
- Appears in 2,000 newspapers1
- First nationally syndicated comic on the Internet1
Synopsis
Dilbert provides a satirical glimpse at white-collar office life. Dressed with a tie and glasses, the strip's main character, Dilbert, is a technically gifted yet socially awkward engineer.
On a daily basis, he deals with an apathetic colleague (Wally), a frustrated engineer (Alice), a naive intern (Asok), and a mean, incompetent superior simply named "The Boss." Dilbert's pet dog Dogbert is just as smart--if not smarter--than its owner.
Creator Scott Adams, who is credited with being the first syndicated cartoonist to list his e-mail address on a strip, receives and uses submitted ideas from readers.1 This has kept Dilbert storylines contemporary, despite the constant office setting.
In 1997, Dilbert won a Harvey Award for "Best Syndicated Strip."2
