| Dilbert | |
|---|---|
 "Announcement of changes in company password policy". From left: the Pointy-haired Boss, Dilbert, Alice, and Wally (Pub. September 10, 2005) | |
| Author(s) | Scott Adams |
| Website | scottadams |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | April 16, 1989 |
| End date | March 26, 2023 (no longer syndicated; still running as a webcomic)[1] |
| Syndicate(s) | United Feature Syndicate (United Media, 1989–June 2011) (Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel Syndication, June 2011–March 2023) |
| Publisher(s) | Andrews McMeel Publishing (until March 2023) Self-distributed through Locals (since March 2023) |
| Genre(s) | Satire, observational comedy, surreal comedy |
| Followed by | Daily Dilbert Reborn |
Dilbert is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989.[2] It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title character. It has led to dozens of books, an animated television series, a video game, and hundreds of themed merchandise items. Dilbert Future and The Joy of Work are among the best-selling books in the series. In 1997, Adams received the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award and the Newspaper Comic Strip Award for his work. Dilbert appears online and as of 2013 was published daily in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages.[3]
In 2023, Dilbert was dropped by numerous independent newspapers as well as its distributor, Andrews McMeel Syndication (which owns GoComics, from where the comic was also removed), after Adams published a video where he called Black Americans that disagreed with "It's okay to be white" a "hate group" and said white Americans should "get the hell away from" them.[4][5] The video was widely described by sources such as The Economist and Reuters as containing "racist comments" and being a "racist rant".[4][5] Adams has stated during the controversy that he disavows racism.[6] The following month, Adams relaunched the strip as a webcomic on Locals under the name Daily Dilbert Reborn.
- ^ "Dilbert 1989 – 2023 – the Daily Cartoonist". March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Dilbert". Dilbert. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Dilbert presentation at Kings Features Syndicate". Unitedfeatures.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "Scott Adams's racist comments were spurred by a badly worded poll". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Sharon (February 26, 2023). "'Dilbert' cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams". Reuters. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Canva, Michael; Chery, Samantha (March 6, 2023). "Scott Adams Faces Backlash Over 'Dilbert' Cartoon". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2024.