Scott Adams (b. 1957)
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Biography:
Creator Dilbert comic strip and Questprobe computer game.
Developed the Dilbert principal, a 1990s social theory that postulated companies tend to promote the least-competent employees to middle management in a effort to limit the damage they could cause to the business.
Adams is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Scott Adams Foods, Inc.
Additional biography: A Gallery of Rogues: Cartoonists' Self-Caricatures (Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library), 1998. Hogan's Alley (1994 series, Bull Moose Publishing Corporation) vol. 1 #3, 1996.
Comic strip syndication: Dilbert daily and Sunday (United Feature Syndicate [United Media Enterprises], 1989-June 2011 (writer, penciller, and inker). Dilbert daily and Sunday (Universal Uclick) June 2011-Present (writer, penciller, and inker).
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Other Names:
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Scott Raymond Adams
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: Scott Raymond Family name: Adams
Non Comics Works:
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Publication Title: Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel (book) - Role: writer - Year: 2002
Employer Name : HarperBusiness
Notes: Hardcover edition. Trade paperback softcover released in 2003 with slightly longer title (see that entry). -
Publication Title: Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel: A Guide to Outwitting Your Boss, Your Coworkers, and the Other Pants-Wearing Ferrets in Your Life (book) - Role: writer - Year: 2003
Employer Name : HarperBusiness
Notes: Trade paperback softcover of the Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel (shorter title, see that entry) in 2002. -
Publication Title: Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook (book) - Role: writer - Years: 1996 - 1997
Employer Name : HarperBusiness
Notes: Hardcover released in 1996, trade paperback released in 1997. -
Publication Title: Questprobe (other) - Role: - Year: 1984
Employer Name : Adventure Internationa
Work Title: Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man
Notes: Designer of the Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man video game for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32, and ZX Spectrum computer and video game systems. -
Publication Title: Questprobe (other) - Role: - Year: 1985
Employer Name : Adventure International
Work Title: Questprobe Featuring Human Torch and the Thing
Notes: Designer of the Questprobe Featuring Human Torch and the Thing video game for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum computer and video game systems. -
Publication Title: Questprobe (other) - Role: - Year: 1984
Employer Name : Adventure International
Work Title: Questprobe Featuring The Hulk
Notes: Designer of the Questprobe Featuring The Hulk video game for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32, and ZX Spectrum computer and video game systems. -
Publication Title: The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Business Stupidity in the 21st Century (book) - Role: writer - Year: 1998
Employer Name : HarperCollins
Notes: Paperback version of the 1997 hardcover titled, The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century. Adding the word business to the title. -
Publication Title: The Dilbert Future: Thriving on Stupidity in the 21st Century (book) - Role: writer - Year: 1997
Employer Name : HarperCollins
Notes: Hardcover version. Trade paperback version would add the word "business" to the title. With this title a book on cassette version exists. Published June 1997. -
Publication Title: The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads & Other Workplace Afflictions (book) - Role: writer - Years: 1996 - 1997
Employer Name : Harper-Collins
Notes: Hardcover released in 1996 and trade paperback released in 1997. -
Publication Title: The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers (book) - Role: writer - Years: 1998 - 1999
Employer Name : HarperCollins
Notes: Hardcover released in 1998, softcover in 1999.
