I wonder if Scott Adams will go on to be textbook a case of someone getting sucked into the Right-Wing idiocy, e.g. the Q-Anon craziness? Of course, I have no recollection or knowledge of his viewpoints back in the Nineties when Dilbert was quite fresh and funny. Adams’ crappy attitudes were more likely caused by getting rich which happens to many people. I think he was the last person to become wealthy through a comic strip too since newspapers are dying and who is paying for it when you view them for free online? Heck, I’m stumped on the last property to make the jump from a daily to TV or film, Boondocks?
We know he’s crying crocodile tears too. The real pity is that Al Capp (the racist behind Lil’ Abner) isn’t around to provide advice on the next career step. Adams made enough cash from all his licensing which is how you get rich from a daily strip; notice how there wasn’t any official Calvin & Hobbes. Now all those wall and desk calendars are going to disappear (into the trash) while there will probably be a selloff blitz of those collections at our nearby Half-Priced Books. Such a bummer. I used to enjoy Dilbert but I was still young and not as familiar with the tropes of office/white collar life. However, it probably stopped being funny as per other comedies that didn’t age well (SitComs, SNL skits) plus I think there’s a limit on how many jokes or gags can be formulated via Dilbert‘s premise. Right alongside with how boring it has been when Dagwood is kicked in the ass by his boss or eats a giant sandwich. Let’s hope Gary Larson has no strong opinions about anything!