It’s my fault for bringing it up, but many of you asked about the most frequently asked questions of cartoonists. Here you go.
1. What newspaper first ran Dilbert?
Dilbert is syndicated. That means my syndication company, United Media, tried to sell it to as many papers as it could, for the same launch date. About 25 papers bought it before the launch. Only a handful actually published it on the launch date. Even I don’t know which ones ran it first. None of them were large newspapers.
(Other newspapers bought it with no intention of publishing it. They sometimes do that to keep the rights from their competitor in their city in case the comic becomes a hit.)
[Continue reading at The Dilbert Blog]
Scott Adams hits some questions that I’ve wondered about, plus a few more that new cartoonists may find helpful.
Tags: Comic, FAQ, Interesting
