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#5: Top Comics on the Web |
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Written by James Daily
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Monday, 20 August 2001 |
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Dilbert
In this every changing world where technology is becoming king and man is becoming its slave, more and more people are beginning to understand what Dilbert is truly all about. Scott Adams, the man behind the drawing board, has made the strip very general just for that reason. Once you graduate from an institution of learning and take your place among the thinking impaired, you can truly begin to appreciate the intricacies found within the work of Adams. The Boss is quite simply named as such because he is every boss. Perhaps not every, but more than a fair share of you currently work for him, or have been lucky enough to escape his stupidity sometime in your past. To put the comic in a category is not as simple as it sounds. Is it just a comic about work, or is it examining the social structure present in each of our lives? Who the hell knows besides the creator? Dilbert is very much to the office employee what Penny Arcade is to your sarcastic gamer. Whereas PA fans send links to each other highlighting their favourite strips, Dilbert admirers punch the strip to their private corkboard, or tape it to their office door. Knowing very well that most whomever wanders by will stop, read it, and laugh their silly little Asses off. Besides being one of the most popular syndicated strips in existence (and for damn good reason obviously), the official website has more to look at, search through and participate in than any other comic I came across while doing this piece. Overall, Dilbert on the web is the epitome of what many online comics strive to be.
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