# What's up with Dilbert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124 "2016-03-06T16:41:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/1 "2016-03-06T16:41:12Z")
Don’t know if anyone else noticed, but the artwork on the daily Dilbert strip has changed a bit. Anyone know what’s up with that? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/2 "2016-03-06T17:32:34Z")
> **[Why is online Dilbert drawn differently the last couple of days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=785702)** > > For the last two days in the online strip, Dilbert has been drawn in quite a different style, almost as though it was by a different artist. But the strip which was in yesterday’s physical newspaper was completely different subject-wise from... ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/3 "2016-03-06T17:33:57Z")
Well, in my local paper it says “Vacation artist John Glynn” written vertically between the panels. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/4 "2016-03-06T17:35:02Z")
Missed it by that much! ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/5 "2016-03-06T20:56:18Z")
Well that clears that up. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/6 "2016-03-07T02:16:56Z")
Not only is the drawing lame, but the writing bites too. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/7 "2016-03-07T09:21:45Z")
And it’s even more differenter(and worse) today. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/8 "2016-03-07T10:56:43Z")
Exactly how long is this vacation supposed to be? Can’t Adams just draw some extra comics in advance, as I suspect most other artists do? ---
**Author:** ![crucible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/9 "2016-03-07T13:10:29Z")
c’mon. put yourself in the subs place. He knows he shouldn’t try to ‘outdraw’ adams. It is an honor to be used this way and could lead to bigger and better things. If Adams didn’t dictate the content, though, shame on him. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/10 "2016-03-07T14:59:40Z")
Hey, he needs to show those other comics who is boss! Can’t have guest artists for Pearl Before Swine (none other than Bill Watterson!) and even New Adventures of Queen Victoria and yet completely ignore crazy MRA man’s strip! ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/11 "2016-03-07T15:19:14Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Hey, he needs to show those other comics who is boss! > > Can’t have guest artists for Pearl Before Swine (none other than Bill Watterson!) and even New Adventures of Queen Victoria and yet completely ignore crazy MRA man’s strip! 😕 Huh?? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/12 "2016-03-07T15:30:53Z")
I think Chimera is saying that Adams, not to be outdone by his colleagues, is latching onto a recent fad in comics where the artist allows his or her comic to be drawn by a guest for a short period. Though I think it’s pretty hard to outdo getting Bill Watterson as the substitute artist. If Adams is really trying to one-up everyone then this is a massive fail, since practically no one knows who John Glynn is. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/13 "2016-03-07T15:49:03Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > I think Chimera is saying that Adams, not to be outdone by his colleagues, is latching onto a recent fad in comics where the artist allows his or her comic to be drawn by a guest for a short period. Though I think it’s pretty hard to outdo getting Bill Watterson as the substitute artist. If Adams is really trying to one-up everyone then this is a massive fail, since practically no one knows who John Glynn is. But what the hell is he talking about with “crazy MRA man’s strip?” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/14 "2016-03-07T15:58:54Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > But what the hell is he talking about with “crazy MRA man’s strip?” > **[Scott Adams says... (Hillary & feminism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=785217)** > > True or false? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/15 "2016-03-07T16:16:51Z")
Since it doesn’t seem to be explicitly spelled out in the thread Chimera linked to, MRA = [Men’s Rights Activist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men's_rights_movement). ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/16 "2016-03-07T17:42:29Z")
Huh, I hadn’t heard anything about that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/17 "2016-05-25T11:00:21Z")
The weird artwork is back. How often does this guy take off anyway? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/18 "2016-05-25T11:12:12Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The weird artwork is back. How often does this guy take off anyway? maybe he has other things he’s doing? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/19 "2016-05-25T11:27:00Z")
The guest cartoonist is [Jake Tapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Tapper), who is > [@](#): > > the Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN, anchor of the CNN weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and anchor of the Sunday morning affairs program State of the Union . ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124/20 "2016-05-25T14:49:18Z")
I love the look of the newest Dilberts by Tapper. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-dilbert/748124.md?page=2)