Scott Dikkers is a United States comedy writer and filmmaker. He was co-owner of The Onion from 1989–2001, and editor-in-chief from 1988–1999 and 2005–2008.[1] He is the author or co-author of several best-selling humor books.
He is also the creator and artist of the comic strip Jim's Journal, which was syndicated to college newspapers from 1987–1997.
Dikkers has written and directed several films, including episodes of "The Onion News Network" web videos (2007) and the independent features Spaceman (1997), and Bad Meat (2003), starring Chevy Chase.
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Books
- Onion books
- Our Dumb Century: 100 Years of Headlines From America's Finest News Source (editor-in-chief, co-writer) (1999, ISBN 0-609-80461-8)
- "The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume One" (co-editor with Robert D. Siegel, co-writer) (2000, ISBN 0-609-80463-4)
- "Dispatches from the Tenth Circle: The Best of The Onion" (co-writer) (2001, ISBN 0-609-80834-6)
- "Homeland Insecurity: The Onion Complete News Archives, Volume 17" (co-editor with Carol Kolb, co-writer) (2006, ISBN 0-307-33984-X)
- Our Dumb World (editor-in-chief, co-writer) (2007, ISBN 0-316-01842-2)
- "Destined For Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush" (co-writer with Peter Hilleren) (2006, ISBN 0-7432-9966-3)
- You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day (credited to "Dr. Oswald T. Pratt and Dr. Scott Dikkers") (1999, ISBN 0-7407-0025-1)
- Jim's Journal cartoon collections (all strips and books credited to "Jim")
- I Went to College and It Was Okay: A Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1991, ISBN 0-8362-1867-1)
- I Got a Job and It Wasn't That Bad: The Second Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1993, ISBN 0-8362-1709-8)
- I Made Some Brownies and They Were Pretty Good: The Third Jim's Journal Collection (1995, ISBN 0-8362-1776-4)
- I Got Married If You Can Believe That: The Fourth Collection of Jim's Journal Cartoons (1996, ISBN 0-8362-1029-8)
- I Feel Like a Grown-Up Now: The Fifth Jim's Journal Collection (1998, ISBN 0-8362-5184-9)
- The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon 1999, ISBN 0-7407-0007-3)
- "Plebes" cartoon collections (all strips and books credited to "L. T. Horton")
- "The Ascent of Plebes" (1990, ISBN 0-962626258-1-7)
- "Plebes: The Cartoon Guide for College Guys" (2001, ISBN 0-7407-1851-7)
- "Kimberly Crotchet, Librarian of Tomorrow (co-writer and artist with James Sturm), 1988, self-published.[2]
- "Commix" (co-writer with James Sturm, Chris Ware, J. Keen, Kathryn Rathke, Jay Rath, J. Keen), 1988, self-published.[3]
Films
- Spaceman, 1997 feature
- The Astounding World of the Future, 2000 short
- E-Day!, 2001 short
- The KIll, 2002 short
- Bad Meat, 2003 feature
References
- ^ http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxxii/11.30.01/ae/ / http://www.time.com/time/digital/cyberelite/43.html / Onion print editions Oct. 14–21, 1999, May 25-June 1, 2005, July 23–30, 2008
- ^ http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/drri/digg.htm
- ^ http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics/rri/drri/digg.htm
External links
- clip from Bad Meat
- Spaceman official site archive
- Scott Dikkers at the Internet Movie Database
- Salon review of You Are Worthless and The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury
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