FoxTrot by Bill Amend for September 30, 1998
September 29, 1998
October 01, 1998
Transcript:
Andy: I suspect another thing that's really helped "Dilbert" succeed connercially is its three panel format. Roger: How is that the advantage? Andy: So many of the other strips I see are four panels. That means Scott Adams gets an instant 33-percent productivity jump on his competitors. This is probably how he has the time for all those lucrative side projects. I'll bet any four-panel cartoonists realizing this must be beating their heads on their desks right about now. Not literally of course.
my name is super creative almost 5 years ago
Actually, 4 panels give room for more conversation before the punchline, thus making it easier to come up with jokes. Or is that just me?
Boxo croco says happy derby over 4 years ago
See if I make a comic I’m going to alternate between three-panel & four-panel format
Mr Pets 9 months ago
First time they break the fourth wall!
ElJorro 8 days ago
It is interesting to read this nowadays as Dilbert’s creator has fallen from grace due to joining the Maga bandwagon.