Scott Dikkers

Scott Dikkers is a United States comedy writer and filmmaker. He was co-owner and editor-in-chief of "The Onion" from 1989 to 2000, and editor-in-chief from 2005 to 2008. 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 to 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.

Books

* "Jim's Journal" 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)
* "You Are Worthless: Depressing Nuggets of Wisdom Sure to Ruin Your Day" (credited to "Dr. Oswalt T. Pratt and Dr. Scott Dikkers") (1999, ISBN 0-7407-0025-1)

Films

* "Spaceman", 1997 feature
* "The Astounding World of the Future", 2000 short
* "E-Day!", 2001 short
* "The KIll, 2002 short
* "Bad Meat", 2003 feature

External links

* [http://revver.com/watch/489578/tim-omalley-sneak-preview-bad-meat/ clip from Bad Meat]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20020523102324/http://spacemanmovie.com/ "Spaceman" official site archive]
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* [http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/12/07/dikkers/ Salon review of "You Are Worthless" and "The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury"]