Basic Instructions (comic)
Encyclopedia
Basic Instructions is a webcomic
by artist, comedian and writer Scott Meyer.
The theme of the comic
is the 'basic instructions for life' in a twisted and humorous manner. The comic follows a four-panel layout in a 'window' format, with 2 panels on the top and two on the bottom. Occasional he has gone with a one panel design. Each panel is headed with instructions on dealing with various situations such as, "How to Lie for Recreational Purposes" or "How to Win at Monopoly Without Losing a Friend." Below the heading are characters - analogues of the author and his friends - carrying out the instructions, albeit in a way that usually ends up making the situations worse, or embarrasses someone.
So far the comic has not been syndicated
, mainly due to its unusual four panel design (newspaper comics tend to be of a small three panel design) that the author feels is important to the story development in the various strips. The comic has been available on LiveJournal since 2003 and on the author's Web site since 2006 . In September 2008 the first book, Help Is on the Way, a compilation of the strips, was published by Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics
.
Scott Adams
, the creator of the Dilbert
comic, has been a big supporter of Basic Instructions.
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
by artist, comedian and writer Scott Meyer.
The theme of the comic
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
is the 'basic instructions for life' in a twisted and humorous manner. The comic follows a four-panel layout in a 'window' format, with 2 panels on the top and two on the bottom. Occasional he has gone with a one panel design. Each panel is headed with instructions on dealing with various situations such as, "How to Lie for Recreational Purposes" or "How to Win at Monopoly Without Losing a Friend." Below the heading are characters - analogues of the author and his friends - carrying out the instructions, albeit in a way that usually ends up making the situations worse, or embarrasses someone.
So far the comic has not been syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
, mainly due to its unusual four panel design (newspaper comics tend to be of a small three panel design) that the author feels is important to the story development in the various strips. The comic has been available on LiveJournal since 2003 and on the author's Web site since 2006 . In September 2008 the first book, Help Is on the Way, a compilation of the strips, was published by Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
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Scott Adams
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the American creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, business, and general speculation....
, the creator of the Dilbert
Dilbert
Dilbert is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. First published on April 16, 1989, Dilbert is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office featuring the engineer Dilbert as the title character...
comic, has been a big supporter of Basic Instructions.