![]() ![]() ![]() resident, credits his success to his creative alliances with both Jim Borgman and Rick Kirkman. “The Editor & Publisher honor is the capper.” “It has been such a great year,” says Scott. ![]() Launched in 1997, “Zits” reached that auspicious total in the short span of five years. If that wasn’t enough accolades and encouragement, this year “Zits” reached a rarified milestone when it passed the 1,000-newspaper mark – a feat accomplished by fewer than 20 of the more than 200 comics distributed by the major syndicates. At the Amadora Comics Festival in Portugal, Scott picked up the prize for “Best Book Collection” for “Zits.” Four months later, he received the Swedish Academy of Comic Art’s Adamson Statuette as “Best International Comic Artist” for the body of his cartooning work. In May, Scott won his profession’s “Oscar®,” the National Cartoonists Society’s annual Reuben Award, as top cartoonist. Quite simply, 2002 has been a banner year for Jerry Scott. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) The awards continue to pile up for Jerry Scott, the cartoonist of the widely-successful comic strips “Zits” and “Baby Blues.” Editor and Publisher magazine recently named Jerry Scott its “Comic Cartoonist of the Year.” ![]()
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