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''Jim's Journal'' is a comic strip written and drawn by Scott Dikkers, co-founder of ''The Onion''. The strip first appeared in the University of Wisconsin–Madison ''The Daily Cardinal'' newspaper in 1988. In 1990, Dikkers assembled the best of the ''Jim's Journal'' strips into a collection, ''I Went to College (and it was okay)'' ISBN 0-8362-1867-1, self-published at first, then distributed by Andrews McMeel. Four more collections followed: ''I Got a Job (and it wasn't that bad)'' ISBN 0-8362-1709-8, ''I Made Some Brownies (and they were pretty good)'' ISBN 0-8362-1776-4, ''I Got Married (if you can believe that)'' ISBN 0-8362-1029-8, and finally ''I Feel Like a Grownup Now'' ISBN 0-8362-5184-9. Since April 25, 2011, Jim's Journal has run on "GoComics" featuring both new and classic comics. ==The strip== On the flyleaf of the first ''Jim's Journal'' collection is a felt-pen drawing of a nondescript young man sitting at a desk and writing in a notebook. Above him are the words, "I'm Jim. This is the journal of my day-to-day life." And that's just what the strip is: nuggets of experience, not processed by Jim, but merely recorded as he moves passively through his world. No context is provided, though anyone who's been to college, worked a minimum-wage job, or lived in a rundown apartment building can supply it. Jim and his friends muddle through school and a series of dead-end jobs, have vague dreams (never seriously attempted) of working in the entertainment business or the space program, and share thoughts such as "I don't think life is absurd or meaningless. I think it's funny." In Jim's world, it is enough to simply exist, and order a pizza once in a while. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim's Journal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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