Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic workplace comic strip Dilbert, has died at the age of 68.

His death was announced Tuesday morning by his former wife, Shelly Miles, during his online program.

“He’s not with us anymore,” Miles told listeners, confirming the passing of a cartoonist whose work once defined office satire for millions of readers worldwide.

Earlier this month, Adams had publicly acknowledged that his health was rapidly failing. Speaking candidly on his podcast Real Coffee with Scott Adams, he revealed that doctors had given him no hope of recovery.

“I talked to my radiologist yesterday, and it’s all bad news — the odds of me recovering are essentially zero,” Adams said at the time. “I’ll give you any updates if that changes, but it won’t.”

He went on to explain that his condition had left him partially paralyzed and struggling with heart failure, making everyday breathing difficult. “There’s no chance that I’ll get feeling back in my legs,” he said, adding that January would likely be “a month of transition, one way or another.”

Adams first disclosed his prostate cancer diagnosis in May, telling his audience that he had been in constant pain and reliant on a walker for months. “If you’re wondering if I’ll get better, the answer is no,” he said then. “It will only get worse. There’s only one direction this goes.”

Born in 1957, Adams launched Dilbert in 1989, drawing on his own experiences working in corporate America. The strip quickly struck a nerve, lampooning office bureaucracy, incompetent management, and the quiet absurdities of white-collar life. By the late 1990s, Dilbert was syndicated in thousands of newspapers across dozens of countries, spawning best-selling books, calendars, merchandise, and a short-lived animated television series.

For decades, Adams was celebrated as a sharp observer of workplace culture, often described as giving voice to the frustrations of ordinary employees. However, his public reputation shifted dramatically in later years as he became increasingly known for provocative political commentary.

In early 2023, hundreds of newspapers dropped Dilbert after Adams made racially charged remarks on his show, effectively ending the strip’s mainstream newspaper run. In response, Adams relaunched the comic independently as an online, subscription-based project titled Dilbert Reborn, which he described as “uncensored and spicier,” aimed at a smaller but loyal audience.

Adams’ death closes the chapter on a career that spanned more than three decades — one marked by extraordinary commercial success, cultural influence, and later controversy. Regardless of how his legacy is ultimately judged, Dilbert remains one of the most recognizable and influential comic strips in modern American history.