Jerry Scott

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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1991
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Zits

1 - Chillax (May-2013)
2 - Shredded (Feb-2014)

Book List in Order: 39 titles

  • Baby Blues

  • I Thought Labor Ended When the Baby Was Born

    Anyone with children, or anyone who even likes being around children, will find something to laugh about in Baby Blues. -Blade Citizen, Oceanside, CAWho can resist adorably wide-eyed Zoe MacPherson? Certainly not her parents, Wanda and Darryl, a mid...

  • We Are Experiencing Parental Difficulties... Please Stand By

    Now that baby Zoe is a full-fledged mobile toddler, everyone can sit back and heave a big sigh of AAAAACCCH! The indefatigable MacPhersons are bringing up baby in a wild-eyed, yet true to life.Darryl and Wanda, a typical stretched-to-the-limit couple...

  • I Saw Elvis in My Ultrasound

    Let's name the baby Lexus! It's gender-neutral. . . . It's unique. . . . Plus, people will be really impressed! 'There go the MacPhersons, ' they'll say, 'they have a Lexus!'When Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman put their heads together, comedy springs f...

  • One More and We're Outnumbered!

    Their life is hectic, filled with terrible twos, teething, and temper tantrums . . . but Darryl and Wanda wouldn't have it any other way!Since 1990, the MacPhersons have staked their engaging claim on the comics page with their realistically wild-eye...

  • Check, Please...

    The antics of Zoe really prepared me for my own child, and I really enjoy every one of the Baby Blues books over and over as my child grows. When I feel that life is overwhelming with my baby, I read one of these books and suddenly it all comes into ...

  • Threats, Bribes and Videotape

    Artist Kirkman and writer Scott obviously know about parenting. You can see it in every installment of the true-to-life strip they create. -Cartoon OpportunitiesLife's not getting any simpler around the MacPherson household with Zoe starting preschoo...

  • Zits: Sketchbook #1

    Fitting in. Being different. Growing up. Staying a kid. Zits is a comic strip about the funniest, most painfully emotionally charged, physically demanding, mentally challenging, and colorful times of our lives-adolescence. Those who are living it can...

  • I Shouldn't Have to Scream More Than Once!

    In the early days of Baby Blues, Darryl and Wanda were surprised at the unexpected demands of parenting. Now, however, the nonstop antics of their lovably active kids, Zoe and Hamish, keep them hopping. Darryl and Wanda have accepted, and even learne...



  • Are We an Us?

    If you thought being 15 was rough, trying being Jeremy Duncan. His teenage trials and tribulations are on display in this collection of the phenomenally successful strip, Are We an Us?: Zits Sketchbook 4. The honesty and humor of Zits appeals to ...

  • Motherhood Is Not For Wimps

    Both folly and food are flying in Motherhood Is Not for Wimps, the collection of the immensely popular strip Baby Blues. The parents of young Zoe and Hamish uncover chicken nuggets in the dryer, bribe their children with Fudgsicles, referee a debate ...

  • Baby Blues: Unplugged

    Usually the biggest struggles (and the biggest laughs) are over the smallest things, and nowhere is this truer than in households with kids. Baby Blues Unplugged overflows with all of the familiar domestic discord and chaos that has made this venerab...

  • Dad to the Bone

    Well, on the day you were born, the nurses all gathered 'round. And they gazed in wide wonder, as my face hit the ground. The head nurse looked up, said, Leave this one prone. She could tell right away that I was Dad to the bone.-Sing to the tune of ...

  • Busted!

    "Zits has been a smash since it was introduced in 1997. It's the story of Jeremy, a typical 15-year-old who rolls his eyes and sighs at his baby boomer parents but also loves and needs them. You may not laugh when your teenager acts that way tow...

  • Road Trip!

    [Zits] is one of the most visually innovative comic strips to come along in years. Borgman's graphic pyrotechnics are the perfect complement to Scott's carefully designed layouts.-Brian Walker, The Comics Since 1945 The world is full of issues but no...

  • Teenage Tales

    Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is the heart and soul of puberty. A typical teen, Jeremy is shy, self-absorbed, and bored. He loves hanging out and playing the guitar. He lives in the shadow of his older brother's perfect 4.0 grade-point-average, athl...

  • Thrashed

    """Bottom line: Zits rocks.""It''s incredible to think that Zits was only launched in syndication in the summer of 1997. Since then, the strip''s leading teenager, Jeremy Duncan, and his mom, dad, and assorted friends have become a part of the Americ...

  • Pimp My Lunch

    """You must have a camera in my house!"" That''s the comment Jerry and Jim get most often from readers of their comic strip. And it''s probably because Zits is the best depiction of life with a teenager since, well, ever!Pimp My Lunch: Zits Sketchboo...

  • Rude, Crude, and Tattooed

    "The Duncans remind us of how families are created, how they can drive us out the door one minute and drag us back in the next, offering laughter, love, and inspiration."" -Cincinnati Enquirer* Twice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Zits ap...



  • Alternative Zits

    "How do you guys do it? My sons both say you''ve got the teenage mind down pat. My wife and I know you''ve got the parent-of-a-teenager mind down pat. Did you live in my house or what?"" -The Washington Post

  • Pierced

    "Zits is ""one of the freshest and most imaginative strips."" Los Angeles TimesTwice honored as the Best Newspaper Comic Strip, Zits appears in more than 1,600 newspapers and is read daily by more than 45 million fans.In Pierced, Jerry Scott and Jim ...

  • Jeremy & Dad

    The perfect Father’s Day gift. This hilarious collection of Zits comic strips chronicles the perplexing, infuriating, and loving relationship between teenager and father, serving as an entertaining guide to the peculiar art of parenting a teena...

  • Zits Guide to Living With Your Teenager

    "An indispensible and entertaining manual for parents on the verge of having a teenager, by America’s favorite cartoon team.In their award-winning comic strip Zits, artist Jim Borgman and writer Jerry Scott have succeeded in creating one of the...

  • You're Making That Face Again

    Lauded by the Los Angeles Times as one of the freshest and most imaginative comic strips and designated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip twice by the National Cartoonists Society, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman's Zits chronicles many of the scenes that pla...

  • Triple Shot, Double Pump, No Whip Zits

    Zits is the perfect comic portrayal of life, with an eye-rolling teenager and perplexed but connected parents.Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school sophomore and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band records its fir...

  • Chillax

    Zits - 1

    Comic god Stan Lee says Zits is a “comedic masterpiece!” Fans of funny illustrated YA novels such as Drama by Raina Telgemeier and Teen Angst? Naaah… by Ned Vizzini will definitely want to read Zits: Chillax. In Zits: Chillax, Jeremy Duncan...

  • Shredded

    Zits - 2

    Jeremy Duncan and his friends Hector and Pierce embark on the ultimate teenage rite of passage -- a rockin’ ROAD TRIP! -- in Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman’s Zits: Shredded, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed illustrated teen novel Zits: Chil...

  • Peace, Love & Wi-Fi

    The world of sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan revolves around his insatiable growing boy appetite, lip-locking with squeeze Sarah, keeping his jerry-rigged vehicle roadworthy, and playing with his band, Goat Cheese Pizza. Somewhere in the background, h...

  • Zits Apocalypse: Are You Ready?

    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Welcome to Zits, the brilliantly funny comic strip that is the perfect portrayal of life with a teenager--complete with an eye-rolling teen and well-intentioned, but baffled, parents. Teenagers are a lot like zo...



  • Zits Apocalypse

    Teenagers are a lot like zombies--slow-moving, difficult to communicate with, and always, always hungry. Luckily, Zits Apocalypse is here to shed some light on the ups, downs, and in-betweens of parenting teens. Join the Duncan family--Connie, Walt, ...

  • Extra Cheesy Zits

    Teenagers are unpredictable creatures. They don’t seem to follow a schedule, observe rules (of the road or basic logic), but every once in a while, they make a surprising amount of sense. Extra Cheesy Zits is here to shed light on the always co...

  • Dance Like Everybody's Watching!

    Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hit single, and they all pile into his van for their cross-country, sold-out c...

  • Not Sparking Joy

    The funniest comic about teenage life is back with a brand-new collection of stripsSixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their fi...

  • Surviving the Great Indoors: A Baby Blues Collection

    The zaniest and most-relatable newspaper comic about parenting life is back with a brand-new collection.Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life....

  • Screentime

    "Zits is the worst name for a comic strip since Peanuts."--Charles M. SchulzSixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is a high school freshman and an aspiring musician. He daydreams about the day when his band, Goat Cheese Pizza, records their first monster hi...

  • Zits: Undivided Inattention

    The latest relatable, hilarious, and outstanding Zits treasury includes the complete comics from 2019. A year's worth of Zits cartoons, all in one place! This fantastic Zits treasury includes the timeless teenage antics of Jeremy, whose fridge-cl...

  • Bingeworthy

    Featuring the complete Zits comics from 2020, the newest treasury by award-winning duo Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman is filled with zaniness, wit, and relatable comedic truths about being — and raising — a teenager. Featuring the award-winn...

  • Midnight Snack

    Featuring the entire run of Zits comics from 2021, this treasury by award-winning duo Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman is the perfect source of laughter for the restless, hungry, hilarious teenager in all of us. Grab a seat at the table to feast on this h...

  • Sunday Brunch: The Best of Zits Sundays

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    Belly up to the buffet . . . it's time for a Sunday Brunch. Inside this immense all-you-can-read hardcover, close to 300 of the best and most popular full-color Sunday strips are presented along with annotations, essays, and original sketches by Zits...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jerry Scott has published 39 books.

Jerry Scott does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Midnight Snack, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Jerry Scott, Baby Blues, was published in April 1991.

Yes. Jerry Scott has 1 series.
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