Lynn Johnston, Creator of For Better or For Worse, Part One


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It all sounds so real, doesn't it?

Lynn is not afraid to tackle difficult issues in her comic strip, making it more of a saga than a laugh-a-day event. She shared the sorrow of the death of Elly's mom and included the reader in the mourning and confusion of her father on his wife's death. She boldly included the difficulties and pain of Michael's friend Lawrence admitting he was gay. Lynn stuck with this important story line, even though she received hate mail and cancellations of her strip. It was not enough to cause any permanent strip damage - she came out ahead in newspaper count after the kerfuffle was over.

Lynn Johnston, Creator of For Better or For Worse continues in Part Two: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/cart...

*(1) The complete home website of Lynn Johnston with information, games and goodies. http://www.fborfw.com

*(2) How to be a Successful Cartoonist by Randy Glasbergen, Publisher: North Light Books, 1996, Pages 70-71

Keep up with the For Better or For Worse story: http://www.comics.com/comics/forbetter/i...

Interviews with Lynn Johnston:

http://cagle.slate.msn.com/hogan/intervi...

http://www.infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/b...

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4.   Apr 24, 2002 3:22 PM
In response to message posted by Fort_Spunky:

It is great! I'm so glad you found my column, and Thank You for enjoying my article. ...


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3.   Apr 21, 2002 7:00 PM
This strip is one of my favorites. Thanks, Susanna, for enlightening me about its creator. Very interesting article. I look forward to the next installment.

And I found you because of the new Arts ...


-- posted by Fort_Spunky


2.   Apr 20, 2002 8:56 AM
It's at the top left on our paper's cartoon page, so obviously others like it, too. It was great to read of this artist's personal life. We all put ourselves into our art, though it may not be notic ...

-- posted by jerrib


1.   Apr 19, 2002 8:13 PM
Aside from the engaging storylines, Lynn Johnston's artistic skill keeps me in awe. She makes it look so easy, with such simple lines, to evoke the aging of each character (Elly in a bathing suit, Apr ...

-- posted by bici





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