For Better Or For Worse

The comic strip, For Better or for Worse has been written by Canadian Lynn Johnston for 29 years. Today, she has summarized it into the future for us to know what happens to all the characters.

Now, Lynn will go back to elaborate on some of the topics she took on over the years. She talks on her website about being happy with how her drawing has evolved over the years. I get the sense that she might like to fix a few things – how they were drawn – and perhaps elaborate on some of the story lines.

Ah, yes, how good it would be to be able to go back and do a few things a little differently! Since Lynn is doing a fictional story, loosely based on her own family, she will be able to do just that!

One thing I enjoyed over the years, of course, was that this strip was based in Canada, mostly in Ontario. It was nice to see the Toronto skyline with the CN Tower and Canadian flags. I loved reading it each day and seeing various references to Canada and Canadian ways.

You can go to fborfw.com to see details on this strip and right now, they have just posted a biography of Anthony who has finally married Elizabeth.

As a writer, it is hard to imagine trying to convey an entire story in just four frames a day. Longtime readers will recall the Pattersons’ dog, Farley and his heroic death, while rescuing April. (I have tried to explain to my American friends that Farley was probably named after the Canadian writer, Farley Mowat.) Lynn Johnston says she will be bringing Farley back. Gee, I’d like to bring back my dogs, particularly Red the Boxer and Harry the Shih Tzu! But, I am able to write stories about them and to look at their pictures whenever I want. And that is what Lynn Johnston intends to do.

There is much speculation now as to whether all papers currently carrying For Better or For Worse will keep it. Let’s give it some time to see how much people enjoyed this Canadian-spun, homey strip.

http://www.fborfw.com