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(77) For Better or For Worse. "Get over on your side!" 1983.
Published by Universal Press Syndicate,
February 20, 1983.
Ink over graphite underdrawing with paste-ons.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-DIG-ppmsca-09130 (77)
In this eight panel comic strip, two small children, Michael and Lizzie fight over space. Their patient but frazzled mother Elly pastes a dividing line of masking tape across the table, couch, window, and finally, even the dog. Since 1979, when For Better or For Worse first appeared, Canadian artist Lynn Johnston (b. 1947) has been chronicling the lives of the Patterson family including John the dentist father, Elly, and children Michael and Lizzie, all of whom develop and age in real time. In her leading modern family strip, Johnston has willingly addressed sensitive issues such as death, aging, and sexual orientation, bringing her both acclaim and criticism. |