For Better or For Worse - The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston

For more than thirty years, Lynn Johnston captured the hearts of readers around the globe with her Pulitzer Prize-nominated comic strip "For Better or For Worse." Chronicling the lives of the middle-class suburbanite Patterson family Elly and John and their children, Michael, Elizabeth, and April "For Better or For Worse" was both goofy and ground-breaking. The experiences of the Patterson family mirrored those of their readers, the characters aging in real time with the audience. "For Better or For Worse: The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston" takes you behind the scenes of one of the world's favorite comic strips. Explore Lynn Johnston's influences and early drawings and the surprising, real-life inspirations behind her beloved characters and storylines. Along the way, revisit some of the most memorable moments in the "For Better or For Worse" universe. Whether you're encountering Lynn Johnston's work for the first time or a fan returning to it once again, you'll find something new yet richly familiar in "For Better or For Worse: The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston."

About the author

Cartoonist Lynn Johnston, best known for her strip For Better or For Worse, attended the Vancouver School of Art and worked as a medical artist before turning to comic art. For thirty years, her popular strip appeared in newspapers around the world before Johnston retired. Amongst many other honours, including several honorary degrees, Johnston is a member of the Order of Canada, has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame, and is in the Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Hadway, Katie Hadway, Lynn Johnston, Amber Landgraff
• Assisted by: Lynn Johnston (Illustration)
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780864928641
• ISBN: 978-0-86492-864-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 276 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 884 g
• Illustrations: 130 colour, 200 black and white; 330 Illustrations
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humor, HUMOR / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family, Calendars & Diaries