Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The world has watched the Patterson family grow up in real time, and to many readers, the Pattersons feel like family!
Parents and children alike will relate to the obstacles that the Patterson family faces. Curfews, parent date nights, babysitting, pets and distractions are all hurdles that the Pattersons must overcome in order to enjoy each other as a family. They face the same obstacles that real life families do, which is what makes them so loveable.
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Invisible
said, 5 months ago
Kind of weird for it to be 2013 considering the material still uses a lot of old fashions and technology. Look at the TV they’re watching. Heh.
NightShade09 said, 5 months ago
@Invisible
Good writing – like this – is timeless.
Arye Uygur said, 5 months ago
If this is a re-run and April hasn’t been born yet, how come John says it’s 2013?
briatollah said, 5 months ago
@Arye Uygur
I think they updated it.
gmartin997
said, 5 months ago
Well, well, Lynn updated the strip.
Bret Maverick said, 5 months ago
As I understand it, this new version will not progress in real time. Like in Hi & Lois, the kids will never age.
psychlady said, 5 months ago
Is this a new version? I hadn’t heard anything about it! Looks like they just stuck in the “real” date into their reruns. But this is still one of my favorite comics!!
P Partridge said, 5 months ago
Nothing changes New Year’s Day.
oldfarmhand said, 5 months ago
@P Partridge
The same to U2.
Ken Twining said, 5 months ago
The “2013” has been photoshopped over the date that was originally published. The font is slightly larger.
Jean said, 5 months ago
either way, love this comic, one of my favorite. Happy New Year to you all, be safe and enjoy. I know that is sometimes hard to do but try.
TheKaytebb said, 5 months ago
Still one of my favorite strips, even if they did change the date. My niece would totally do that and I would have too as a kid. :)
TruckDriverFritz
said, 5 months ago
as best as I can recall, Lynn didn’t want to do the re-run route, and I’m sure didn’t want things photo-shopped, but the U/GoComics overlords probably own the rights and do whatever they want… so we get little “tweaks”.. still one of the best strips plus we can all play psychic and “see” the future…
legaleagle48 said, 5 months ago
@Bret Maverick
Not true. Michael and Lizzie have already aged a couple of years from when the strip re-started in 2010. He’s now going on nine and she’s going on four. When the strip re-started, he was going on seven and she was going on two.
Monkeyhead said, 5 months ago
@Invisible
My parents just got themselves a flat screen TV for Xmas.