Sniff, sniff. I can’t believe I’m this sad about a comic.

For Better or For Worse ended today (click on the headline to read it on the official site). What’s funny is how sad I am about it. I grew up with For Better or for Worse. I don’t remember the years when the kids were little, but I remember when Farley died, trying to save April from drowning and I bawled my eyes out. I remember their acceptance of Lawrence who “came out” to his friends and family not too far off the timing my brother did.
I always related to Michael’s teasing of Elizabeth way into their adult years (gosh, you have no idea how much my brother’s are like that).
The last few years as the kids have been growing and the parents were looking to downsize, I related to their struggles since I’ve watched my parents and friends parents go through that transition. I watched as Elizabeth picked bad guy after mediocre guy and wondered who she’d end up with.
I think this comic is a tribute to life. The storytelling and the drawing is amazing and I really hope that I get as sucked in to Lynn Johnson’s follow up (prequel if you will) as much as I did this one.
Good luck Lynn! I feel like this is an “end of an era” but hopefully a new one will begin for you and for us as readers!

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