For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library
| For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | The Library of American Comics |
| Schedule | annual |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Genre | Drama Comedy Slice of life Gag-a-day |
| No. of issues | 5 published of 9 planned |
| Main character(s) | Elly Patterson John Patterson Michael Patterson Elizabeth Patterson April Patterson Farley the Dog |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Lynn Johnston |
| Artist(s) | Lynn Johnston |
| Editor(s) | Dean Mullaney Kurtis Findlay |
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For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library is the title of a book series which collects the complete run of the Canadian newspaper comic strip, For Better or For Worse created by Lynn Johnston, originally distributed in newspapers from 1979 until 2008 via the two syndicates Universal Press Syndicate and United Feature Syndicate at different times. Worldwide it was syndicated in over 2,000 newspapers with an estmated audience of 220 million readers.[1][2]This archival collection is published by The Library of American Comics and íts first volume was released in November 2017.[3]
Background[edit]
The series was first announced in March 2017 with a planned release date in October the same year.[4][5][6]
It was presented that the series would be comprised of nine volumes in total, three each per decade of the strip's orginal run. The books was to be made with the input from the creator, Lynn Johnston, while being edited by Dean Mullaney, Kurtis Findlay and Lorraine Turner at LoAC.[7] This For Better or For Worse complete series became the first non-American comic strip title to get a own collection in The Library of American Comics' line of publications.[8]In November 2017 the first volume was finally released.[9]
The author Lynn Johnston was thrilled to have her life's work reproduced by The Library of American Comics since she considered it a great honor to be one of the few selected for this sort of treatment.[10][11]
The people behind The Library of American Comics felt privileged as well and thought it to be a very existing project, preserving this modern comic strip classic for the future.[12]
Format[edit]
The volumes of this series measure 11 inches × 8.5 inches, (280 mm × 216 mm), oriented in landscape view and are hardcover.[13][14] The daily strips are reproduced in black-and-white and the Sunday pages in full color, both arranged in consecutive chronological order.
Compared to most other books series from LoAC the volumes of this one lacks sewn ribbon bookmarks[15] and dust jackets but this is compensated by the high page count at around 540 pages per tome. The MSRP of each volume is set at $39.99 to $49.99.
Due to a misprint, volume five of the series paper stock came to be a semi-glossed type. The sixth and following volumes will go back to have the matte paper stock originally used for all other books of the series.[16] [17]
Kurtis Findlay assembled all the cartoons with help from Katie Hadway (daughter of Johnston as well as executive director of Lynn Johnston Productions) and Stephanie Vandoleweerd, web designer and archivist. Findlay also wrote introductions and had the role as a overseer of the project. Since this edition is a "Complete Library", a lot of material that had been neglected or discarded from previous trade paperback collections have in this series been included.[10] Notes to the plots have been added to the margins by the creator[18][19][20], taking up reader reactions, own insights, even occasional regrets. The paper stock is of thick good quality.[2][21]
Color restoration[edit]
Every Sunday strip has been recolored in order to make the collection more cohesive in bwtween the different decades of it and also making it more appealing to contemporary readers. S When the comic industry started its migration over to digital coloring in the early 1990s the whole coloring process changed. The effort to recolor these later years of the strip therefore are a different story. One challenge was the for 2020s standrad low resolution original print files, the for its era high resolution digital files used during those years of the strip.[22]
Amendments[edit]
The comic strips's original run ended in 2008, however, Johnston continued to update some of the older strips and also created a number of new strips in order to expand upon some storylines and character development, as well as fixing older continuity faults. After 2010 she felt she had accomplished this and stopped adding new additions to the strip once for all. However she still to this day (2018) fixes minor flaws, like updating cultural references for the strips that are in reruns, e.g. changing a SNES controller to a contemporary equivalent, and adjusting the retail price of coffe. All the significant changes will be included in the volumes of this series.[12]
Volumes[edit]
| Volume | Release date | Title | Period | Page count | ISBN |
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| 1 | 2017-11-14 | “For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 1” | 1979–1982 | 544 | 978-1-63140-982-0 Search this book on .
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| 2 | 2018-07-31 | “For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 2” | 1983–1986 | 544 | 978-1-68405-256-1 Search this book on .
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| 3 | 2019-07-16 | “For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 3” | 1986–1989 | 544 | 978-1-68405-426-8 Search this book on .
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| 4 | 2020-03-24 | "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 4" | 1989–1993 | 544 | 978-1-68405-585-2 Search this book on .
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| 5 | 2021-01-12 | "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 5" | 1993–1996 | 544 | 978-1-68405-750-4 Search this book on .
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| 6 | 2022-03-23 | "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library - Vol. 6" | 1996–1999 | 536 | 978-1-68405-896-9 Search this book on .
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References[edit]
- ↑ Greene, Jamie (2018-01-02). "The Great Big Beautiful Podcast, Episode 163: Lynn Johnston". GeekDad (Podcast). GeekDad. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Book Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Volume One (1979-1982) - Cinema Sentries". cinemasentries.com.
- ↑ Johnston, Lynn (2018-03-15). "Syndicated strip or graphic novel? Lynn Johnston on doing For Better or For Worse in the internet age". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ↑ Johanna (22 March 2017). "IDW Collecting For Better or For Worse in Library Editions". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library Vol. 1". Comic Book Resources. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ↑ "IDW Publishing to release Lynn Johnston's 'For Better or For Worse' in Complete Library Editions this October". Review Fix. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Lynn Johnston's FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE: THE COMPLETE LIBRARY Coming to IDW". Newsarama.
- ↑ Rogers, Sean (2018-02-22). "Review: For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library canonizes Lynn Johnston's groundbreaking strip". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ Rednour, Douglas (2017-12-15). "For Better or for Worse: The Complete Library". Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 {{Hunter, Sarah (19 January 2018). "I Did Some Funny Stuff: An Interview with Lynn Johnston, Creator of FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE" (Interview). The Booklist Reader.
- ↑ "First volume of complete FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE library is released". www.comiclist.com.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Greenberger, Robert. "For Your Consideration: IDW's For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Vol. 1" (Interview). Westfield Comics. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-revew-for-better-or-for-worse-the-complete-library-volume-two-1982-1986-by-lynn-johnston/ Retrieved 2019-04-29
- ↑ Staff (22 March 2017). "For Better Or For Worse – IDW To Publish Nine Volume Library Edition Starting This Autumn".
- ↑ Plowright, Frank. "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library – Volume Two 1983-1986". The Slings and Arrows - Graphic Novel Guide. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ Findlay, Kurtis (2021-01-20). UNBOXING For Better or For Worse, Vol. 5! (YouTube video). US: Library of American Comics. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ VanderPloeg, Scott (2020-12-11). "For Better or For Worse The Complete Library Volume One: 1979-1982". ebabble. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ http://cinemasentries.com/review/book-review-for-better-or-for-worse-the-complete-library-volume-four-1990-1993-by-lynn-johnston/ Retrieved 2020-04-14
- ↑ Plowright, Frank. "For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library – Volume One 1979-1982". The Slings and Arrows - Graphic Novel Guide. Retrieved 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2020-11-25
- ↑ Bragg, Jess (2021-04-21). For Better or For Worse Complete Library vol 5 ('93-'96): Still Fun. Still Funny. Still Relevant (YouTube video). US: Omnidog's Vault. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ↑ Taylor (2021-02-15). For Better or For Worse: Complete Library Volume 5 by Lynn Johnston overview! (YouTube video). US: Taylor Talks Comics. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ Valdivieso, Melanie (2021-02-03). Preserving Comic Strip History - For Better or For Worse (YouTube video). US: Near Mint Condition. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
External links[edit]
- Publisher website - IDW Publishing - The Library of American Comics - For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library
- The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel - Inside look: For Better or For Worse - Vol. 1
- The Library of American Comics' YouTube channel - Unboxing "For Better or For Worse, Vol. 1: 1979 - 1982" with Lynn Johnston, creator & Kurtis Findlay, The Library of American Comics
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