New wave .28mid-1970s.E2.80.931980s.29 Canadian comics
lynn johnston s better or worse, distributed canadian comic strip the world of comic strips saw number of works pop up. ben wicks doing outsiders , wicks, jim unger s herman debuted in 1975, , ted martin s pavlov in 1979. in 1978, lynn johnston, living in lynn lake, manitoba, began better or worse, noted following lives of patterson family grew older in real time, , dealt real-life issues. strip based number of storylines on johnston s real-life experiences own family, social issues such midlife crisis, divorce, coming out of gay character, child abuse, , death. in 1985, became first female cartoonist win reuben award, , friends of lulu added women cartoonists hall of fame in 2002. strip popular, appearing in on 2000 newspapers in 25 countries. editorial cartoonists held considerable sway between 1950s through 1970s. former prime minister joe clark has been quoted lost votes in election of 1980 due political cartoons him. have experienced fear of censorship through courts, or libel ch...