Be sure to mark May 21st and 22nd on your calendar: it’s the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, and Lynn will be in attendance:

A Conversation with Lynn Johnston
Saturday, May 21st 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
Hosted by Doug Savage
Featuring Lynn Johnston

Meet Lynn Johnston, the award-winning creator of For Better or For Worse, and one of the most celebrated cartoonists of our time. Fellow cartoonist Doug Savage (Savage Chickens) sits down with Lynn to chat about her creative process, her adventures in the comics business, and what advice she has for others embarking on a life of creativity.

To find out more, visit the Festival site here.

This adorable plush toy comes straight from the comic strip! We made Elizabeth’s favourite childhood toy out of cuddly fabric. It was designed by Lynn’s daughter, Katie, to be a close replica of her own bunny, lovingly made by her grandma.

From now until Easter, you can order Lizzie’s bunny at half price!

The Bridgehead is Jonathon Van Maren’s radio show. He interviews top culture warriors, journalists, authors, and others for cutting edge analysis of the most important issues from the front lines of the culture wars.

Listen to  “The Bridgehead” interview here:

A big thank-you to Michael Sobota, writing for the Thunder Bay Seniors newspaper, for this kind review of Lynn’s art exhibition (download the article in PDF) at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

Lynn recently took part in an interview for The Argus, Lakehead University’s student newspaper. You can read the full article online here.

Interviewing Lynn Johnston was a unique experience in that she interviewed us right back! Her curiosity about how we read comics, the best size of screen for online images, and the future of illustration as a whole formed a key structure for the rest of our discussion. One part of our experience which was exactly as we expected, however, was her humour, animated speaking, and warmth.

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