At the risk of seeming like a constant shill for my blog, I recently had the opportunity to interview cartoonist Lynn Johnston about her upcoming semi-retirement on her daily comic strip, “For Better Or For Worse.” I’ve got the full, uncut interview with her here, where she talks about, among other things, the … distaste certain fans feel towards Anthony:
Q: Have you been following any of the reactions to this summer’s storylines at all, especially the one about Elizabeth and Anthony?
A: Yes. Sure.
Q: It seems like there’s been a real negative reaction to Anthony.
A: Oh yeah. A lot of people didn’t like him. A lot of people did. But you see, Anthony has never really had an opportunity to be recognized and understood by everybody. He was just a shadow figure. And all they’ve seen is little bits and pieces. And so that’s another reason why the strip has to be extended, so that Anthony’s character can be more fully explored. And his marriage discussed and his relationship as a single parent and his business sense and the things he likes to do. He’s just not a complete character and it’s hard to accept that Elizabeth, who is a well-known character should be lost to someone that nobody really knows.
You can also read the feature story that ran in last Sunday’s paper here.
