Tom discovered this Editor & Publisher story which reveals that next Thursday, Oct. 4, will be when the Lisa Moore character in the comic strip Funky Winkerbean will die from cancer.
Longtime readers of the strip will remember that Lisa initially thought she had beaten breast cancer, only to discover the disease had returned several months ago.
The E&P story also has two other points of interest:
1) Creator Tom Batiuk is teaming up with several Ohio-based hospitals and cancer centers to set up a fund in Lisa’s name. Proceeds from the sale of his upcoming book, Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe, will go towards that fund.
2) After Lisa’s death, the strip’s storyline jumps forward in time ten years.
Expect to see a lot of similar stories on the newswire as we get closer to Thursday. I’m actually working on one right now.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:20 am
I haven’t had much chance to follow the story (though I’m sure it’s a tearjerker), but wanted to say: Another 10 year jump?
September 28th, 2007 at 10:52 am
“After Lisa’s death, the strip’s storyline jumps forward in time ten years.”
For God’s sake, Batiuk, you drag this out for weeks on end, and you don’t have the stones to show the recovery process? FUCK YOU.
September 28th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Dan: Ya’know, that reminds me: Batuik is going to be at Mid-Ohio-Con this year.
I’m sorely tempted to say those exact words to him -albiet a tad nicer phrased- in person then.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
It just seems so cowardly, you know? Especially since Lisa’s death isn’t the only plotline going- what about Wally in Iraq?
October 1st, 2007 at 1:39 am
Aww so sad. Our beloved Grandpaa passed away two years ago. So sorry.
October 6th, 2007 at 12:55 am
I was dissapointed in how fast Lisa died and how fast the strip went forward.
October 10th, 2007 at 9:09 am
10 year jump: Ah, now this past week is starting to make sense. I’m still wondering about two things:
1. The box of ashes – were they lost somewhere along the way?
2. When he’s in the graveyard crying, there’s a tomb with “Moore” on it – was that his dad/grandfather/other?