Lynn Johnston Productions: Online Press Kit

Lynn Johnston

Lynn was born in Collingwood, Ontario Canada and grew up in British Columbia. She has lived in both Ontario and Manitoba, but now calls North Vancouver home once again.

Lynn attended the Vancouver School of Art hoping to make a career as an artist. Her main interest was animation and she held a job in an animation studio in Vancouver. Shortly after getting married, she moved to Ontario and began working as a medical illustrator at McMaster University.

In 1972, Lynn discovered that she was expecting her first child and left McMaster. Her obstetrician challenged her to do some drawings for the ceilings above his examining tables. These were published in a book called David, We're Pregnant, which sold over 300,000 copies. She produced two further books in this series, which attracted the attention of Universal Press Syndicate. UPS asked if Lynn was interested in doing a daily comic strip, and she said yes.

For Better or For Worse®

Lynn created For Better or For Worse® in 1979. It was named Best Syndicated Comic Strip in 1992 by the National Cartoonists Society. At its peak, For Better or For Worse® appeared in more than 2,000 newspapers in 23 countries, and was translated into 8 languages for a devoted readership of more than 220 million.

Alottabotz®

In early 2024, Lynn launched Alottabotz®—a rhyming children’s picture book series about a robot boy and his family.