Behind the Headlines

By Paula Wethington

My sisters and I are long-time Funky Winkerbean comic strip fans. The Monroe Evening News runs the Sunday strip but not the daily, so I have to go to some effort to keep up with the story line.

Anyway, yesterday, one of my sisters asked “Is Lisa terminal?” And we all knew which Lisa she was talking about (Funky Winkerbean’s Lisa Moore), since neither our sister Lisa or cousin Lisa are seriously ill.

I have been following the comic strip story line closely enough to tell her the answer was yes.

Well, from one of my other sisters, I found out us fans are watching the details unfold for a plot line that was determined awhile back. Go to Funky’s site and you’ll see both a news article and blog from the author hinting at what’s in the future for one of his most popular characters.