While a Snoopy “Bleah” would be a very appropriate homage from Lynn Johnston to her favorite, Charles Schulz; the comic strip originally published back in 1989 would not be. The original final panel featured young Michael kicking the bassinet with a “KICK!” and the bassinet rocking in reaction to the kick.
What we have today is an alteration that was made using Lynn Johnston’s original artwork as Michael’s kicking leg has been Photoshopped into a vertical position and the bassinet has been moved to a vertical position with the motion lines removed. “BLEAH” is not from Lynn Johnston because Lynn Johnston puts punctuation after everything (see all the other dialogue balloons). Whoever is editing the reprints apparently did not like the idea that Michael would kick his newborn sister’s bassinet.
https://www.gocomics.com/forbetterorforworse/1989/06/22
While a Snoopy “Bleah” would be a very appropriate homage from Lynn Johnston to her favorite, Charles Schulz; the comic strip originally published back in 1989 would not be. The original final panel featured young Michael kicking the bassinet with a “KICK!” and the bassinet rocking in reaction to the kick.
What we have today is an alteration that was made using Lynn Johnston’s original artwork as Michael’s kicking leg has been Photoshopped into a vertical position and the bassinet has been moved to a vertical position with the motion lines removed. “BLEAH” is not from Lynn Johnston because Lynn Johnston puts punctuation after everything (see all the other dialogue balloons). Whoever is editing the reprints apparently did not like the idea that Michael would kick his newborn sister’s bassinet.