"Funnies" have gotten serious, and unlike some...

I like it.
I know that many people who might read this are pretty fully enmeshed in the digital lifestyle. I myself am, but still appreciate the stories from the "funnies," those little black and white comics in the newspapers (COLOR on Sundays!), and thus still read them online. However, if you haven't been following them, you might have missed the recent story arc of Funky Winkerbean, which came to its climax today. In it, Lisa Moore, wife of main character Les Moore, finally succumbed to her breast cancer.
Many have said that such seriousness does not belong in the 'comics,' in our 'family newspapers,'. However, I believe that they should, as it can teach us that life doesn't always turn out right in the end. Bad things happen to good people. And what it can teach us as well is that you pick yourself up, and keep on living your life, no matter what happens.
I don't know if this really belongs here, but I thought it belonged somewhere, and this is where I put it.
** If you haven't been following them, you can access the last month's worth of Funky Winkerbean at seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/funky.asp