Lynn Johnston announced in 2002 that her comic strip “For Better or For Worse” would finish up in five years. Readers have observed storylines wrapping up, with the Pattersons settling down into retirement. Now Johnston has decided that instead of ceasing the strip entirely, she will be taking a “hybrid” model by mixing new material with old. Her characters, who have been aging in real-time, will go into the ageless mode typical of other comic strips. New plots will also incorporate remembrances from earlier years.