Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 01, 2012

got bumped again, I see Knox mad as an Ox tomorrow

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In the last panel, Rosa is standing there grinning. Greaseball, ( I can say it ‘cause I’m Italian) had no right to grab Gunther’s shirt in the first panel. His actions escalated the incident and Gunther complied with his request for him to leave. Too bad Gunther had another ‘oops’ moment on his departure! LOL

He’s gonna die

Tsk tsk isn’t Gunther a clumsy lad.

Knox, you are a big piece of stercorate

Rosa liked it!

Geez, Gunth – you read everything, you should know this: He grabs your shirt like that he’s ASKING for a wrist-lock. Give it to him and enjoy the whimpers and the pleading. Then make him apologize to Rosa, and kick him in the face. Problem solved.

Orion

we will see soon full proof of the Ballarag side of Knox, we already saw cues of that today

I think Gunther needs to introduce GBall to Ann Eifel. She may be in the market for a new Weenie boy.

Next we find out how fast he can run.

Oops! Did I do that?

Gunther has always been smart. Now he gets to improve his manliness score by proving he is also brave.

Greg’s been reading Naruto!

Doesn’t matter what happens next…Gunther…now ‘G-Man…" has gotten in TWO of his first. Real fighters know what I mean. I was a dweeby dork who eventually became a Green Beret…I didn’t always win in those, but I always went for it. I still have friends from it…and marks. And Orion… about then was the first couple of times I got to use the wristlock. Man was I GLAD of it, too, because I didn’t have anything then back of it…thanks to the Rosas, I’ve got a pretty good repetoire of behaviors NOW…thanks for the memories…and I don’t care what happens next…Gunther is always the “G-Man” to ME…he totally surprised me…

That’s a very significant delta momentum that Gunther is effecting.

BTW, Greaseball (I can say that because it is only used for jerks and I cannot accept that it offends anyone nice – and I am European) is the only other tall character apart from Quill.

Didn’t Chuck Berry have a song called “My Dingaling”? I suggest the today’s strip is offensive to, err, whatever. Rock and Roll maybe.

Boy have styles changed since my day! Now it’s the villain, not the hero, who has long hair and a beard! Nope, I don’t like the change.

Got any other moves Gunther? He’s not going to take it a third time and he’s going to more than pay you back for the two “bomps.”

This reminds me of George McFly and Biff in the first Back to the Future" movie. Lets hope Gunther finds his spine and take the jerk out. The guy grabbing gunther’s shirt is enough to be called assault (Gunter’s action was an unintentional act, uh huh) Find that spine Gunther! Then when he has Rosa Tiffany can come in and try to steal him away. The plot thickens…

Take 1: fwump! Take 2: bomp! If Leslie had any smarts, which for now seems doubtful, he’d leave the “little dingle…twerpy butt” alone if he values his machismo! Rosa (panel 3) is certainly starting to appreciate the New Model Gunther!

Kick. His, Ass! Back to lurking…

Kanukles, Gunter with his backpack is the hero in this story.

I hope his friends come to his aid if he needs them.Otherwise Gunther just might surprise all of us.

Looks like another enjoyable subplot from Greg.

Wow, the plot line of this story sure picked up speed.

Go, Gunther! Go! This is what I call guts, I knew you had it in you.

Hey, Needle Nose!

Yeah, I’m talkin’ to YOU, Slimeball!

Oh, I’m sorry, LESLIE!

Look, Les-Lie, You CAN’T Treat My imaginary Pal Gunther like THAT!

“What I’m i gonna DO about it???”

(ZAAAAAAAPPPP!!!!)

RUN Gunther, and take Rosa WITH You before Les-Lie wakes up from that cattle-prod!!!!

Second vote for Weenie World fodder.

Take no prisoners, Gunther!

I always say, If one “BOMP” is good, then two is better. Go get’em gunth.

Not only does Rosa know exactly what Gunther is doing. She is clearly enjoying it. His very next move should be to say “Going my way, Rosa?” That will take both him and Rosa out of the line of fire.

What’s Gunther got in that backpack? Bowling balls?

Carrying a school backpack is like carrying a loaded weapon. Those things are dangerous!

Gunth is asking for it now…good luck, fellow nerd…

lame and funny at the same time

The set up seemed slow but the situation now has caught our interest. 3 more days til we jump to a new story line!

I love Rosa’s expression in the last panel

Gun-THER! Gun-THER! Gun-THER!

needs to stand his ground

Don’t worry, Gunther, I’ll swear he fell down a flight of stairs…twice.

Gunth can’t run because that would leave Rosa alone & in danger. He (& she) are going to have to see it through. My guess is that Rosa is going to demonstrate some fighting skills too.

Hey, Knox, go hit on Tiffany. She might even enjoy it, and no one would come to her aid.

I’m starting to wonder if Quill will come and help Gunther if things get bad.

Gunther does have his talents, magic, etc. .He may even be able to cope with Knox in a fight. Didn’t he once take some training?

No. The new kid – the greasy one – is going to eat some humble pie. And the kid hitting him with the backpack is no loser.

James Dean, Fonzie, etc., all played greaseball roles. .Also — Knox looks so much taller because he is rearing up, while Gunther ( fakely? ) cringes. He is probably taller than G. tho.

Is Gunther in the 3rd grade? I don’t condone fighting, but this is the wimpiest, most passive aggressive and pathetic excuse for fight I’ve ever seen. What a dweeb. If this had any resemblance to reality or real life, Gunther would be getting trounced by that guy right about now.

Get with the program.

Next Scene: Pummelus Interuptus…. Teacher/Principle steps in to defuse the situation… with predictable results…. (yawn)

It’s official… A loaded backpack is now considered a dangerous weapon.This could put the gun dealers out of business.

gunther isn’t even using standard issue backpacks for most students. He’s using some kind of huge terrain trekking pack.

♪ OOPS! Gunther did it again! ♫What can the principal do? Tell Gunther to pack light from now on? This is Gunther… This IS packing light!

Tomorrow, Gunther gets beaten to a pulp.

i’d still rather see psychopath sparring with adults. let’s get back to ann and tj. this is getting tedious.

Gunth is using reasonable force to protect someone else. He is legally protected, if not protected from the “educational system”.

How do we know his name is Knox?

I wouldn’t bet on that. This is a comic strip, not downtown Detroit/Philly.

I was a 117 # weakling at one time. A group of guys egged a big strong guy into hitting me. I had never had a fight in my life.

The big guy crawled away bloody. Lost 3 teeth and broken nose.

I was 17. Last fight I had.

Walk away a winner.

What does he carry in that pack? The whole town library?

The back pack is full of his books on the martial arts.

I don’t understand all the comments that say that Gunther is going to run. Morever, the ones that say he is going to beat up all miss the point. He is finally committing himself to protect the girl he really cares about, probably loves. He might get beat up, might not. How many of those uninformed commenters remember the Brad and Toni arc, along with her dangerous boyfriend? Greg Evans may throw a loop in terms of what happens next, but what makes the strip continually enjoyable is the wisdom in human relations with young people dealing with eternal emotions he demonstrates with it. Gunther is using his “brain” to confront this jerk. And he is doing it for Rosa, who probably can take c/o herself by the way. (Throwing for a loop alert). That is the basic point here.

Geez

80+comments.this is getting better all the time…

Well, that might get him a fat lip but he’ll get the girl too.

Just like Steve Urkel, BikeNBoatN. Gunther sure knows how to fight while maintaining a level of probable deniability.

I remain optimistic that Gunther will rise to the occasion and give the perp an attitude adjustment tomorrow. Amazing what adrenaline can do….

Both you and Kirk are biting on trollbait. Froggy clyde-style trollbait. Of course its’ an idiotic remark, but that’s what the resident troll does. He has a few sockpuppets, so please remember the name of this one and don’t feed him.

AWESOME SAUCE X 2

Right in the keppie, yeah!

I love how even a dorky little guy is presumably more capable of handling a bulley than a normal-sized woman. Really, where would womankind be without the help of men? We’re like perpetual helpless victims, except apparently when we’re huge b*tches all managing a workplace all wrong and being unfair to employees.

yay! Nerdly backpack fu!

‘Twerpy butt’? My, such language!

You can’t start something like this and walk away … hard experience, folks. You have to give a beating, or you will get one…

This is similar to Brad’s girl Toni and the bully. I ‘m not sure where the artist is going with this. As far as the school personnel blowing it off, I did that once. Some girls came up and said “James is making nasty comments to us” and I didn’t do anything, just told them go sit down. Next thing I knew James was in one office, girls in another and me in another.This was back in the 70’s. Things might be different today, All I know is it was a bigger deal than I made it.

What the heck is a “dinkle?”