Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 28, 2012
Transcript:
Quill: "I have to be honest with you, Luann. I didn't come to record a song" Luann: "Then what are we doing?" Quill: "Look, we agreed to be "just friends" because I might go home anytime. But leaving will be hard no matter what we do" Luann: "Are you saying we should be more than friends?" Quill: "Yes, I am. IF you agree" Luann: "Define 'more"
traneengineer almost 12 years ago
Awkwardness isn’t much different from conscience in this matter. Luann and Quill both know what to do; there’s no doubt that they will do the right thing and back out, graciously or awkwarkly doesn’t matter
Orion-13 almost 12 years ago
And the grand dance continues…I’m loving this story arc. Luann wants a little bit more commitment. Mr. Evans is doing an excellent job.
Orion
cereal killer almost 12 years ago
Just say yes. Who do you think is going to interior?
wiselad almost 12 years ago
Luann, an item, significant other, a couple, boyfriend/girlfriend. romantic relationship, exclusives, companions
ZacBSM almost 12 years ago
Why ask to define more? Girls KNOW what the guys want. She is just stalling for time – a sure sign she is nervous and probably a little scared. The first time is a scary territory for most girls. And the first time sets the tone of the rest of the girl’s sexual life. If it is good, she will like it and get comfortable and confident. If it was awkward, the girl will hesitate and wait for a long time before trying again. If it was bad, she will feel unconfident and withdraw as she may feel it was her fault. If it was rough or careless, she will dislike it and not ever have it again for God knows how long or go the other side. Girls are so sensitive about the first time so it becomes an important milestone in a teenage girl’s life so she is right to be a little scared.
FatTonyBalducci almost 12 years ago
Define “more”?………..more = doin’ the dirty deed
barbarasbrute almost 12 years ago
A “family” cartoon strip.
cooldude45 almost 12 years ago
just jiss her you FOOL! gah! lol
whayle almost 12 years ago
Personally I do not think they are even remotely talking about sex. She wants to hear him say “boyfriend/girlfriend” or something concrete. She may have been the one pulling away, but if he flat out he admits he wants a relationship, she might be inclined to agree.
ShagsCA almost 12 years ago
Both feet on the floor, kids!
kfccanada almost 12 years ago
He just wants to ask her to go steady…to coin old terminology. Doing so would also get Tiffany off his back…
qingfzg almost 12 years ago
Luann likes Quill, doesn’t she?
Ottodesu almost 12 years ago
OK, where is the “Quill is Gay” brigade at the moment?
brewingbiker almost 12 years ago
I hated that point in my life. Being a teen sucked bad. But then I never cared for the single life, anyway. Much happier with having a wife.
artybee almost 12 years ago
If I’d so much as sat on a bed with a girl at that age, I’d have fainted dead away.
coldsooner almost 12 years ago
“Third Rate Romance, Low Rent Rendezvous”
ShagsCA almost 12 years ago
Going, staying…either way it’s hard for Quill! Literally!!
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
should i stay or should i go. girl, you got to let me know. should i stay or should i go.
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
Luann has developed cold feet after her initial heavily romanticized but not very well thought out notions of “seduction.”
folker almost 12 years ago
Luann is a tease, she likes to flirt. If she backs out after taking Quill up to her room he should be mad. That would be realistic. I just hope Greg does not try to moralize that Luann should wait for marriage. Most girls her age with a bf are at least into heavy petting. As far as this being a “family” comic, please, kids are not reading Luann. She and her friends are not realistic and I don’t think today s kids can identify with them. Most kids I know read Japanese manga.
Chas60 almost 12 years ago
Boy friend, Girl friend and just think what it will do to Tiffany, when she finds out.
cabalonrye almost 12 years ago
Ready to think about jumping in the deep end but not ready to jump. Yet.
Peabody429 almost 12 years ago
Friends with benefits! I’m just amazed she cleaned her room.
nufalready almost 12 years ago
Quill already passed up a threesome at the beach.
celeconecca almost 12 years ago
Quill, just kiss her.
3hourtour Premium Member almost 12 years ago
..aaah..back to Luann…
Dkram almost 12 years ago
I think they should just get into a lip lock, then go to the living room and watch a movie..\\//_
percenez almost 12 years ago
the buttons are back.
Cathy38c almost 12 years ago
I slept with my cousin once!
Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Parental interference…hmmm
jsellison almost 12 years ago
Now is the perfect time for Aaron Hill to return to town.
Auntie Socialist almost 12 years ago
She’s not that kind of girl.
Chuck373 almost 12 years ago
Finally – I see something approaching realistic teen behavior.
Mordock999 almost 12 years ago
I wonder if NOW would be a GOOD time to tell Luann that Her old “Baby-Monitor” sitting on her dresser is ON and Recording?
Naw, Frank will let her and Mr. Perfect know later…..,
Chuck373 almost 12 years ago
Quill – Are you a half-full or half-empty kind of guy? Luann is half-naked and you two are sitting on her bed in an empty house. The time for talk is ended.
brownswan almost 12 years ago
Whatever became of Aaron Hill?
SwimsWithSharks almost 12 years ago
Ya know. Luann wouldn’t feel so awkward about pulling her shirt off and jumping him, if she would have texted him a few racy pics beforehand.
imbaldeagle almost 12 years ago
Well, yeah, the temptation is there – and both could be curious and turned on to go further… But… both are ALSO just scoping out the new vista that could be opening. Just talking, but getting a little clarity about what COULD be. Normal stimulating moves for intelligent “lovers”.
Donaldo Premium Member almost 12 years ago
blah blah blah
Simon_Jester almost 12 years ago
What the hell is wrong with you tonight?I can’t seem to say or do the right thingWanted to be sure you’re feeling rightWanted to be sure we want the same thing
She said, I can’t believe itYou can’t, possibly mean itDon’t we, all want the same thing?Don’t we?Well, who said anything about love?
No, not love she saidDon’t you know that it’s different for girls?(Don’t give me love)No, not love she saidDon’t you know that it’s different for girls?You’re all the same
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNzzK1dUtCI
Tetonbil Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Ah youth…..I remember oh so well. Nice touch and well done Mr. Evans.
ewalnut almost 12 years ago
If he was planning it, maybe he brought a condom after all.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML almost 12 years ago
well… wut if’n they don’t fall off an’ hit there hed…???jus sayin….
Veteranusa almost 12 years ago
Love the reversal. Yesterday the flirty eyes and the direct route straight to hr bedroom. She was a girl on a mission. Today he is stalling and confessing his feelings and now she hesitates after leading him on, she wants a definition. She is lucky that he is understanding and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. Most teenage boys would have already been into it and not even worry about protection.
Lou almost 12 years ago
Kiss her, you Blockhead!
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
This is more serious and surprising than any of us suspected, I now think. Quill has raised the subject of love and loss. This is not just going to be garden variety teen age sex, and certainly not just exploitation or “scoring” or however teens speak now. For a long time they have been holding back their romantic feelings for one another—not just their hormones—it is mutual and equal and innocent so far—but if they go ahead and have sex now it is going to be love making in the full sense of that expression, not just being carried away with lust. The emotional consequences may be explosive. (And I sure hope they are not interrupted.)
Airman almost 12 years ago
He wants them to be “exclusive”, loyal to each other until a B747 do them part.
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
“If you want to keep things as they are, I think you will start seeing him with Tiffany.”Of course she does not want to keep things as they are and of course he will never be with Tiffany.
Doctor11 almost 12 years ago
Oh, I SO don’t like where this is going.
VirginiaCityLady almost 12 years ago
And now it begins………We’ve all been in this same situation….Let’s see…how many times did I say NO!…let me count the ways….
Snoopy_Fan almost 12 years ago
“Wanna play doctor?”
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
“Quill will greet him and say, “She’s all yours. I heading for Tiff’s place.””Why do you do this, Leviticus?
kenhense almost 12 years ago
“Define More.” Time for Quill to respond with a really good kiss. If Luann responds with an embrace – that will be sexy enough. Then it’s time for them to be interrupted – Mom & Pop, Brad & Shannon, Tiffany – somebody will show up.
alasko almost 12 years ago
Cue up the Barry White music….
ACTIVIST1234 almost 12 years ago
I’m loving this. Both are smarter than I was— they’re talking it through BEFORE letting the hormones take over
Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member almost 12 years ago
You’re all about to get blindsided. Trying to outguess Evans is futile.
WaitingMan almost 12 years ago
As the GoComics recommendation says, “Never a bad day to take your clothes off.”
stephcreeves almost 12 years ago
Why can’t they agree to date and still be abstinent? It does happen, you know. She’s no fool. Boy crazy, maybe, but innocent, nonetheless. They’re in HIGH SCHOOL for crying out loud. Does nobody care about that anymore?
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
When Quill first appeared in this strip Tiffany tried to take him over and get possessive, but he very soon indicated that she was not to his taste and that he much preferred Luann. Leviticus, you may know the history of this strip batter than anyone, but as often as not you make off-the-wall unsubstantiated and irritating comments just to provoke, by your own admission. Can you give one instance which shows that Quill is attracted to Tiffany? Time to put up or shut up.
vblakely almost 12 years ago
They are clearly leading up to kissing….on the bed or not, it doesn’t always go straight to sex…..you people forget about being young and filled with “puppy-love”….this is a family cartoon, they won’t go past kissing
bbwoof almost 12 years ago
They only have a short time before her parents return so they’d better get started.
CrimsonFoxx almost 12 years ago
Luann, you’re the one who was trying to seduce him, you know that more than anyone!
Petemejia77 almost 12 years ago
COME ON ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
imbaldeagle almost 12 years ago
Quill says, “we agreed to be just friends.” Was this “agreement” documented in the strips, or was it just understood to have happened, to explain why they didn’t develop a romance before now? Anybody know the date of a strip – following NYE kiss, or before?
DockoftheBay almost 12 years ago
It might as well be Splendor in the Grass it’s so hot between the two of them. But I’m sure there will be an honorable exit to this series.
Airman almost 12 years ago
The seduction has stopped. Read the body language. 1st panel, Luann has crossed her legs: the door is shut.
OhBuggerMe almost 12 years ago
Poor ol’ Tiff. I can’t wait to see her reaction. I bet it’ll be priceless.
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
lip lock you idiot!
Kathe almost 12 years ago
Yes…I can see that happening and when Mom and Dad come home to find Quill there (possibly in the bedroom), Luann will lose some of the trust she has built up with them.
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
lemme guess Sheriff … not only are they surprised by the parents, but they ban Luann from seeing Quill again. Too bad the sheriff can’t take bets.
kenhense almost 12 years ago
I got it! I got it! Quill lays a big kiss on Luann – she accepts with an embrace – then the next day – a new story arc with some of the other characters. Greg Evans does this every time – however it works – we all read “Luann.”
les nessman almost 12 years ago
Luann will not hear from Aaron Hill again until right after the minister says… “If anyone objects to this marriage, let them speak now or forever hold their peace”
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
Yes.
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
I have never let evidence or facts deter me before. Why start today? So we can believe you when you say anything.
lsheldon almost 12 years ago
I do not agree that girls know what guys want. Most have no clue.
Most never until the day they die figure it out,
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
The buttons were there two days ago.
imbaldeagle almost 12 years ago
I did a little searching and found this which is about as close to an agreement as Quill could get, before Luann interrupted him. This goes on during the week and then picks up about a week later. Guess this will have to do until some more definitive “agreement” surfaces.
Corey Karvonen-Lee Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Not many comments about poor Tiffany. I can hardly wait to see what Greg has up his sleeve around her reaction. I wonder if he reads these comments. I’ll bet he gets a few chuckles.
caherrera almost 12 years ago
YES I WANT TO BE MORE THAN FRIENDS!!<3
rugeirn almost 12 years ago
Now she has to deal with knowing that she told him when to show up. Tricky territory, this!
melmarsh9v almost 12 years ago
Very astute observation regarding Aaron Hill!
Airman almost 12 years ago
Quill appears to have great respect for Luann. She is the pushy one who leads him to her bedroom, asks if he thinks that she is trying to seduce him, and asks if he wants to be MORE than friends. She’s the one leading him on and putting words in his mouth. She’s the one looking for action. Again from Broadway………….“don’t talk of love, show me, show me now.”
ablewisster almost 12 years ago
personally, I think he looks more nervous than her. Look at how relaxed her position is…now look at him. Straight as a board and super stiff. He’s completely afraid of being rejected.
Spode almost 12 years ago
So: If Luann & Quill are depicted as having any kind of sexual encounter, it would likely offend a good many non-ironic Luann fans, not to mention basic constraints placed on the medium. (If Luann & Quill get down and dirty, the ironic readers will display Faux Moral Outrage.) What will the cartoonist do? It is set up that Frank & Nancy will come home earlier than Luann expects. So I expect that things will just peter out. But The Sheriff hints at something wildly unexpected. I hope it really is. I don’t care if my morals or faux-morals are offended. Please, Mr Evans . . .
mechaman Premium Member almost 12 years ago
You can have a conversation like this while NOT in your room, and NOT on your bed. Just sayin’. But when you’re that age, you don’t quite think things through. I trust Greg’s handling of Luann, that she is not going to go as far as the set up might indicate .. but there will be some more awkwardness to come…
bscan48 almost 12 years ago
What will happen is they will get to a point where it looks like they are about to get naughty and mom and dad will come home early.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 12 years ago
You’re never going to see her again if her parents catch you in her bedroom when they’re not home.
JimT8 almost 12 years ago
After all what time?
george almost 12 years ago
I thought Luann already ‘did it’ with Aaron Hill before he left for Hawaii. Remember Brad looking out the window at the fogged up car window and commenting on the matter?
dianecliff almost 12 years ago
It is possible to go from just friends to boy/girl friend with cuddling, kissing and hand-holding and not jump right into sex.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 12 years ago
“It never ceases to amaze me how people actually think backing out of sex is the moral high ground. The “right thing” is for Luann and Quill to have some hot, hot sex.”.We can assume it would be enjoyable but would have to look far and wide to find a definiton which would call it moral..Interesting how people are expressing their desires through these characters, not what would be good for them but what would be fun to do.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 12 years ago
“I slept with my cousin once!.“I slept with your cousin once also.”.Some days you’re on a roll.