Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 08, 2015

I’ve heard of parents coming to their kids’ college graduation, but not sure of them coming to see their kids’ progresses.

This is the part where the parents are supposed to just automatically nod their heads in agreement, and move on. Makes the bit a little less painless…

Zebo must have something going for him. He is an artist AND he has a REAL JOB; not a fast fooder…

nice to see this strip in living color

Love that the hidden piece of art in panel 2 is titled “6-8 by Greg”

“Process Of Elimination”“Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing”“A Voidance Issue”“Eliminate The Positive, Accentuate The Negative” )♫)“Running On Empty” (♫)“Home, Home On The Strange” (♫)“Something About Nothing”“A Not So Fantastic Voyage”“What’s The Meaning Of This?”“Bon Void-ah -gie!”“A Vacant Lot”“No Taste For Accounting”or“A Bizarre Baazar”

LOL, I’m sure Zamboni was inspired by it…

Fun with anagrams: “bon voidage” = “Boo! Evading!”

Yeah, my advice to Luann would be to ignore her father’s negative opinions about her artwork. And all his negative opinions, come to think of it. For the rest of her life. He’s a drag.

(Panel 2:) I didn’t know Greg was taking classes at Moony…

could someone please enlighten me. I seem to have missed or did not pay attention to the fact that Luann’s parents don’t have such a great marriage? I’ve never noticed anything like that. Or am I blind?

No more Luann and Quill…good

In the third panel, that little blue thing on the display that is by “Lea”, is actually Zebo’s brain. Lea removed it while Zebo was not looking, turned it upside – down and painted it blue. The white stem at the top is the cerebral cortex and a few inches of his spinal cord. . . . . "-—————————It’s all that got rescued of Luann’s papier-mâché mask. That is the straw sticking out.

“Lea” is obviously Zebo’s minimalist name for Luann. Frank recognizes the artifact, since he supplied the blue paint.

Luann has always been a high achiever in her art classes ~ in her fashion.

ReallyBad2 said, @TEMPLO S.U.D.I’ve heard of parents coming to their kids’ college graduation, but not sure of them coming to see their kids’ progresses.-Their marriage isn’t so great, when it’s just them they are usually seen arguing about something. Concentrating on Luann saves their marriage. . . . . .. .. .. "-———————————I think you only say this to get a rise out of others. So much evidence points the other way.

Hey all! June 4th I said, “Luann will smile and turn out the light again – and Evans will jump to a new arc.”. June.6th Luann smiles and turns out the light. Then the Sunday stand alone with Brad & TJ. Then Monday a new arc.

“In the third panel, that little blue thing on the display that is actually Zebo’s brain.”_____________________________________

No No,Brdy. Quite WRONG. In REALITY THAT Object is What’s Left of the “missing” Handicap Sticker that was STOLEN, by Lea from that Poor Lady while she was at the ATM. (See Yesterday’s Strip) This was Just Before Brad and Old Smiley Pulled Up and Went all Vigilante.

But What is REALLY Interesting is the Picture Hanging on the wall to the Right of Dez in Panel, 3 which Depicts in Graphic Detail, What Gunther and Tiffany Did Together after They Finished Their Homework, a few Weeks Back.

Now THAT, Sir Is ART!

I REALLY can’t stand him.

“Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream…”

I cannot begin to tell you how many gallery openings just like this one I have been to over a span of many years….Zebo is crazy, and succeeding at it….

Zebo… I really enjoy having him in the comic. Even though “Dad” seems a bit disgruntled, I do really think that Zebo is teaching the students about art, and the art process. I think he is a good teacher…. even with his flamboyance, his over-the-top antics, and his seeming smugness. I like seeing his character here. One of the best additions so far in the Luanniverse since they started college, IMHO.

And he teaches at a community college?

Well that was the understatement of the year by Nancy. Yes Col Zebo is extremely strange.

Oh dear God, another week of Zebo!

Must…Put…The….Rusty….Knife…Down.

Here’s wishing we could say “Bon Voyage” to Col Zebo as we send him off to the great barren void never, ever, ever, ever to return.

Perhaps if real life parents too as much interest in their children as these two fictional ones, the future would not look as bleak as it does. As for their marriage, this fictional one has lasted alot longer than some real ones, so don’t knock it.

So, is Luann telling her girlfriends about her “adventures” with Quill??

So, I wonder if this encounter with Zebo will convince Frank & Nancy that they should spring for a transfer to Moony for Lu? It would be interesting to see with whom she’d room and how they interact.

RB2…. Dave53 may or may not have meant the comment in a derogatory fashion. But, in reality, saying you are creating a sort of “fan fiction” is NOT really all that negative in reality. Much of what everyone here talks about is indeed speculation and conjecture about the meaning(s) of the comics, and a lot of the time this also involves predicting future plot turns. Again, I like pretty much all of your posts and the theories and speculations you discuss… they are interesting to read. I say the same thing for pretty much all of Dave53’s posts as well.

The building looks a lot like Palomar College. Hope the Art Department hasn’t changed that much.

@Skylark“I seem to have missed or did not pay attention to the fact that Luann’s parents don’t have such a great marriage? I’ve never noticed anything like that. Or am I blind?”.You’d have to be bonkers and twisted to see it.You’re okay.

LOL, paid trolls, gotta love ’em!

Very strange? I think he’s a total corn flake!

“I’ve got plenty of nothing, and nothing’s plenty for me.”

Sheriff – I appreciate your work— the colored comics are so much more visually interesting than the black & whites.

Methinks the void has been staring back at Zebo over long.

(Whatever buttercups are.)

True, RB@, the history is that Dave53 probably meant the comment in a derogatory fashion… but my point is that the actual comment was not really all that derogatory… and if you wanted to, it could be viewed positively (even if not meant that way).

“The important thing is that everyone has a right to voice their opinion and be heard”.Sure, but then they need to let others express disagreement with those opinions. That’s what free speech is about too. Not all opinions are equally plausible..“even though some people would like dissenting opinions silenced.”.

Not so much.

Just as theater classes have productions that parents (and others) attend, art classes often include exhibitions of work that members of the community (and parents, if interested) can view to see the works in progress. The exhibitions give beginning artists an opportunity to display works that they might otherwise not have, if they had to depend solely on for-profit galleries…

“amount of comics where they are annoyed with each other outweigh the romantic comics”.There is a lot of give and take, and maybe some bickering, in any long-term relationship. Frank’s commenting on the absurdity of vacuous commercial hype doesn’t amount to being annoying. And a lot more commentators criticize the absence of something funny. As for “romance,” that may be nice to see, but this is not particularly meant to be that kind of comic.

Dez and Zebo should get along with each other well. They are both odd and self-centered. They both push their ideas onto others without asking.

I swear. That “teacher” is on drugs

New poll up: Why do you read Luann?Luann or Tiffany?1) 31 votes – Tiffany2) 23 votes – Luann3) 6 votes – Other (including “TJ”, “neither”, “can’t tell”, and “stop with all the slut-shaming”.)

“One Could Conclude, from a humorous standpoint, that the same can be said for your post.”_____________________________________

Why THANK You JPuzzle!….I Think.

Hey all! June 4th I said, “Luann will smile and turn out the light again – and Evans will jump to a new arc.”. June.6th Luann smiles and turns out the light. Then the Sunday stand alone with Brad & TJ. Then Monday a new arc.-Yahoo had all the strips posted a week in advance. Most of us knew what was coming but kept (mostly) quiet about it. . . . . . . . "-—————————-Yes, thank you all. Restraint can be a useful trait.

“The point is that comments such as …. should not be allowed. ".Freedom!Freedom to agree!!

Evans used to show happy moments between these two. Now, not so much. Things are falling apart. . . . . . . . "-—————————————Well, that’s not how I see it at all. The final panel always has some quip, some punchline. ..These are often a bit cutting or sarcastic, sometimes just teasing. .The strip has to be funny.

ReallyBad2 said, @JimT8As shown by LDover, they used to be intimate with each other. Now they just tease and make snide comments. I’m saying that unless Evans wants to paint a picture of a marriage going downhill, he needs to show some good moments as well like he used to. It’s been mainly negative for over a year now. . . . . ."——————————————The snide comments have always been there in the final panel (think Bernice, even Delta). .As I see it, the main tension between the two is that Frank typically accepts Brad’s positions (in respect to growing up and the opposite sex), but he tries to “overprotect” Luann..Nancy does the exact opposite with the two kids.

Thanks everyone for clearing it up about the parents. Nothing out of the ordinary as far as what I saw that some of you posted. Normal interactions..period!

Frank and Nancy are doing just fine, thank you. Their special theme song is, “Back in the Saddle, Again.” And Nancy is more than willing.

Another fine example of tuition money going to good use!

Does Zebo have an accent over the “e”? If so, that is one more way he is different from “Zero”.

looking forward to seeing Luann’s mask.

Thanks for the laugh!!!

In fact, Greg often has poked fun at some of the absurdities of what might be called “political correctness.”

Don’t forget Susan of Candorville

Yep, that’s the right Buttercup

@Tarredandfeathered@Skylark“No. There are some commenters here who Project their own unhappiness onto Everything..They can be identified by the fact that they Never “Like” Any of the comics they comment on.”.Not that we can think of any, really, no matter how badly we try 2 do so.

I hope Luann painted her mask in an interesting way as opposed to leaving it its white ‘void-like’ state.

we don’t mind some speculations, we just are apprehensive about WILD opinions based on things that are unlikely at best and spoken like they are facts

rule of funny, or you prefer and find funnier if Greg had drawn Frank making opinions about what products say, and in last panel Nancy started doing the same about other products? or if Nancy had said, “you right, even if they are not great moments with Luann, I will miss them”? you have a great talent to construe anything toward your alleged point of view(some of us can see that it is just to go contrary to the general opinion)

would be interesting to say the least………….. how RB2 would give opinions if someone made a comic strip based on TV series “married with children” and he decided to post in it? rule of funny in comics strips usually over rule what is expected in real life

a HUGE difference between “I look at this things and I READ IT like it is this and that but I could be wrong” and “I present this evidence showing why you are wrong and I am certain it shows I am right, no matter if Greg shows next Sunday that I could be wrong and I am disregarding that the main aim of this comic strip is to be funny for most people even if I do not find it so”

first, we attack how you infer your opinions but most(if not all) do not attack you as a person ………. as far as I know, NO ONE knows anything about you in your personal real life(and even if you have talked about it, we can’t assume it is the truth, we can just opinionate about what you said about your own real life if you ever did) …………………. second, for the most part, if I give my opinion, I show it as what I think is most likely from the things that Greg drew as part of a plot line, and try to stay away from one gag strip and even in some rare occasions, from possible one week gags that will eventually become not important…………….. and Greg sometimes forgets what he did 10 years ago, and we have to accept changes from what was shown back than(like it will be hard if not impossible to reconcile Shannon, niece of Mrs Lewis from Shannon, niece of Toni Daytona; and in one strip, Toni said she was her cousin before being established Shannon is daughter of Jonah) and so I try not to take some gag strips as permanent indicators of what will happen in the future like some of the banter between Frank and Nancy(BTW, Q and L also banter each other and sometimes Brad and Toni) …………… 3rd, if it is unintentional, I apologize, but most of your posts come as “I am right, no one dare try to say I am wrong or even say I have a different view from reality” and not “I think I have my valid points, but your view might have valid points, depending on perspectives” and most people feel your opinions tend to be based on things never shown OR from selective interpretation of things like (this is just to show how it comes across, not as an actual posts from you) “Luann is dumb because she got a C in her class” and 2 days later we get “Tiff is smart because she was able to get a D in the her class and pass” and we talking the same class

I had a teacher like Zébo in the Academy of Fine Arts. It was great.

D53That Dilbert strip was funny and reminded me of some other funny people..Thanks.

A mother has 3 girls, they all got married, but she wants to know how the sex is, so she says that after the night on the honeymoon, they write a postcard saying how it went.

The 1st girl writes: “M&M’s.”

Puzzled, the women buys a pack of M&M’s and reads the slogan “It melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”

The 2nd girl writes: “Campbell’s soup.”

Again the mom buys some cambles soup and reads: “Mmm … mmm … good.”

3 weeks pass and the 3rd girl finally writes: “Ford.”

The mom goes to her ford and reads on a sticker: “The best never stop.”

I wonder if Bernice’s friend is going to break out her famous dung tea?

SPOILER ALERT

As it turns out, Zebo the Zero has already planned for refreshments. And someone we all know and love will question how refreshing they are…

the 4th daughter and 5th one about one year later sent postcards saying Volkswagen and Dixons, so she went to see the neighbors VW and it said “think small” and she got a Dixons that said “the last place you want to go”

Ha ha, clever!! – Funny thing, too, I was thinking something similar to “…Exhibited”…

Boy, I did not expect a “Frank and Nancy Emergency Counseling System Test” today!

I think their marriage is FINE

The value of the art object(s) is not what matters in this setting. What lasts, or should last, is what the meld of studio and classroom experience leaves with the art student. What I thought was bull### back then many times turned out to be pearls of wisdom years later. Art curriculums don’t necessarily train you to BE an artist as much as they teach you to THINK like an artist. Graduating rookies in any field have years to master their field, but it starts with the right frame of mind.

Here’s an interesting snippet from the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE:

“Your Materials, user name and/or screen name will not disparage in any manner Universal Uclick, its Licensors, or their Applications, products, or services and sites.”

So I talked to a trademark and copyright law practitioner.

“Products” obviously includes the comic strips, and maybe by extension the creator(s).

“Materials” covers a lot of turf including posted comments. What is considered “flame bait” is subject to interpretation, but playing innocent bystander while lobbing such bait into the fray is part of the troller’s arsenal.

Of course it’s all up to UCLick to make the call on what is or isn’t disparaging, but if it’s bad for business they will care. If it drives people away, they will care.

The acrimony in this forum pales in comparison to what polluted the Luann forum when United Media’s Comics.com site was running, but similarities abound.