Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 23, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    what, no cookies for Bernice’s parents, brother, and nieces/nephews?

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    AnyFace  over 3 years ago
    Well, that’s convenient. ✨
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    Tyge Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Ah! A new cookie BFF for Shanon-i-gans!

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    tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 3 years ago

    “Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning of Christmas came though, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two.”

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    overtherainbow  over 3 years ago

    Credit where credit is due! This one’s sweet. Cookies for everyone, that’s the Christmas spirit, kiddo. Smile, Bernie, it’s a rare moment. Merry Christmas, everyone! <3

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    Tyge Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Don’t fall for it Bernice! It’s a trap!

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    howtheduck  over 3 years ago

    Miss Nancy, but Mr. Frank. What are you saying, Shannon?

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    Rhetorical_Question   over 3 years ago

    Surprise – Shannon’s charm strikes again.

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    Pointspread  over 3 years ago

    Everybody gets a cookie!

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    Pointspread  over 3 years ago

    Luann again also has cookies.

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    Homeboy1865  over 3 years ago

    Does Bernice recognize that Luann has the higher EQ?

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    BJShipley1  over 3 years ago

    So… no punishment for Shannon ruining Luann’s shirt. Fair I suppose, since Luann’s shirt healed itself Deadpool-style anyway.

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    outonalimb  over 3 years ago

    As several commenters predicted (but I wasn’t one of them), it looks like Shannon didn’t get any discipline for yesterday’s “bender” incident after all. Oh, well.

    Hmm. Looking more closely, I see that Luann’s blouse is apparently undamaged. We must have skipped over the boring part where Luann made Shannon reweave it off-panel before they could have their baking session. Yeah! That’s the ticket! My story and I’m sticking to it.

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    Shannon is going to eat them all, because she’s a budding genius and if you don’t like her, you hate every kid in the world and I hope you’ve never had kids. I guess you don’t remember that you were a kid yourself once. Shannon is a precious little angel who you’re supposed to like, because the writers never portray her as being annoying. (I am being sarcastic. I hope Ben’s kids get cookies, too. The one with four arms will grab twice as many!)

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    luann1212  over 3 years ago

    Ah Shannon haters out there, must be a bit chagrined, suddenly Shannon shows love for Bernice, and names those in her corner in Luannverse she thinks are her family. INNOCENT LOVE! You know last I checked Christ, whom Christmas is celebrated for, at least on religious grounds, says love others as they would love oneself. Declaring otherwise about a drawn caricature of a small child might be just a touch hypocritical?

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    Mordock999 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    It’s Now OFFICAL.

    Bernice?

    YOU just became an honorary member of the “Future Shannon Babysitters of America!”
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    capricorn9th  over 3 years ago

    Aw, Shannon does have her moments. She even called her MISS Bernice. She does know how to be polite. Brad and Toni raised her right where it counts. She is thoughtful in wanting to make cookies for everyone, even Bernice-Who-Does-Not-Like-Kids.

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    SHIVA  over 3 years ago

    Well, the Holy Terror must be maturing, she now says “Brad” on panel 2.

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    Scarlet Shimmer  over 3 years ago

    Shannon has a big family! And a lot of room in her heart! :)

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    beb01  over 3 years ago

    A precocious child, she has already learned how to suck up to those who hate her.

    And Ben joins Jonah down the memory hole of forgotten and discarded characters. Say “hi” to Knute and Crystal foe me.

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    Scarlet Shimmer  over 3 years ago

    So what say ye, Grinches? Are your hearts capable of growing? (or at least understanding)

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    Enter.Name.Here  over 3 years ago

    Did the little tornado bring back Bernice’s anxiety?

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    Don Draper  over 3 years ago

    Before you have your ‘aww’ moment, Bernice. See if your room (and Monstro) is still in one piece.

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    Brdshtt Premium Member over 3 years ago

    At least she is not making the gingerbread men anatomically correct.

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    kenhense  over 3 years ago

    Well I’m starting to think we are still in the arc that’s really about Bernice. Shannon is helping to thaw her out.

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    Airman  over 3 years ago

    Bernice, keep your britches up.

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    Don Draper  over 3 years ago

    The adults in this strip treat Shannon like she was the Bill Mumy kid in that twilight zone episode where he can do whatever he wants with just a thought.

    I guess I shouldn’t blame them for not disciplining her. Who wants to go through life as a ‘Jack in the Box’?

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    nesto49  over 3 years ago

    Gotta love Shannon! She’s truly not a brat to be mean. She’s been allowed to run feral for too long, and needs constant scooping up and redirecting, as many kids do. Dear Fellow Readers, please don’t get too caught up here. Just enjoy her spontaneity and spark for life!

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    Chrisdiaz801  over 3 years ago

    Nice job, Shannon. Very mature of her.

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    Sisyphos  over 3 years ago

    Oh, great! Now, we’re being propagandized with the dubious proposition that Shannon is in reality just a lovable if rambunctious kiddo. I ain’t buying it.

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    dadoctah  over 3 years ago

    Just how many families is Bernice going to be a part of by the time this settles out?

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    WilliamVollmer  over 3 years ago

    Bernice. Deer, Headlights.

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    LeighBurton  over 3 years ago

    Shannon is not bad. She just needs love, guidance, and discipline!

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    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    “You can decorate THREE cookies, Shannon, so that you can do an extra great job with them, and you can give them to whoever you decide to. Everyone else? We’ll just tell them that your present to them is that you’re leaving them alone!”

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    Troglodyte  over 3 years ago

    Shannon seeps sweetness. Bernice becomes befuddled.

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    Ellis97  over 3 years ago

    This is the sweetest Shannon has ever been.

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    I actually made Christmas cookies yesterday – which was not hard at all. However, the decorating part ran into hours! And this was a pretty small batch, about 25 cookies. My wife and son finally pitched in and helped, which cut down the time. It was fun, and I can see how this can become a tradition.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Awwwwww….. precious child ♡♡♡. Bernice is not prepared for direct attacks of affection. This could traumatize her forever. One of those rare positive traumas, I hope. And Luann…. she see everything and smiles. Clever girl ♡.

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    rickmac1937 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    She’s still a little brat

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    Pohka  over 3 years ago

    Interesting, interesting…. Shannon does bring out almost as much in extreme reaction as Ann did. What’s more interesting is Bernice and how she’s modifying; a slow morph over the years from side-kick to having a fairly major arc (March to December and appear to continue for a while). Is she the “new Tiffany”? Ah well, at least Shannon got to make Hogswatch cookies and thought of the important people in her life. Will she likely eat most of the cookies, possibly, maybe even probably. Who cares, she’s child and making cookies is fun (I remember doing it as a young pohka long ago….).

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    Lydushka  over 3 years ago

    it does take a village to raise a child

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    ronstancil  over 3 years ago

    Hate the sin, love the Sinner!

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    Tyge Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Shannon’s not bad. She’s just drawn that way. When she grows up, she’ll marry Roger Rabbit. 8^ )

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    Homeboy1865  over 3 years ago

    clever girl Shannon knows how to get extra cookies. Luann is on to her but plays along.

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    gmu328  over 3 years ago

    so, luann’s shirt is okay? thought it got chewed up yesterday

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    DawnQuinn1  over 3 years ago

    Kuann1212. You are leaving yourself wide open for a lot of negative comments.

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    comic reader 22  over 3 years ago

    Maybe they finally got the hint from their readers that Shannon needed some character adjustment. Hope so.

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    comic reader 22  over 3 years ago

    Please dont draw her gobbling the cookies with food falling out of her mouth

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    “Oh! Well! Um…yes…thank you…”

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    Cincoflex  over 3 years ago

    Kids just like adults can be multi-faceted and I get that. But hugging Berenice is as impulsive as painting the couch. Shannon still needs more guidance and structure.

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    Cheapskate0  over 3 years ago

    Depressed by the comments I saw yesterday about Shannon – and not having any real hope that G&K were going to resolve Shannon’s situation to anyone’s satisfaction today, I waited until late (what, 8:48 AM Mountain Time) to look at the strip.

    One of the few times I regret not having looked at this one at 11:07 PM the night before.

    I’m with Scarlet Shimmer, Trilogy, 1212 and a host of others who have consistently called out those who have an inexplicable level of hate for this ink-and-paint fictional character. I don’t know which were worse – calls for drugging, beating, eating, what have you, or the comparisons of a child to Hitler, Dracula and Hannibal Lector and other fictional characters.

    Enough.

    Hat’s off to Scarlet (I think it was) who also echos my feelings, that G&K really do need to resolve Shannon’s parental issues – Jonah already apparently written out of the strip; perhaps the only reason B&T don’t talk about it is because Brad is so baby-hungry, he’ll take what he can get (Shannon) and Toni is too, too, can’t think of a word for it, to confront her brother (who is likely not providing any financial support for Shannon’s 365/24/7 care).

    And even beb had an interesting thought: Now that Bernice and Ben have “made up” – is he about to disappear, too? (Having served his purpose, you know, shoving Bernice into Luann’s house, &c)

    And a big shout out to Trilogy, who gave us that thumbnail on Einstein yesterday.

    Finally, we need to remember that, for the most part, Shannon is a “plot device,” and we might as well get used to it, that Shannon is going to appear, and appear regularly, whenever it suits G&K’s purposes.

    Well, I think I’ve beaten that dead horse to death.

    It’s time for the beatings to cease.

    God bless, all!

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    CynthiaLeigh  over 3 years ago

    Shannon’s doing that to annoy Bernice. Like a cat lavishing attention on the person who doesn’t like cats.

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    Call me Ishmael  over 3 years ago

    Is there no end to this saccharine twaddle?

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 3 years ago

    I think that means Shannon will need 10 cookies. That’s a lot of work and will keep her busy for hours. Yay!

    Plus, in that dozen, Lu and Bee each get one to decorate.

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    YorkGirl  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Hop, skip and jump, the cookies are made! Another “oops” ignored.Nice that Shannon uses titles and can now pronounce “Brad”. Also sweet that she hugs Bernice, which flusters her. Cute. ;-D

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    airbath1  over 3 years ago

    This made me smile and made my day! Merry Christmas everyone!!!

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    raybarb44  over 3 years ago

    Don’t forget one for me. I am in the family too………

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    kauri44  over 3 years ago

    The thing I’m trying to figure out is whether Brad’s parents would have some sort of actual official relation designation to Shannon (great aunt and uncle by marriage?) that could somehow lend itself to a title that Shannon could refer to them by other than Mr. Frank and Miss (?) Nancy. How about Uncle Frank and Aunt Nancy?

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    cupertino jay  over 3 years ago

    https://luanncomicstrip.fandom.com/wiki/Shannon_Lewis/Daytona

    > Shannon Lewis/Daytona Toni’s bratty, short-tempered and disrespectful 5 year old niece, and daughter of Toni’s brother (as established in early June 2010). Luann used to babysit Shannon Lewis and her little cousin, Lindy, back in 1996 (she had babysat Lynda before then); however she quit due to Shannon. She reappeared as Toni’s cousin according to 2008 episodes, but in June 2010 it was established that Toni’s brother is her father, and thus Toni’s niece. She is used to getting what she wants by whining or throwing temper tantrums, possibly due to her father ignoring his responsibilities as a father each time he leaves Toni to watch her for him. Toni’s continuous duty of babysitting Shannon has unfortunately increased the lack of time Brad and Toni have to see each other, given that their schedules at their stations have kept them busy enough. Shannon seems to have a strong liking for Brad, and always looks forward to seeing him (Even though the feeling’s not mutual for Brad). On Greg Evans’ blog, he states that the Daytona Shannon is not the same as the Lewis Shannon, but hints that they may be related. First Appearance: 1/8/1996

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    eladee AKA Wally  over 3 years ago

    Those cookies look GOOD!

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    djinnthespazz  over 3 years ago

    And that is what the journey is all about. <3

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    Johnnyrico  over 3 years ago

    You mean Shannon’s “dad”, who only deserves a lump of dog poop in his stocking…

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    locake  over 3 years ago

    Shannon is such a horrible monster! How dare she force cookies on people who didn’t ask for them! And then she forces herself on Bernice, who already hates kids. Worst kid ever! /S /S /S

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    Ahuehuete  over 3 years ago

    In the real world most people would finds ways to stay far away from that little terror.

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    Joe1962 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Shannon got all her bases coved.

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    PhoenixHocking  over 3 years ago

    Can we all just take a moment and breathe a sigh of relief that Shannon has finally learned how to say Brad’s name? (At least for now…) Maybe GnK will allow her to grow up a little? And yes, it’s sweet of her to think of everyone.

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    asrialfeeple  over 3 years ago

    Shannon surely needs professional help. This kid has been left to her own devices for far too long.

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    bakana  over 3 years ago

    Careful there Bernice. The kid was grabbing for your boob.

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    David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault  over 3 years ago

    Bernice is getting help with human proximity — from an expert.

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    shyone2573  over 3 years ago

    Probably my fav panel in years! Thanks Greg & Karen! May your family have a blessed Christmas!

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    Scoutmaster77  over 3 years ago

    I smell a “Christmas story.”

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