Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 30, 2021

and the fun just keeps going

Ha, I did say that with all that, she would look slick! My crystal ball is dead on. At least this time.

Supergel…

So will Luann discover she actually likes her new slicked back hairdo? Will T.J. be angry that his stuff was messed with? Will someone explain why “Super Gel” looks like Hair Styling Mousse and not Gel?? lol

If that isn’t the perfect “deer caught in the headlights” look on Luann’s face, I don’t know what is.

I think Luann is going to let Shannon do her hair. She is going to have a hard time getting it all out, but if she doesn’t wash it before going to bed, there will be some greasy sheets and pillowcases.

Time to learn to say, “No!”, Luann. It’s hard to deny a child that you love, but you have to learn how to do it.

Wake me up if this ends…

Luann. Miss Dunsel of 2021.

And every year to follow.

Here come’s Luann’s new look. “Hey! I like it!”

Luann what the hell are you thinking, You are the adult so act like one and take control and stop Shannon from doing what you are doing. you are setting a bad example for Shannon.

A new hairdo for Luann, no more helmet cut? Maybe it’s time to rid the high school hairdo?

Luann doesn’t even bother trying anymore. Maybe when TJ gets back, he’ll be like, “Well, without my goop I can no longer style my mullet appropriately. Why don’t I get a haircut? Maybe a high fade?” Then everyone will thank Shannon because she made him update his look. She’ll respond by cutting everyone’s pillows into little pieces.

Hey! Let’s see what you look like as a brunette!

Luann might be presented with a bill at the end of the evening…I’ll bet that some of that stuff is expensive!

Luann, grow a spine.

Hair foam and Super Gel combo? Wet slick hair?

Who knows? Shannon might discover a better style for Luann’s plain and boring hairstyle. Bernice got her cute bob. It’s Luann’s turn for a makeover.

And then Luann’s response in the final panel should be, “Oh no, we won’t”. But of course it never is. Instead, she and the rest of them let that kid get away with murder instead of teaching her to not be a brat.

Luann will probably be unrecognizable when Bwad & Toni return!!!

AH HA! So this is what all this has been leading up to. Tomorrow we’ll see what Luann looks like with a Tiffany hairdo! YAY!

Uh-oh Spaghettios!

After Shannon does Luann’s hair, they can both go out for ice cream.

Luann! Shannon needs to learn immediately that everybody doesn’t have to indulge all her whims.

Methinks the little lady has a future as a beautician.;D

What is Luann gonna do when she finds out that stuff is 200 a bottle…..

GO SHANNON! DO LUANN’S HAIR!!!! Then, have fun shaping them into some weird shape. I just wants to see Luann looking a little different for once. Interesting see Luann’s look at the reader here. Tiffany and Nancy have done that a lots of times, but I don’t remember Luann doing that.

Shannon must have tasted some of that stuff, because in the second panel, her tongue is white.

1986.The baby was two. I was staying home and had a friend over. She had brought this (NEW!) coloured mousse.

My husband came home and the first words out of his mouth were “Honey? Why is the babys hair pink?”

We were bored!

Luann might like it.

Whatever “guy” G&K have planned for Luann, I truly hope he likes Kids.”

Especially THIS “kid.”

“No, I could never compare to you, Shannon,”

I think that we may be about to discover Luann’s true Age?

Yeah, we all saw that coming!

Nice knowin’ ya (as we used to know ya), Luann! :D

This is going to be good!

The look on Lu’s face – PRICELESS!

The two children are messing with someone else’s personal property. Not a grown up in the room.

Ditch the Shannon-Brat, aka Evil-Anne Jr.!

An adult woman doing her nieces hair is a bonding moment —but we’ll skip that for some mild slapstick.

Maybe Luann should go back to having curls and frizz.

This whole thing bothers me. I know it’s a comic, but come on, going into someone’s bathroom and using their things is a no no. There are things you just don’t do.

Don’t look at US, Luann. YOU’RE the one babysitting her.

The kid knows to share…

Ok so before people think I would condone Shannon’s behavior, I would not. She would have been removed from the room, even if I had to throw my back out carrying her screaming.

What I detest are the responses that relate to hurting her or even killing her that I have read from time to time. What I get annoyed with are the constant general responses people make when someone does not do or say something just seconds after an event.

Both these girls are completely out of line at the moment.

TJ has the right to come home and get quite upset. If Luann wants to do makeovers, take her home to your sinkful of stuff you showed Bernice when she moved in and let Shannon get in the tub and go nuts, under supervision. At least it would be HER stuff.

There’s a word Shannon isn’t told nearly enough by anyone: ‘no’.

No, we won’t.

Sounds like a good time for using Excuse #43…“My Blonde hair doesn’t go well that way, but at least you’re ready. Let go and play a game in the kitchen…or somewhere…” Distraction works well with kids and gets them thinking on something else to get out of a jam. Saying yes to everything isn’t always a good option.

Brat!! Time out….about a year!

I should just get used to seeing Shannon acting like a brat and Luann acting like an idiot, but judging from the comments, a large number of readers are tired of this worn out slapstick act as well. The Evans’ seem to like flogging the mule. It would be so refreshing to see Luann start acting like a smart young adult instead of the vapid airhead she is now. They have to be aware of how stupid she looks, you would think they would want to fix it.

Boundaries, Luann. If you let Shannon get comfortable with playing with other people’s stuff she’s going to get the idea it’s okay. (and it’s not.)

Luann “babysitting” Shannon for her brother and sister in law seem to be “fill-in” episodes often used between arcs with dramatic content. GnK probably have a dozen or so, sitting around in various stages of completion. They usually run only one week and get the reader’s minds turned away from any dissatisfaction with the previous arc. We just have to appreciate them for what they are.

They are like palate cleansing quaffs between courses of a meal. 8^ )

Boy the comparisons between the strip sociopath, Awful Ann Eiffel, and a curious, energetic small child, who has harm in her heart for no one, in fact is not developed such an ability yet, are so inappropriate. I mean whether one likes Shannon or not how can she be compared between a willfully evil person, and a willful, but mentally innocent child? Sigh. Anyway I can’t see a point to this arc, which means my Luann’s bet will be 100 Luann’s down Sunday morning, unless there is a misdirection play. Congrats BJ. ARRRGGGHH!

Somewhere hairstylists are slapping their cheeks in horror, screaming, “Oh, DEAR CHRIST!”

Is it a good baby sitting to simply watch as Shannon go through someone else’s stuff without asking first?

I think all children would turn out bad if they were never told NO. Kids do not naturally know how to behave. They have to be told what is expected.

Can no one teach this child not to touch, let alone use,someone else’s things? Spoiled rotten,I think!

That little girl needs to be told “no!” many times, and have it enforced.

Can’t wait to see Luann in a slick hairdo.

Screw boundaries. Let’s get these two glammed up and on the town!

does anyone wear bangs anymore? Most women I know hate them for some reason.

uh oh

So back to the top, Where is the hair Styling Moose? Is there a Hair Styling Squirrel?Are there Russians asking about the Whereabouts of “Hair Styling Moose und Squirrel?”

Can’t wait for the results!

Well for those of us who have been requesting a makeover for Luann the time has come! She will never get that stuff out of their hair!!!!!

You know Luann is not an airhead, nor is Shannon some kind of evil brat. This is meant to be humorous, for my part the problem with the arc is that it’s goal beyond being funny is inchoate to be nice about it. I frankly get totally bummed and tired of Luann being dismissed as some useless appendage, when this whole story is based on her world, and Shannon as some demon child whose existence should be expurgated from the strip, or who should be punished or corrected. Misses the point totally.

What a pair?

IF Luann allows Shannon to “do” her hair, it would be a perfect time for the doorbell to ring and “someone” appears. ;-)

Does anyone know how to tell this child no??

A number of people (including me) have commented on the fact that nobody tells Shannon “no”. I’ve often wondered why Greg has never had an arc where adults in Shannon’s life teach her about limits. I guess he figures more hilarity ensues if she’s just allowed to do whatever she wants, with the storyline showing the craziness that follows. If she’s in school or preschool however she should be receiving some harsh reality checks about what is allowable behavior in the outside world.

Rather than “Not so much,” Luann, how about “Not at all”?

I’ll bet Toni and Brad will wish they had left a grown up in charge.

She is gonna get a Tif bucket head do.

Luann is taller so Shannon can’t reach her hair unless Luann lets her.

Let’s not and say we did.

Just hope no one has told the kid about the Curtains and the Drapes.

TJ is going to be FLAMING mad!

Had a story on Reddit from a baby sitter who brought some kiddie cosmetics to do a makeover on the two little girls. Including pink temporary hair dye specifically for kids. yes she did get parental permission to color the kids hair. Everything is fine and dandy until Grandma drops in and goes INSANE at the sight of her granddaughters with pink hair. Cue lots of screaming, accusations of being a pedophile and calls to CPS and police about her “assaulting” her poor grand babies. Babysitter manages to text parents while Granny is screeching at her for “traumatizing” the girls. Lady if the kids are traumatized by anything, it’s you acting like a total lunatic. CPS & police get a good laugh at Granny’s idea of “abuse”, but stick along until parents arrive just to make sure they knew what babysitter was doing. Parents date night was ruined and grandma gets the silent treatment from the family and a warning from the police. Babysitter gets a bonus for having to deal with the idiot.

A rather dull and painful story arc. Only the Evanses can stretch a 2 day gag into 6. I am assuming Saturday will be more of this wretched bwat. Just awful. Luann should have never allowed the bwat to use anything that wasn’t hers. That the bwat has not been disciplined at all by anyone has been played to death. Good grief, Greg &Karen, let Luann grow up already. Give her a job, or a boyfriend, both, something! Reading this arc hurts.

And Luann, the “adult” in the room, just stands there with that stupid grin on her face.

She deserves whatever the vile Little Brat does to her….