Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 29, 2015

Oh, this could get interesting.

I guess the sound of that “A” grade ringing quickly erased the sensation of “suishy cotton/rayon blends”…. – If she wishes to “duck” ‘Quill!’ (yeah, right!) calling for a date, she can’t use the excuse that she’s “washing her hair”, since she just had a "shower"… -

Oh, sure! “Mr. Goth” ain’t afraid of nuthin’! Especially not now. He thinks he’s “ready” for whatever will come about. That’s only because he hasn’t had a chance to be… unprepared for it….at least, yet…

This guy’ll get an A in cutting his wrists?

Wow… after the negativity storm from the previous strip I think I may need to re-think my ‘leaping to conclusions’ strategy.

I never had an instructor like him

This story line is picking up…

It’s amusing how this prof arbitrarily hands out As, to boost student ego.*“You get an A for allowing me to dump water on you, so please don’t file a complaint against me… remember you’ve earned an A in being open-minded! But of course if you don’t do any course work you’ll receive a failing grade. Hope you understand that.”

“If Looks Could Kill”“….But Fear Itself”“They Don’t Need No Stinking Badges!”“Early Parole For Creativity”

“A Subjective Subject”“Getting Testy”or “Uneasy A”

He actually looks like a normal student.

And he buys his way out of his water balloon stunt by promising Luann an “A”.

“Mr. Goth” isn’t. He’s “Mr. Slacker”, so he and Luann should become friends.

Either Emo, or one of the “Gorillaz”…..

Now I get it. We are getting a dissertation on Comic Art.

On one of her “better” days….

Or it could be that “Mr. Goth” is the “answer” to the question of “What do you get when you cross Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Robert Smith (The Cure), Mike Nesmith (Monkees) and a pair of suspenders?”

No that’s the one from “What do you get when you cross Fu Manchu with ZZ Top?”…

This guy really likes “The Breakfast Club.” Do Goths really wear suspenders?

Yeah, yeah. “Fear is the mind-killer….” So, we read the same sci-fi. BFD, Zébo! I still think you’re a big ham.

That professor looks and acts like the mad scientist in one of those old science fiction B movies.

Assault is assault. Cell phone caught the act. Nothing would be funnier than next weeks strip showing the instructor doing the “perp walk” to the police car. I am very tempted to turn this strip over to some feminists and have them protest this strip for violence against women.

Being open to new ideas is one thing, having to accept stupid ideas is another.

Gee, what’s that all over Luann?

Frame 1 looks sick!

double dog dare ye

this is a pretty lame storyline

I liked Fred and Arnold Ziffle. Can’t remember the wife’s name for some reason..The entire show was a study in surrealism.

Oh to beEmo like theeOff your blockoLiking a taco..Oh well, I yam what I yam.

Huhuhuhuh

You don’t trust the professor?But this is an institution of higher learning and lower humor.

This guy is really into stereotypes.

As silly as this guy is. Remember that Greg makes his living from art… So this is what he thinks normal is.

The teacher is obviously fearless by what he is wearing.

Our Luann is so cute and such a good sport. This is 100x more interesting than Fogerty’s class ever was!

He had a towel handy— how thoughtful. (?)*Note to self: Do not sit in front row in Zebo’s class.

From the number of comments this arc is getting, Teams Evans is batting 100.

Reminds me of my 6th grade teacher (1965) who demonstrated to the class how Neanderthals got married by picking me up out of my chair and parading me around the classroom.

So, Professor Ze-Bats gives an “A” to His Victims, GOT It.

NOW, How ‘bout breaking out the Paste and Glitter, and Let’s Make some REAL Art!

So, Luann gets an A in “Open to New Ideas”— Quill will be happy to hear about that ;-)

Ah! A declaration of war if I ever heard it.Stand by, YouTube!

Should be an interesting character development. Let’s see if Mr Evans has him stereotypical or not. Edgy but self contained would be refreshing. Books and covers people!

Read my full comment, and that’s pretty much what I infer. These “As” he’s passing out are definitely symbolic. They serve to keep students from complaining. In the first panel, Luann looks happy to receive an A (or maybe just a towel) but it’s a wonder why because an “A in being open-minded” is nothing more than a weak compliment.

I once knew a guy who dressed like this prof. I think he was beaten to pulp when he wandered into a biker bare and ordered a dirty martini. Not that people should ever be judged on appearance but this prof is judging his students that way. At least so it appears (irony on purpose).

???? what’s dirk up to?

“I laugh as I slice myself ! "*Oh, Gweedo, please don’t! Save that for the cucumber in today’s “Judge Parker”. (Consider your wife’s needs, too.)

What a tool of an instructor

Okay. The Putz is a total self absorbed jerk. But I think that this would be classified as assault. Maybe the cartoonist is trying to make a joke of pretension but this is a bit much.

Stereotypes kill creativity. .The teacher seems guilty of that..So far at least.

One of the MANY wonderful things about Luann is the fact that she doesn’t get bent out of shape over anything other than boys and that is hardwired genetic programming.Mistreatment by others may be dealt with eventually but she isn’t locked into victim mode..I also like this latest cast member addition making clear that he isn’t intimidated by unknown threats..Evans is a GENIUS a genius I say!Such artistry!Such drama!WHATAGUY

It’s courses like this that result in tens of thousands of dollars of student debt while the university educated barista lives in his/her parents’ basement. Meanwhile jobs skilled trades go unfulfilled due to a shortage of qualified people…

I think it’s cute, the bee’s knees, really GROOVY, outasight, cool

With all of the students, save Luann, were recording Teach every move, his abuse and assault of Luann is by now all over the internet…past time for the Campus Cops to arrive and hall this silly boy out………….

I’m enjoying this thread now. The statement that ‘fear kills creativity’ is fairly correct. Luann will hopefully find her niche in this plot arc. Looking forward to tomorrow’s strip.

What a creepy freak!

Must be some kind of Humanities course like Art Appreciation because I don’t see any drawing pads or pencils. With the cost per credit hour, I do have a problem with these kind of courses, but being well rounded has its value in the long run. Kids who are masters of high tech IPhones and computers can’t make change or balance a checkbook or read an actual book.

Uh, rad….ish?

Great. A vote for ‘blame the victim’. And if you think I am personally attacking you because I disagree with you, that’s your fault.

Hmm. Some of the language looks familiar…

(Vegetables:) Very true, once “tomorrow” gets here… Oh, Jock! You’ve saved the arc!! (X^D)

You might want to “buckle up” for tomorrow’s, heh, heh!

Just two more days of this, and maybe all the posters who insisted that they wanted to see Luann in class will repent…

Emo, to me. But it’s been a few years since I managed Hot Topic. I got out partially BECAUSE of the shift from goth to emo. ;-)

That is actually good advice.