Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 14, 2017

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    Namrepus  over 7 years ago

    Ah, toddlerhood. When it was completely acceptable to make up a Calvinball-type of game.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 7 years ago

    it’s like Calvinball, except only one person makes up the rules whereas the other people play along

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  over 7 years ago

    Frustration is a great motivator.

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    AnyFace  over 7 years ago

    Luann advocates deregulation. ;)

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    capricorn9th  over 7 years ago

    Thrilled that Pru and Luann are going along with it, indulging her. I know the trolls will be upset about that, claim that Nancy would never put up with that nonsense. They are just having fun, making Shannon happy – a little girl who probably has little happiness in her life with a largely absentee dad. Pru, being theatrical, is pulling for Shannon to continue with her portrayal of a princess/queen for the fun of it. Typical of Luann to give up quickly. She gets bored quickly – sound familiar? (Hint, that is why she has no ambition, has no goal, doesn’t know what she wants and is boring as a person – BUT is good with children, but not in this instance, apparently).

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    Skylite Premium Member over 7 years ago

    What’s Pru wearing on her head? A thong?

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    howtheduck  over 7 years ago

    Panel 1: Princess Powerpanties. I can only hope that it was Shannon that came up with that name and not Prudence or Luann.

    Panel 2: Shannon believes that bowing should be done with fists raised in the air and saying, “ERRG”. That kind of makes sense.

    Panel 3: Someone watched Young Frankenstein before writing the Shannon dialogue

    Note: I can only hope that since Puddles is not seen in this one, that he is still alive.

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    Wizardgoat  over 7 years ago

    It’s good that they are playing with Shannon. But it seems to me that there’s only one way they are going to get ahead of enabling Shannon as the perpetual boss.

    They need to get really creative themselves, and manage to get Shannon interested in something they originate. When Shannon finds she is having fun with someone else’s ideas, she may warm up to the notion of a two-way street.

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    Brdshtt Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Shannon has decided to become the Minister of Silly Walks. Pru is carrying a plunger. Is she expecting TJ?

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    Randy B Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Silly salutes and silly walks.

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    JayBluE  over 7 years ago

    One minute you’re riding gigantic metal dinosaurs…next minute, they change into fast moving ninja hyper-vehicles, that combine into a giant robot….but, before you know it, the robot’s been banished to some dimensional trap that it’s not supposed to get out of, so your base commander rents you out some new costumes, and suddenly your “Tiny Town City” turns into the old west, and you’re now battling Putty Monsters from the deep sea….all of a sudden, your chief nemesis appears, and is a giant Chef who hurls cake batter at you. You look up at him…now back at yourself. Now back up at him….then, suddenly…. he has tickets to that thing you love….but now, you’re riding on a horse! No…I meant cow. No… scratch that… it’s a “Rapping Manatee”. And suddenly, your Chef monster gave up a life of crime,and is now a “DubStep DJ” (Guess that’s still a crime, in like 2 1/2 states….).

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    You turn to scratch your head at what’s going on, along with your fellow Ninja/Cowboy Baseball Nitro-Charging Funny Car Riders From Space…but the tall Red haired girl and the clueless guy with a hero chin that was standing next to you are gone! In their place, is a stubby, pudgy guy with a sandwich…who was a good guy turned bad…then good, then bad…and suddenly, he made up his mind, once and for all! But five minutes later, you’re falling onto a giant mattress factory, and someone else takes your place on the “Hero Team Force Five”! You just shrug your shoulders, and walk away….

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    Just another day in “Shannonland”.

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    …Or that time you hung out with “that ‘bossy’ girl always calling out to you for answers, but going with what she wants, anyway, Dora The Explorer”….

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    …Or even as an actor in an “Old Spice Commercial”…

    -….Or, as a "Dino/Ninja/Space/Cowboy/Underwater/Power Ranger (they change the format every season, or every 100,000 miles)….
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    tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Quite normal for a 5 year old. Power has gone to princesses head :p lol

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    JayBluE  over 7 years ago

    …Or this “future classic”…

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknXWUBslZw

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    JayBluE  over 7 years ago

    ….or one of these…

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWtkQKGcGQ0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bhnna9EvR8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skE1bdMtYE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kt_jugfrbU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqNWlJKEC4Y

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_DpmVW4WRE

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    JayBluE  over 7 years ago

    “Random Access”

    “Games People Play” (♫)

    “Ch-Ch-Changes…” (♪)

    “If I Could….Change.. The.. World…” (♪)

    “…We’ll Make It Up, As We Go Along…” (♪)

    “The Dukes And Dutchesses Of Haphazard”

    “The Ups And Downs Of The Shocked Exchange”

    “Abate And Switch”

    “Remodel Behavior”

    “Going With The Alternate….Currently…”

    “Substi-tute Your Own Horn”

    “Keeping Up With The Joneses- I Mean, The Millers…No, Wait…”

    “Twisted Metamorph-i-sister” (♪)

    or

    “I Think Your Script is Flipped”

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    kenhense  over 7 years ago

    Well we now know how Jonah bonds with Shannon – all these acting games. Only I suspect that Jonah is always in charge. So now Shannon thinks she can apply these skills when she is with other people.

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    SactoSylvia  over 7 years ago

    Yay for kids using their imagination!

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    kenhense  over 7 years ago

    Have we seen Shannon with any other kids yet? A very urgent mission, as Shannon will have to learn how to interact with her peers – without the benefit of sympathy.

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    JayBluE  over 7 years ago

    I remember Shannon having that walk in another strip a while aback (where she was also in a creative mood), but I just can’t remember when it was….

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    So many musical themes of ‘changing stuff up’, or some sort…

    “Roll With The Changes”, REO Speedwagon

    “Change The World”, Eric Clapton

    “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)”, Talking Heads (“…We’ll make it up, as we go along…♪”)

    “Changes”, Yes

    “Changes”, David Bowie

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    Wizardgoat  over 7 years ago

    It kind of seems like a plunger is a dicey toy to play with, unless it’s never been used. Of course it looks comical in this strip.

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    31768  over 7 years ago

    we have a born leader here.

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    A R V reader  over 7 years ago

    I bet Luann never had this much trouble with the other kids.

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    Argythree  over 7 years ago

    It’s sad that the writers of this ‘toon seem to have so little interest in letting Luann have a nice life. I’ll check back next week.

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    Mordock999 Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Say, let’s take a little Break, Shall We? Lu, get six scoops of Shannon’s favorite Ice Cream!

    Pru? Fire Up the Blu-Ray!

    Shannon! We’re gonna watch a De-Lightful Little film about kids called “Oliver Twist.”

    And Pay Attention because It’ll READY Help You after We call “Child Protective Services” on Monday……,

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    Tyge  over 7 years ago

    Obviously, Shannon is a disturbed child.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Is this meant to be whimsical? If so, it could show why Team Evans wants to focus on Shannon. They get so little opportunity for whimsy with the older cast of Gunther, Bernice, etc.

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    jr1234  over 7 years ago

    Shannon’s 6? One or two of her peers in preschool and kindergarten should have broken her whiny, bossy spirit by now. There always is one or two kids the same age that would have told her off by now.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 7 years ago

    Are Pru’s “Power Panties” a thong ?!!

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    Chuck374  over 7 years ago

    I do not believe that she is wearing a pair of panties on her head.

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    srmalone  over 7 years ago

    Please…enough of this little brat. Two full weeks now.

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    Code the Enforcer  over 7 years ago

    At least Puddles (Superdog Chomper) has been ‘gently’ released, and is now – as far away as possible – taking in that thing known as – uhhh – Oh yeah! – OXYGEN!!! :)

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    Code the Enforcer  over 7 years ago

    @JPuzzleWhiz: In the Peanuts/Star Wars print I bought: ’Good ol’ Charlie Brown was Han Solo, which DID work as Snoopy was Chewbacca!

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    Code the Enforcer  over 7 years ago

    Panel 3 reminds me of the old bit that the Looney Tunes (and perhaps others) did – where, when greeted at the door, the butler would say, “Walk this way!” . In one scene, the ‘walk’ is very similar to Shannon’s ‘promenade’, and Daffy, doing the same walk, replies, “T’ain’t easy!”

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    Airman  over 7 years ago

    It looks like we’re still knee deep in Greg’s Kiddie-cartoon with no exit in sight. I would like to think that in the version of Luann, printed in France, Toni and Brad never got a phone call and never got out of bed, and are only just now taking a shower.

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    chris_weaver  over 7 years ago

    It’s Shannonball time!

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    kittysquared Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Shannon…cannot…take…much…more…comic…dying…

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    WaitingMan  over 7 years ago

    Queen Powerstick needs defenestration, NOW!!!

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    old_timey_dude  over 7 years ago

    I still fail to understand why Pru is even in this strip. She’s a culturally aware lesbian from the big city, with professional theater experience on her resume. Why is she a waitress in a vaguely-conceived “event space” in a fly-over town rooming with a wishy-washy non-entity like Luann? It certainly can’t be to “further her career.” It would only make sense if she left New York to escape something unpleasant, and if that is planned for the plot, maybe it’s time to move it along. The most interesting thing about her so far is that she’s gay (whooppee….), and the strip has done exactly nothing with that fact besides disclose it.

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    capricorn9th  over 7 years ago

    The adults DO and WILL tell Shannon, “Enough of this. You had your fun. Now come to the bed so we can go over the rules.” ALL children need structure, rules and boundaries. But NOT to simply sit there like a figurine on a shelf waiting for her dad to pick her up. She shall be allowed to be six. She is six only once in her lifetime.

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    dblbaraje  over 7 years ago

    I know this is a comic, but the child has to learn how to keep herself busy. Make her sit down and read a book or do a puzzle by herself. If she is constantly entertained by someone else, her attention span will never increase and she will not be able to function as an adult.

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    locake  over 7 years ago

    I don’t think Shannon is having fun today. She seems frustrated and angry. Her face does not show happiness.

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    Caldonia  over 7 years ago

    What is it with Pru and her obsession with panties? BTW, I, like many women, don’t like the word “panties”. Sounds like something only little children wear. I prefer to say underwear, or knickers.

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    Julie-21  over 7 years ago

    Shannon from 6 years ago.

    http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2011/01/19?ct=v&cti=1433220

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    the great deceiver  over 7 years ago

    can anyone see this?

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    Luanaphile  over 7 years ago

    Shannon is almost ready for a position in the ministry is funny walks.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Has this child ever been to school, or to kindergarten?

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 7 years ago

    too much. Greg is going too overboard in trying to make a point, IMO.

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    bonita.eley  over 7 years ago

    That kid need lots of rules and far less spoiling. What a horrible child to be around

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 7 years ago

    General FYI: from the Luann Facebook page, Karen’s take on all this :

    ." Welcome to the Realm of Imaginary Rules! For any one who’s ever tried to play along with a young child, you know how this goes: adult tries to apply logic, child applies whimsy."

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    luann1212  over 7 years ago

    Lots of fun, nothing unusual for a child, what is going on behind the scenes with Jonah being such an absentee father, and the dumping of Shannon on Toni and Brad and its effect on their marriage, and, wait…I tend to get too serious sometimes with this. She is very much a willful child, with relatively normal King (Queen) baby syndrome, but as she grows and gets love and guidance I bet she can become a very good growing young child, and young adult eventually. Of course this is Luannverse we are talking about.

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Okay, a recent survey (VOTER survey) found that most Americans, of any background mostly AGREE on what it takes to be an American. (Surprise!)

    I figured it may be fun to take variations of those answers and see how they apply to Shannon and her acceptance by the 2D world and the 3D world.

    The most important positive point to most was respecting the institutions and laws. Let’s make that applicable to Shannon. People differ in how unhappily they voice their upset with Shannon not having structure and rules in her life, but both the people who love Shannon’s character and those who hate it seem to want someone to lay done helpful behavioral guidelines for Shannon. What about the characters? They seem to be lagging behind on that score but that could reflect an awkward situation (setting rules for another’s child) as well embracing the comedy involved. Okay, the next most important agreed upon point in the survey is having citizenship. For Shannon I guess that means being part of the family. That has increased for her but her status is still new. Will the script go to that being a topic more and more? There were two other very agreed upon positives. The first is accepting diversity in the population, and the second is speaking English. Shannon DOES seem to have strength in accepting a range of people, perhaps because she has been plopped down with so many, so often, though her inability to yet comprehend institutions and laws is causing problems. I will alter the ability to communicate for speaking English because on an everyday level that is what it comes to. In this Shannon has trouble. She has difficulty not only in listening but in understanding why she should listen. Many of her statements are commands rather than interactive communication.

    End part one. See part two.

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Part two:

    There were also points on which many or most people of any background or group who took the survey tended to disagree, or had tepid agreement from a few. Being born in the U.S. or living in the U.S. most of one’s life kind of fell in the mid range where a few approved and few disapproved, but the topics were not treated by most respondents as important. Translate this to Shannon and there is room for her as a new character to find her spot in the comic.

    What people in all groups strongly felt is NOT important for being an American is being of European heritage. Only a few felt that way. The splay was greater for being Christian though its acceptance as a concept was tepid even with the group that slightly agreed, but scores in none of these four tepid to disagreed with categories were high enough to be passing grades in most schools. It might have been interesting if Shannon had been created as biracial, but otherwise I am having trouble finding anything the latter questions might tell about Shannon’s acceptance as a character.

    The points on which people agreed seem to me to say a lot more about how we think in our culture, and therefore I think they actually do apply to how people see Shannon’s character and the readers’ expectations for her.

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    nathenleeturner  over 7 years ago

    I can see the appeal to playing along with a child’s fantasy. But there is such a thing as giving in too much. The more Pru and Luann play along the angrier Shannon seems to get. It just seems obvious she is pushing as far as she can hoping to find someone who stands their ground. I think in the end Luann’s mom will be the hero of this story arch.

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    STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Princess Shannon is getting way too big for her Powerpanties. Needs an attitude adjustment.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 7 years ago

    tomorrow: “Off With Their Heads !”

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    Sisyphos  over 7 years ago

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun!

    I will reserve my regular rant about Shannon needing a more disciplined life by the age of six. She is not a baby.

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    RSH  over 7 years ago

    This is the first time that others have climbed into Shannon’s world with her as opposed to just watching and supervising from a distance (e.g. Brad and Toni). But Pru and Luann aren’t taking orders and in some ways they are poking fun by wearing house cleaning tools and underwear for crown. Shannon will realize that even in her world of imagination she can’t dictate everything.

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    Chrystos B Minot Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Maybe she needs boundaries now, maybe later. Depends when dinner is, and if the the two grownups have any other pressing matters to attend to (time allocation). For myself, Shannon is getting a bit annoying and that would be a red flag for me. But then, I’m a little hungry for dinner. I have little patience for narcissists, but cut kids more slack — they are more charming / creative with their self centeredness….. w adults it’s just creepy / toxic. Anyway, I hope P and L are creative & compassionate when they put their foot ( / feet) down.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 7 years ago

    I suspect we will not see any examples of “discipline” that so many have talked about here the past week or so. Greg’s having too much fun playing Shannon’s “train of thought” actions off of the older characters.

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 7 years ago

    Shannon and TJ in a few years:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HRrBuklzAL8

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   over 7 years ago

    “Princess Powerpanties”????

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    AuntFifi  over 7 years ago

    Well, Pru does seem to have a pair of panties on her head…

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   over 7 years ago

    @AUNTFIFI –

    This is the second time Team Evans has associated Pru with women’s underwear, what gives?

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    AndreaR  over 7 years ago

    Shannon is behaving and sounding EXACTLY like my granddaughter did from the time she could speak through about age 8. Everything is always her way, her rules, and even when you play the game her way, if she still ends up starting to lose, the rules can change instantaneously. I only went along up to a point. That being said, she is now 13, and we’ve all survived (so far). She is very smart and can be manipulative when she feels it suits her purpose. THAT I have never put up with. I think she has been astounded how smart and aware Grammy can be, at times.

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