Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 23, 2018

Well now. “Who” could possibly be the “Special Guest” Luann spoke of?

1) “Reddy the Fire Engine?” (Brad and Toni)

2) “Billy the Book Worm?” (Gunther Berger)

3) Jack and his Dog?

4) Quill?

5) Professor Zebo?

6) Ringo?

And I’ll HOWL if it’s the Chess Guy from Yesterday!

#FREEGB!!!

Tiff is loved by all. ✨❤️✨

Since when is pizza a guest? When it is Pizza the Hut (“Star Wars” parody “Space Balls” of Jabba the Hutt) perhaps.

I think the special guest is the guy who magically dyed Luann’s hair in such a way that it starts off blonde in panel 1 and goes back orange in panel 2.

My two cents: Either Brad and Toni or Jack and his dog…

It’s disappointing to see this ‘toon return to the past of high school Luann and high school Tiffany snarking each other. Maybe I’ll check back here next month.

She’s got her mojo workin’!

Everybody loves Tiffany!!!!

The kid on the left in the purple shirt has Luann’s Sunday teeth and nose.

Luann – Please don’t get outclassed by Tiffany (looks like that’s about to happen). Luann works much harder for her kids, but Tiffany is more appreciated. The real world strikes again…

Well, the kids didn’t notice she gained weight and if they did, they wouldn’t care. Unlike many in here…

The kids look like Bernice, Delta, Ox, and Aaron in their youth. I think this is taking place in Luann’s imagination, at least partially.

Tiffany is always a special guest!

Tiffany is liked by the kids, even though she can be so dismissive. Perhaps she is more charismatic than might be gathered from the way Tiffany is usually portrayed. Wonder who the special guest might be. Anyone we know, or someone totally new?

Today, Tiffany is drawn almost on par with Luann. Yesterday, more similar to Des.

Considering it can take months to move through a single Luanniverse ‘week’ this must be some crash diet… or oversight.

She is a guest, and special – so a special guest.

Jack and his dog and the issue will be the attraction/competition/reaction both ways between Luann, Tiffany, and Jack. If Tiffany flirts and competes, and he ignores her or puts her off, because he only has eyes for Luann, then not only is his flirtatious self sublimated to his feelings for Luann, but Tiffany will/might be impelled to try to change his reaction. One possible scenario.

In the original version of this strip, Tiffany drooled uncontrollably upon hearing PIZZA but newsprint is a sponge for slobber, so this art replaced it. However during the switch Luann’s beautiful golden hair color picked up Tiffany’s drab “faded hay” hue because of the drool factor. Ugh. Gotta get that fixed before Luann looks in the mirror.

Paris (Tiff), like a celebutard once said: “is a legend in her own mind.”

And she’s part everything the kids said.

Tiffany has becoming Suzanne Sugarbaker – porked up but still fab-u-lous and loved by all (in her mind, at least). So how long before we have Luann giving a variation of the ’Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" monologue?

I hope the special guest will be Mrs. Horner. A speech between her and Tiffany would be great!

Maybe Team Evans is borrowing a little from The Marx Brothers… (https://youtu.be/d8uzdB2Q4f0)

Kids like theater. Tiffany’s life is theatre. I know this is a comic strip BTW.

“You Don’t Have To Be A Star, Baby…To Steal My Show!” (♪♩)

“Take Me As I Cameo!”

“Luann Trips Over The Spotlight, Fantastically”

“In Touch With Some Reality, Beyond The Gilded Cage (♩)

“Cast In This Unlikely Role, Ill-Equipped To Act” (♩)

“All The World’s Indeed A Stage….” (♩)

“You Put The Limelight In The Coconut’s Hands” (♬♪♩)

or

“Don’t Call It A Comeback!….” (♪♩)

Special guest? Probably Luann’s latest potential flame: Jack. Definitely won’t be Stormy Daniels, she’s already booked on Chickweed Lane.

Time for another prediction. The “special guest” will be a new male interest for Tiffany. If it’s Jack there will be competition with Luann. When Luann gets any male interest it always turns into a competition with Tiffany. Luann usually gets suckered into a deeper interest in the male that she originally had. But if someone else, perhaps he’ll be a replacement for the “odd couple” (two words, lower case).

For some reason, Tiffany in today’s panel reminded of Delta Burke’s character in Designing Women after she had gained some weight.

I’m gonna say that , given the signed artwork on the wall, the thin kid in back in black with the brown hair in panel 1 is “mini-Greg”.

Luann did. Didn’t you hear her?

While we’re all atwitter with the return of the “new” old Tiff, there is a dark side (if Tiff were a real person). Tiff had undergone a serious emotional crisis instigated by Ann Eyeful and her romantic relationship with “daddy.” She poured out her heart to Gunther about her perceiver lack of acceptable male attention. Gunther dropped the ball and rejected her romantic come-on (let’s just be friends). She failed to attract attention from Les; almost the polar opposite of Gunther on “acceptable” males. Agter all, negative strokes are better than no strokes (sorry TA fans).

Her response to all this stress is to have a phony epiphany with Fogerty and revert to her old way of dealing with the external world (self-assured beauty queen) yet accept (supposedly) her new body image. This would raise the eyebrows of any counselor (figuratively, if not physically).

But then Tiffany is but a figment of Greg’s imagination. GASP!

Why do all the gocomics open up to only half the page and we have to scroll down to read it all. Then if we take to long the ad pops up and covers the bottom area. WHY GOCOMICS, WHY?

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Hmm. “Special Guest”?

It seems most likely the special guest will be Jack. If so:

1. I like Jack as a character and it would be interesting to see him interact with kids.’’

2. With Tiffany present, if Jack arrives, this could devolve into a “jealousy” struggle between Luann & Tiffany… with Jack unknowingly and unaware… in the middle. I hope this is not where we are going, though.

There are of course, many other possibilities for the “guest”. But, Jack seems the most likely.

Chubby or thin, quiet or jabbering, Tiffany always steals the scene. Her not-so-subtle sexuality always draws your attention to her.

But Tiffany’s always special!

My guess for the Special Guest will be a firefighter, Brad or Toni.

I can’t fault Tiffany for having a great sense of timing. It is times like this that I start to sympathize with Tiff father though. He gave and continues to give her a comfortable existence while acknowledging that other girls (Luann) are probably going to give her a hard time about her perceived “successful” status of rich, skinny and smart (college). He is and has been doing what he can to protect her from that girl on girl jealousy crap- ie, a private dorm room to not have to room with another girl – while encouraging Tiff to do things she enjoys (cheer, a social life). He is right to be concerned about Tiff having a back up plan rather then acting, especially with her high school maturity level, but a school guidance councilor should be helping her find out what that is, not doing personal depression counseling. My guess is he would be OK with supporting Tiffs choice to move out and in with a guy, by contrast.

Either Tiffany lost all her extra weight in the span of a day, or the artist forgot to make her fat today.

No wonder teen girls and disturbed adult women are so fanatic about weight and often commit suicide. Society is so obsessed with unrealistic ideas about body images, when the real issue should be health first (mental and physical) and attractiveness of the person. Tiffany is not less attractive because she is a few pounds heavier, and to make such disparaging comments about her is so revealing about the prejudice and hatred that women in particular have to undergo in this society.

I think the special guest will be Jack and his presence will rekindle old competitive urges between these two, which will bring us back to old Tiffany.

Why would Jack be a “special guest”? He’s just a random guy, insofar as the kids are concerned. Why would the principal even let Luann bring him to Kidz First?

@seismic-2: Jack has already visited Kidz First when he picked up Luann there, and I don’t recall the principal having a fit about it.

I’m hoping the special guest is Puddles, because a lot of kids relate well to pets…

Puddles. Do not hurt or lose that dog, it’s the only character that could upstage Tiffany.

The kids love Tiffany in spite of herself. They must know something!

Holy crap, that little kid’s going down on her! So much for being a “family” comic!

Not Tiffy? Then who?!?!?!?!?

You what Folks? I kinda hope the “Special Guest” IS Professor Zebo.

No, I REALLY, Do!

His appearance will make a number of “fans” forget all about how much they Hated the “Le$ And Gunther at the Gulag,” Arc! ;)

Lol classic. She’s baaacck lol I love this

They seem to be happy to see her.

Does anyone else see the mini Aaron that is loving on Tiff?