Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 18, 2023

To Infinity and Beyond….

Mrs. Horner has a wonderful outlook on life.

now how is Bernice going to believe this? she and Mrs. H are neighbours after all

I got nothin’.

Same upbeat Mrs. Horner as ever.

Launch this rocket. Will this be the beginning of series of double-entendres that Mrs. Horner will use in her lecture? We can only hope.

A world traveller. An instructir on writing. Has a head of white hair. Could she be….

Mrs. Horner is a riot.

Luann is all in with Mrs Horner. But Tara has a wait-and-see look.

What happens if a person clicks on that little flag next to the comments?

“Better than the afterlife.” Well so much for the millions of hopefuls…

“Let’s launch this rocket!”I wonder if Ms. Horny is gonna pull out her Pocket-Rocket?!?

I’m looking at the parallels between this class and one of Luann most successful classroom arcs “Introduction to Art” with Prof Zébo. The Prof., Jack and Nil were introduced here both became major secondary characters. Tara was later introduced in the art department classes. Several characters played into this arc with romantic interest and dating among Luann, Jack, Bernice and Nil. The Fuse served as a meeting place for the students where character development occurred.

Here we see Prof. Mrs. Horner being reintroduced after a long layoff relegated to a tertiary character. She already exhibits som characteristics of Zébo. Will this arc follow the Art Intro arc with new and interesting male characters? Will we see mixed dating with Luann, Tara and new males? Will Luann shine as she did in the Art Class series? Can GnK stretch this arc into a winner? Will there be tension between any new males and our old favorites?

Hopefully, this time, no broken feet.

Oh yeah, she’s a huge stereotype. She’ll fit in nicely.

Yes, Tara. Ms. Horner thinks you are worth it.

If the character Luann is inspired by Greg Evans’ own daughter, maybe Mrs. Horner is inspired by his mother and he will be kind and respectful to her.

This strip just got a lot more interesting.

I"m so glad she’s back. I forgot how fun she was.. and that she existed. Seriously i’m still floored greg can remember a character from a while back these days.

By that, Tara should live to be 200…

I’m waiting to see her 24-year-old boyfriend.

What a positive attitude! How refreshing.

I used to work reservations at Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. I had a travel agent call and said he had a client who has visited 85 countries and her bucket list was to reach a hundred. I was able to book her a twenty-six-day cruise and she was able to meet her goal. I was sent down island for business and had a chance to meet her.

Look like that the unstoppable Mrs Horner has already conquered Tara too. Luann is happy to have her as a teacher, let’s hope her class is valid and that the two can become friends with other students.

Luann has found a really positive female influence and mentor!

Go Mrs. Horner

Mel Brooks is 96, still going strong and full of life! After 40 years, “History of the World Part 2” makes its debut on Hulu on March 6, 2023.

She is definitely the ‘bodice ripper’ author. This will be fun.

See Luann’s yellow eye in the first panel?

From our point of view, it’s proof that you should be careful using the paint bucket tool when you’re editing images.

From Luann’s point of view, it’s proof that you should eat your vegetables.

“GRAND to see you”?!? She’s 92 years old, not 192 years old! Next, Greg Evans will have her saying “a pox upon thee”.

I love Mrs. Horner!

She’s getting on in years, but Mrs. Horner is still full of spirit and life.

“Better than the afterlife”… Great line!!!

Luann’s eyes on the first panel was a jump scare for me lol

Uh oh, she’s launching a “rocket.” Stand back…

Shouldn’t that comment from Mrs. Horner been “Let’s light this candle”?

Alan Shepard’s comment to launch control after sitting on the launch pad for hours due to delays from minor problems and multiple cups of coffee moving through his system.

I love Mrs. Horner’s attitude! Brava, Mrs H, Brava!

mrs. horner will be dead by summer…sad since Luann needs a mentor/guide and frankly, this lady is exactly who/what she needs…she just didn’t know it before

Ya GOTTA love that SPIRIT!

You’d be surprised what some old folks did when they were young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLqtEEFuNo

Tara looks like she’s standing in a utility trench in Panels 2/3.

While I like Mrs. Horner as a character, it is taking quite a bit of “suspension of belief” for me to imagine her being the (adjunct) professor of this creative writing class.

With no prior indication of her past work history from what we have seen of her in the past, it seems unlikely she has a Master’s Degree or above in English (usually the minimum criteria to be a college English instructor). To me, it seems more legitimate for her to be a special guest lecturer being brought in by the professor of the class to specifically for her to talk about/describe memoir writing.

With that said, however, I also find it a bit incongruent in this story arc that the last two weeks were about “romance fiction” and this writing assignment is about “memoir” (typically NON-fiction). Are we to imagine that Mrs. Horner’s “memoirs” are what actually has been fictionalized and stylized into the Coverly series of romance novels? Are we to imagine that Mrs. Horner is Coverly and that even though fictionalized, these romance stories stem from a multitude of romantic interludes she has experienced over the years?

Overall…. the turn of this arc this week has left me rather confused overall.

I was just happy to see Mrs. Horner again

Right on!

Mrs. Horner. Can we keep her???

Wow, what’s up with Luann’s eyes in the first panel? She looks a bit jaundiced! On another note, I am glad Mrs. Horner is back!! Fun times with her and Gunther.

Another odd thing today…. Luann’s eye shape is rather “squarish” like an old cathode ray tube television….. normally they are simply round. I cannot quite figure out the look/emotion Greg is going for with this different eye shape.

Mrs. H has a Kermit the Frog collar and that delights me.

Ah, the Queen of Aberdeen 1946! The gang moved her about April 24, 2006. Dirk showed up. Sept 3, 2003 on is good background. She helped judge the student beauty contest.

My retired art teacher is 97, sharp as a tack and only uses a cane. A number of actors, and, gasp, politicians are active in their 90’s. Good to see an active senior portrayed as being “hip”. ;-)

I’m sure she has a lot to write about

Where is Mordock?

Mrs Horner should visit her old house.

“I see you knocked a hole through this wall. I was going to do the same thing, but the ‘gentleman’ declined to let me use his head as the hammer. He left in a hurry. Never came back. I had to toss his underwear in the trash.”

How’s this for a backstory?

Vim and vigor.

Lu Ann is happier to see Mrs.Horner than most of her boyfriends and half of her family.

Mrs.Horner has mastered the talent of being a good listener

I tell people “Getting older beats the alternative!” Hope it stays that way for a long time…

Mrs Horner has an excellent point.

I’ll respectfully disagree with her final point. The afterlife is the ultimate voyage….

This story line has certainly taken a sharp 90-degree – or 180-degree – turn. Return to school, shadow people, a lively character from the distant (for us) past. And then there’s those squarish eyes.

Something’s up. Hope it lasts.

The Degroots purchased Mrs Horner’s Home!!!!

You rock it, Rocket Lady! Go, Mrs. Horner!

Nice! I like where this is going! ❤️❤️❤️

Perhaps we’ll hear the “grand story” Mrs. Horner alluded to: https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2023/01/21