Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for October 26, 2018

you sure came prepared, Jack

Not to mention a chest protector.

Will Tara miss out on something painful? ✨

Oh my goodness. I don’t think I have ever seen something so marvelous and so spectacular in a daily comic strip! It’s magnificent! It’s amazing! It’s stupendous! It’s the great coloring in the 3rd panel! Congratulations, colorist!!

You Know? THAT is a really Lovely Sweater, Blouse, Shirt, thing, Luann is wearing.

It REEEEEEEEALLY Accents her (A-hem) “Form…….,”

A few more horsepower and that truck will be able to achieve escape velocity. Then come crashing back, superheated, into their laps.

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Don’t look, Ethyl…

“After 500 plays, our high fidelity tape still delivers high fidelity.”

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Tara bad time to leave and who needs earplugs.

Surely Luann didn’t ignore Pru’s advice? (Sept 22)

Klutzy can be endearing – but Jack is overdrawn on that account.

Looks like Tara won’t be joining them when they get kicked out for being in the VIP section. Won’t she be surprised when she returns.

Panel 3: A little treat, the artwork is very nicely done. Panel 4: I must realize that Luann will always be a plain Jane. And, finally, Tara will come back with trouble.

Tara’s expression as she leaves – she’s kinda letting Luann & Jack amp up on the snuggling. On the other hand – Tara may have spotted someone that interests her.

I find Tara’s leaving very suspicious. If confronted about their VIP tickets (or lack thereof), Luann and Jack will undoubtedly freeze and blow the whole thing.

Exciting times.

Our girl definitely has grown up hasn’t she? Jack notice? Love the drawing of the truck smashing through, with the red color people will miss in the paper, and of course Ms. Luann’s extremely stimulating (ed) reaction.

Looks like Tara will not been there when Luann and Jack get into deep trouble, even though it was her idea. (sigh)

Goodbye, eardrums, been nice to know you…

The action in the third panel is great, and the airpressure shows Luann has really grown up.

Fourth panel reminds me of the song “Night Moves” by John Cougar Mellencamp.

How could that possibly NOT be fun.

Looks so amazing! And Tara is leaving with an excuse for leave Luann and Jack alone?

HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its probably just me, but lately the Luann comic has been really boring. I get more entertainment from reading the comments.

Props to Lu Ann for being game to new things.

The Sheriff outdid himself in the third panel. Looks like something out of DC comics.

Kudos to Greg also. All the comments about Luann’s “torsal attributes” arise from his depiction that the sound blast doesn’t affect just her hair. :o)

There are some events, I would not be up front for. Especially when I see people getting hit in the head with pucks. Row N is fine for me!

Intrigued by Luann’s strip, searched for Monster truck events in youtube.. its awesome…watching it for the last couple of hrs :D

Yep. And yep!

Well, this is more than we saw of Al and Irma ’s wedding!

And now it’s time for all those negative people to notice how smart it is to sit far away from the action and to wear earplugs! Maybe not put the plugs in until the action starts though.

Am I the only one wondering why Jack didn’t make sure Luann knew to bring earplugs? Or just bring a set for her? Maybe Tara will bring some back from the concession stand with her (no idea whether they sell them, but they should!).

I anticipate Tara’s leaving is signaling trouble ahead for Jack and Luann.

How romantic.

Know that hearing damage, like brain damage is permanent. That is why people at gun ranges ALWAYS wear hearing protection. Hearing aids do not restore normal hearing, you sign a form understanding that. ALWAYS wear hearing protection when around loud and/or prolonged noise (generators). Wish I knew then what I know now.

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As stated by several others… the monster truck panel is colored quite artistically!

Not a huge amount of plot movement today, so not too much to speak of in that regard. So, what else do I notice?

1. I do enjoy the way that Greg has drawn Luann’s closed eyes in the last panel.

2. The similarity others see in the last panel to the old Maxell cassette tape commercial… I had the same thought when I first saw the image. It is indeed funny how some images (even as in this case, commercial images) become quite iconic.

As a rather noise-sensitive person, I do not think I would do well in an enclosed arena like this with all that noise. I am not even sure if 30+db earplugs would dampen enough of the noise for me to not quickly grow cranky from the noise.

I guess I will need to wait until they have electric vehicle “Monster Trucks” so there is no noise. :)

So how many times this week did they use the “monster trucks are REALLY LOUD” punchline? And yet there’s people here still acting like it’s a fresh joke, like a baby playing peek-a-boo who keeps being surprised every time the parent reappears.Still, at least it’s not as blatant and annoying as a few months back when the writers beat “Mrs Fogarty is a terrible therapist” completely into the ground. Plus this is an actual event that’s happening and being shown on-panel, which is a step up for this strip and its normal pattern of skipping past everything that could be remotely exciting for the characters.

It took five strips to get this far. I hope the show doesn’t last this long.Greg and Karen are so vamping. Come up with something interesting already!

Luann never looked so sexy!

@SweetSinger: Tomorrow’s arc: First frame – ambulance arrives to cart Luann off to hospital as blood pours from her swollen ears, but nobody can hear the siren. Second frame – Ambulance pulls onto field and is squashed by one of the trucks. Third frame – Tara returns with snacks and is annoyed because, from her perspective, Jack is ‘snuggling’ with Luann. Readers see that Jack is trying CPR…

A lot of sexual thoughts going through this comment section.

LOUD has to be the only reason to go. The action itself is so boring.

I know I’m being “that guy”, but those earplugs just aren’t good enough. Headphone-style is the recommended type.

“Rally Ho”

“Gift Of Grab”

“Start Truckin’ Across Luanniverse” (♪)

“Sound Thinking”

“The Silence Treatment”

“Plugging Away”

“Mos’ Deaf”

(For those who don’t get that third one on the list, this may help:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi3Xt3Yjk14

One more:

“Stick It In Your Ear!”

Would someone please help me understand why Tara has often been described as “good-looking”, while Luann has been christened “plain Jane” over and over. It does’t make sense, especially with the way Luann looks in this picture, but perhaps someone has the answer. Thank you.

https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2013/10/20

In a comedy movie, Luann could playfully say to Jack, “I wanna #%*!” – knowing Jack can’t hear it.

Rather odd that Jack likes monster trucks but does not have enough mechanical ability to even change a tire………..

@montylc2001: It’s no stranger than the fact that a lot of guys like to watch wrestlemania, and can’t win at arm wrestling, or football, and can’t even run across their backyards, or the Kentucky Derby and can’t saddle a horse…

Now that Tara has exited, security will come by and kick them out. Tara is the type of person who instigates trouble, like doing something illegal, then does a quick vanishing act when authority arrives. God knows I grew up with a guy exactly like that and one of my sons “friends” did the same thing to him. Got him into a situation where he, very tall and wearing a very distinctive hat, attracted the law while said “friend” after police had arrived, snuck in and robbed the place. My son wouldn’t tell the cops anything until he finally used all the money he had saved to buy a car and hired the best lawyer in town. Who very quickly convinced him that telling the cops on someone who could ruin your life was not in fact snitching. He did, the trouble vanished and he was able to leave for Army Basic training on time, from which he finally retired as an E8 FSG late last year. 25 years Active duty.

Monster trucks seem to me to be something more interesting to actually be doing the driving than to watch someone else doing the driving.

We use to say that regarding guys like your son, “There he stands looking like a tiger with all those stripes.” Congratulations to the hero and the parents who taught him.

Why didn’t he bring a pair for her???

I sense that Tara is not really into this form of entertainment. I think she likes being involved in things, a doer rather than a spectator.

If it’s truly VIP, someone will probably Deliver a bunch of Snacks.

Wow… Luann looks pretty good in that last panel.

Whoa, all 600 of you horsies! That’s a real monster rush! I SAID, THAT’S A REAL MONSTER RUSH!

Please fasten your seatbelts, you VIPs….

With regard to earlier comments about Luann’s form, I would suggest this new name: And Your POINTS Would Be

Luann and Jack gets kicked out for being in the VIP sect and Tara watches the rest of the show by herself.

Based on some of the comments about Luann in the 4th panel, you’d think people had never considered a young woman having a ‘chest’.