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1. 8 days ago on Luann

   I fear that this is never going to end. G&K are going to run with this “rivalry” forever. I wish they would resolve it, or at least get to a more interesting (and less irritating) story arc. Bring back Jack and Nil, for pity’s sake, please.

   Nearly everyone has had a negative reaction to the Stef character since her first appearance, and it is not improving. It is not doing anything for the strip except filling space.

2. 13 days ago on Ink Pen

   There is a famous blooper from “The Adventures of Superman”, in which George Reeves stands stoically while bullets bounce off his chest, and then reflexively ducks when the (probably rubber) gun is thrown at his head.

   The little light flashes on his chest are special effects, but an object thrown at someone’s head would cause any normal person to flinch. Apparently, they never noticed it (or thought the kiddies would not), and left it in.

   This may be an homage.

3. 17 days ago on Luann

   No, she is most definitely NOT a good villain, she is a ditzy annoyance. I found the character of Knute to be annoying (never any potential but being class clown), but not odious as this one. Stef shows no redeeming qualities, but she’s not dangerous.

4. 18 days ago on Peanuts Begins

   Back in the late 1960s, my church had a paper drive every other Saturday, and I was one of the regular workers for about three years. I would on occasion find LIFE and LOOK Magazines that I would reserve for myself (we would pick up a half-ton of newspapers and magazines, so I justified holding back a few ounces). Occasionally, there would be a few good comics, and every once in a great while, a girlie magazine (it was the ’60s; mags of that stripe rarely showed more, or even as much, as bare behinds and an occasional hint of bare breast).

   Yes, other than the fact that I was working in a variable group in a VW minibus, Charlie Brown and Shermie were describing my experiences.

5. 18 days ago on Luann

   I am an American living in Ukraine (since early 2023), and I find the self-censorship here amusing. In the opening days of the Russian invasion (February 2022), there was a famous and inspiring incident. The Russian cruiser Moskva radioed an order to the Ukrainian soldiers guarding a small but militarily significant island, known as Snake Island for them to surrender or be bombarded. Their now-famous reply was “Russian warship, go f**k yourself.” They were bombarded, but only surrendered when completely out of ammo.

   The Ukrainian government in April 2022 issued a stamp showing a solitary Ukrainian soldier clearly raising his middle finger to a Russian warship. We are apparently afraid of displaying the salute in a comic strip, but Ukraine celebrated it on a postage stamp.

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6. 20 days ago on Luann

   She would still be in negative numbers.

7. 20 days ago on Luann

   Running for her life?

8. 24 days ago on Luann Againn

   Must have become a pretty big chart over the years, what with all the various hanging plotlines . . .

9. 24 days ago on Luann

   Almost from their introduction, it has been painfully obvious that Kip and Stef were a poor match, that there was some mutual attraction between Kip and Tiff. However, it is being drawn out over much too long a time. Stef’s character has been given no redeeming qualities, and is easily the most annoying one in the strip (even Shannon has been rendered more sympathetic). It is time for G&K to stop milking this storyarc purgatory. Resolve it, already, please.

10. 25 days ago on Luann

    Which would still not excuse her personality.