Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 03, 2020

“And so it goes and you’re the only one who knows.” ~William Martin Joel

She’s taking Greg’s things, too. ✨

Luann is going to miss Pru!!!

Empty Room = Income Opportunity.

And how much you wanna to bet that either Frank or Nancy will rent that room out and tell Lu “after the fact,” once again?

Wow, Luann is begrudging the fortunes of Pu! Or congratulating Pu?

I thought Luann was gonna say she’s gonna miss Pru and get all weepy and junk…..But theres still Saturday.

Right now, that’s like being jealous of someone who booked a cruise on the Titanic.

Don’t hate what you don’t know. Being a navy wife can be a lot less glamorous and much more demanding than Luann imagines.

Oh, Luann. Don’t be jealous just yet. Naval Station New York on Staten Island in New York City, closed in 1994. The only Naval base in New York state is Saratoga Springs NSU Navy Base in Saratoga Springs, NY. Skip that theater world. Besides as a military wife, she will probably be moving every 2 years.

Luann you being jealous. You should be happy for her.

Can someone please remind me how Pru came to Luann’s world to begin with?

Yeah. Pru’s new life is good to be true? Well, she’s been written out so as well let her go with a bang!

I will miss Pru! A breath of fresh air in the world of Luann. Perhaps in the future there will be a story arc where Luann and Bern return to NYC to go to Pru’s wedding and catch her at the theater only to run into Quill or some other interesting adventure for the girls.

Besides discussing this with Luann, perhaps Pru might consider mentioning it to Nancy and Frank.

Is everyone who comments on Luann too thick to realise that she is saying how happy she is for Pru?

Well, Luann – look at it this way; New York is a nice place to visit or be from. I wouldn’t want to live in NYC. And yes, I have lived back there.

Honest jealousy is praise.

(I should try it sometime, somehow.)

That’s Luann’s way of saying that she will miss Pru and she is happy for her.

It’s ironic envy and affection.

Pru also gets all the benefits of being a Navy spouse! With today’s pandemic, that military medical care and Tri-Care coverage are valuable!

Maybe they will rent the room to a new busboy for Luann …. I mean the Fuse.

I wish they had developed Pru’s character and created more storylines with/for her.

Let’s make it real… Pru heads to New York only to find she can’t go there because of the COVID pandemic. Then she finds out fiancee is in isolation because she’s tested positive. She can’t turn around and head back to LuAnne Land because they’ve closed their borders for the same reason. So she ends up living in her car for weeks while they try to figure out a way to write their way out of this corner they’ve inadvertently written themselves into.

Yeah, I know I’ve always most appreciated the friends who couldn’t manage to be happy for me when something good happened in my life. Not!

LuAnne is declaring she is wildly jealous because it sounds so wonderful. It is a form of congratulations. Wondering if it might be a form of litotes (figure of speech using understatement).

It’s a good kind of hate, I’m sure.

Should not go to N.Y .now !

Fabulous NY? Glamorous theater world?

Is Jan still in the Navy?

Luann will miss Pru terribly. She’s already sad that her friend leaves. I hope this is not their farewell, but that Pru invites Luann to her wedding and that they stay in touch. If Luann becomes an artist or a set designer she could go to NY regularly, or even move there.

Amazing how already a lot of you think Luann’s remark was made from a dark place.

If Pru does leave, and it’s probably time for her to do so, then she deserves a good send off. Maybe not like Slim Pickins riding the bomb down in Dr. Strangelove, but happy.

Ahhh, with one more day (assuming it ends with Saturday) it appears the focus is Pru’s Exit, Stage Left! I’ll hold out hope that Saturday Pru parts with wisdom for Luann.

There’s one phrase that describes Pru best – “I’ll be back” – The Terminator (1984).

The Fuse? I’m surprised Luann hasn’t come up with the “brilliant idea” of having the reception (maybe even the wedding as well) there.

Isn’t somebody in the strip (TJ?) licensed to perform weddings? Somebody refresh my memory – who performed Brad and Toni’s? Then again, did we even see any part of Brad and Toni’s ceremony (or was it treated like Luann in West Side Story and the talent show Shannon and her father, and Luann and Bernice, were in – show the preparation, but skip the event itself)?

Everything looks glamorous from afar. Yes Pru and her spouse will have their own place and a stable govt income. But she’ll have to reconstruct her life and work, and I’m guessing she knows how to do that. Luann needs to create a theme for hers, and realize that it doesn’t matter one lives. It’s what you do that counts. Tomorrow Pru will leave Luann with some sound advice, or maybe a address and phone#.

All the people who think this comic is written in real time, it totally amazes me that they would. No covid-19 pandemic in Luannverse. It’s cute Luann’s affectionate and teasing way of letting Pru know not only is she happy for her, but will miss her. Pru is likely to say something encouraging in return, and I hope the next few panels dealing with Luann show things looking up for her. I know I will miss Pru.

Eschew bugaboo, Lu. WuFlu’ll do Pru.

So far, this week has been mostly commentary on Pru leaving rather than any actual action (ie. taking her to the airport, or saying goodbye) Which leads me to think that next week will be focused on that or focus of other characters reacting to her move which could lead to someone else moving in.

I know just how you feel, Luann. I’m not getting anywhere in my current state.

Poor Pru, leaving to move to the disease capital of the United States. That’s assuming she can get past the quarantine lines.

Use your head. She is congratulating her and also jealous of her.

Many people battling COVID-19 have been using the song “Lean On Me” for inspiration.

But, sad to report, the man who made it famous, Bill Withers, has passed away at age 81 (heart complications).

R. I. P. to a wonderful performer and a great man.

Will tomorrow see Pru driving off into the sunset or another gushy goodbye?

Perhaps GnK will tempt the more snide commenters by showing Lu & Pru in a goodbye hug?

I’m going to miss Pru… I loved her cheerful and positive attitude.

I’ll miss Prudence. And I’m sure Les will, too…

Hahaha, genuine show of emotion, Lu! :D

I don’t think Luanns comment comes from a mean place, but I do think it is a inherent character flaw. She was drawn, if I recollect, specifically to show an “average, girl-next-door” girls experinces. This is why she got contrasted to characters like Tiff, who love or hate her is never average. This average-ness was drawn as a lack of ambition that was rather charming in school, and rather rewarded – ambition is ussually discouraged in children (and burocratic school systems:), but prized in adults (and buisnesses). Now that Luanns an adult out of school, she hasn’t grown much as a character in part because she isn’t very ambitious, and she was drawn that way. Tiff, by contrast has become way more interesting because she has actual ambitions and wants, even if its just revenge and money. Pru is more interesting becuse she also has wants – family, theater etc. Luann…wants to go back to school where she can be rewarded for being average, she thinks? She kind of drifted into community college cause she didn’t know what she wanted, drifted from guy to guy cause she didn’t know what she wanted, etc. Now Luann’s going to have to deal with adults. Who have ambitions and make plans to achive them.

Luann’s comments and expression in the last two panels drips of deep ennui. Surely GnK realize how this will come across. Does this portent a major change in Luann’s fortunes?

We’ve already seen a huge upheaval in Tiff’s life direction in the events since https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2019/11/30!

I predict major things happening this year, For all of the Big Three; Luann, Tiffany and Gun(ther).

BTW I would have expected more comforting words from her “Big Sister” in response to panel 2. Too maudlin I expect.

IMO , I never felt this character was working anyway , so will not miss her. But I do miss Knute , Crystal and Delta.

Don’t be so envious. If the plane ride doesn’t get her, then New York City will.

Pru is doomed. The USN will be directed to mothball half of the carrier fleet in FY 2021. The economy is dead. She’s moving to NYC; ground zero of Cover-19. Over 500 people are dying a day. Her “bride” (husband) gets a “RIF” in 2021.

New York is none too glamorous now, with establishments closing over this unstoppable virus

I hope Luann’s comment about the “glamorous theater world” suggests a story arc in which she treads the boards again.

I’d feel a bit worse for Luann if there was any reason she couldn’t go off and seek excitement in a new place. But it’s not like she’s in poverty or with a kid to raise, or even locked into a university schedule. If she wants to take the plunge there’s nothing holding her back, so what’s the holdup? Personally, I think Bernice deserves a share of the blame for this, as she’s constantly belittling Luann’s ambitions and self-confidence.

Actually glad to see her leave the strip.

Be careful what you wish for. Pru is leaving the familiar and going off into the unfamiliar. I hope she has as strong a support network I had 30 years ago, when I left my father’s house 7 years ahead of my older brother.

Luann shows a glimmer of understanding.

We will miss you, Pru!

Pru should have more than a fond goodbye and a door closing behind her. This poor little strip is beginning to look like a battlefield on the day after. Lots of KIA’s and MIA’s and a few Lost in Action. I expect to see Robert Duvall saying those memorable words, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” as he surveys the destruction of Pitts.

Prudence is so pretty