Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 25, 2020

HMMM – Well-Endowed and Symmetrical Imagination

Holy George Clooney, Gunther!

I still can’t see any comics.

What happened to Gunther’sPicard Pajamas? Seems fitting to go with Bet’s Uhura dress. And is that a sock(!) in Bat-Gun’s trunks?

Go for Thor, man. ✨

Bets looks so cute in her ‘Uhura’ costume. ✨

Although… Bets COULD switch to a matching Selina Kyle outfit…..

Gunther, mask, STAT!

Uhhhh, No, Gunth.

You should stick to the Trek themes. I’d go with Kirk like Bets suggested over a year ago. Or maybe Miles O’Brien. Or perhaps even the Borg, “Hugh.”

And You Les. If You’re going to stick around and be a PITA, for the rest of the week, I would suggest “Q” for you.

No WAIT! The Joker! Les would be a natural! Just dye his hair green, dab on some white make-up apply some red lipstick and put on a purple suit and viola! And Les? Rumor has it Tiff will arm wrestle Luann to play Harley Quinn.

Oh. And Ox is going as Bane, Jack is going to go as Superman and Nil will go as Venom and Bernice is going as Dorothy. And of course, Ann will go as the Wicked Witch of the West. ;)

In all fairness, I really can’t think of anyone more worthy of Mjolnir in the Luann-verse.

Under the empty white expanse of where the comic would normally be, it says “buy a print of this comic”. No thanks – I have reams of blank, white paper already.

Les seems unaware of what skimpy outfits some of the females wear in cosplay.

Wonder what’s running through Bets imagination?

Sorry, but I’ve got to agree with Les on this one.

Gun if your girl is dress in teak outfit why aren’t you in a Spock one.

Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then, be Batman.

Based on what I see on co.petitor AM, looks like it’s an illfitting off the rack costume…

1. Those are diapers G Man is wearing, not spandex.

2. That’s it! Today’s strip is just too hot and steamy for Go Comix!!!!

Bets rocks in her Uhura costume, although more leg should show. I like Gunther in his well-endowed Batman costume, although Thor would be better, and I really like Leslie’s funny double-entendre funny punch line. This is a well-drawn and funny set of panels, a real relief from Luann downer recently.

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Bets’s proportions seem a little… off… in that last panel. How are her thighs and lower body both supposed to fit under that skirt?

Comic Kingdom is also having problems taking a dump this morning. Must have had a cheese fondue party last night.

I did a copy/paste and got Internal server error, etc.

Looks more to me as if it’s for people lacking in imagination. When we were kids we didn’t need fancy costumes or props to imagine we were in a Star Trek episode or Fantastic Voyage or Mysterious Island or The Lost World or Threat Level Midnight or cops and robbers… we just pretended and bam! There we were.

“What’s the big jolly”? What the heck? Did an AI help write this dialogue?

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https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/luann/

I see Gunther more as the Aquaman type. The seventies Aquaman, with the orange top and green shorts.

TJ is absolutely Loki. And Shannon is “Harley Quinn: the early years”.

My sympathies to anyone who can’t see today’s strip. Is there a consenious whether the problem is limited to mobile users, Mac? PC? I use a PC and have had no problems.

As to whether Gunther should go as Thor or Batman I’m reminded on an old phrase that I never actually heard anyone use, but….“skin to win!” Go as He-man.

Like you can pull off Thor

Les sure is a pain in the butt.

Is Betts looking that the imaginary six pack Gunther is showing in that Bat outfit, or, maybe she’s looking at something further south. (And, wishing Les would go away someplace, and, not comeback for a couple hours at least.

Sort of wish Bets were not wearing a red outfit. They tend to be expendable on Star Trek.

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bets seems to have an interest in the batpackage

Les just made me guffaw. That doesn’t happen often.

Gunther would make a good Reed Richards.

Go with the Bat. Thor is out.

today’s strip link here at GC:

https://assets.amuniversal.com/b54367d0c39a01381bbe005056a9545d

He can’t be Batman without a mask.

Nowadays Les, you can make a whole income of being geek, dressing up in costumes and complaining about things you don’t watch. The world is getting even more nuts.

YEA! Anne’s “Click-Box” is finally gone!!!

Boring story arc. But Les’ zinger is on target.

I guess this also settles the question: they’re at The Gulag /Tardis.

Panel 3; thigh gap. Panel 1; no thigh gap. What say you. Bets fans?

Oh MY! we can now see why Bets loves Gunther.

Last week the Evans’ ridiculed Luann with Jack and Bern providing snarkisms. Who will get “the treatment” this week? Probably Gunther; maybe Les (if he deigns to try a costume).

I predict another summer doldrums set of strips this week. I.e., an episode going nowhere and advancing no one.

Les as a Romulan?

Bets does stir the imagination.

I think Gunther could pull off Shade the Changing Man. With his tailoring skills, he could make a version of Shade’s Madness Vest (or coat…whatever).

Interesting point/counter-point on cosplay, applies to the re-enactment world too to some degree. Both re-enactment and cosplay people have dedication and imagination along with a love for their hobbies. To outsiders, as Les points out it’s why? The biggest delta I’m seeing between cosplay and re-enactment players is the re-enactors build their kits to a historical standard, have a historical story, and get to play with their toys.

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Wow! I see Gunther more like Robin. (Kidding’) Wonder if Les will get involved or just be the commentary peanut gallery! We may get to see more of the gang if they join in. Will this extend to Halloween? That is a real stretch! ;-)

Go big or go home.

I think Les meant to say package of imagination…

If he wants to look like Thor, maybe he should lose the Batman costume.

Who else will be on this “panel”? Discussion on costuming may involve many ideas. If they need models, who will show up or will they try to use Les as a model. That would be hilarious! ;-D

After almost a year of relentless pain, suffering and near endless drama, G&K have finally depicted three young people actually attempting to have some degree of of what could pass for “fun.” Even though Les is having that “fun” at Gunther’s expense as usual. But the GOOD news is, Les is being all but ignored. At least for now.

Now THIS the Bets I want to see from now on. Smart, Bright-eyed, Enthusiastic, having FUN with ZERO drama. In fact, she can wear that Uhura outfit 24/7 EVERY-TIME she appears, as far as I’m concerned. Oh. There is on more costume Bets, Tiffany and Luann could rock: Green Orion Slave Girls! And BEFORE anybody starts, it was revealed in an episode of Star Trek Enterprise, that the “slave girls” WEREN’T “slaves” but actually RULED all the males of Orion (And ANY other Male they came in contact with) through clever use of pheromones. The women pushed the notion of being “submissive property” to lure in victims.

Now. That said, Les trying on a costume in 3….,2….,1…., ;)

Why do super heroes wear the underwear on the outside?

I guess new costumes every day for a week could entertain. Bets as Wonder Woman?

One we’ll never see: I liked Plastic Man (with the cool shades).

Yay! Bets is back in a microskirt! She always looks best when showing off her legs!

I’ll never understand why the superhero creators thought it was manly to wear the underwear on the outside of the tights. LMAO!

How come this house has so many windows on the outside, but none on the inside?

Bets is one hot trekkie! She makes a rockin’ Uhuru!

Actually, I think Gunny looks pretty good in that Batman muscle-suit, and with the mask on, he would really look good with Bets beside him….

The Reveal: That’s not stuffing. Those are Gunther’s actual muscles, and so on.

Guess “cosplay” sounds cooler than “dressing up.”

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Lots of “little points” from me today….

1. The GoComics, comic no-show for me appears to be browser related. I could not see any of the comics (but could see the comments) yesterday or today until I read a comment to try a different browser…. and Schrodinger’s Dog suggested Firefox…. and now I can see comics (using that Browser).

2. I am NOT a big fan of the term COSPLAY. It grates on my nerves in the same way a lot of shrinking of words and mashing of syllables in “current, trendy” terms does.

3. I tend to think the EVENTs where you gather in costumes such as this sound very interesting and enjoyable….. but I am not sure about what they are really like….. are they big and almost “convention” and “carnival” like… with vendors and games and what not? I tend to imagine the “Trek Conventions” that I had oft heard about over the last few decades…. is it like a “Trek Convention” that has now morphed into this?

4. As you can tell, I have never been a part of whatever this is…. the best I can state about my costume wearing…. is that I have worn a few costumes at few libational Halloween parties…. “pirate”, “biker”, “rat”, “pirate/biker chimera”, "pirate/biker/rat "tri"mera".

Final question…. so these types of events (cannot bring myself to use that term)…. do they tend to be strictly themed or are they broad based? I mean, it looks like what Gunther and Bets are going to has somehow mashed some sort of comic book character theme with Star Trek as a theme. Would there likely be others at this even that wear “SteamPunk” or other costumes not of the Star Trek or comic book varieties?

It’s like the Sudoku of literature.

A lot of imagination. But Bets love it♡. I start to hope Les will end up doing a cosplay.

Les should try on a Joker costume.

i see BATMAN is packing ..WHO KNEW ?

Cosplay got my kids to learn how to use a sewing machine. A good useful skill they still use as adults.

Inappropriate, disgusting, and whatever, but I’ve never let that stop me before, so in my first impression of Gunther, I see a Thanksgiving turkey with all the stuffing shoved up his butt.

Les as Loki?

The mask would definitely help, Gunth! :D

Last con I went to there was this dude who pulled off an awesome Mr. Gray. I called out to him “hey! nice Luann cosplay! you totally pulled off Mr. Gray!”… but he just looked at me funny and went into the hotel management office. I didn’t think he supposed to be in there but the lady behind the lobby check in didn’t seem worried that he was there so I I didn’t worry about it.

A load of something for sure.

Please put LES in the Thor costume.

Mine just came back.

it’s nearly 3:00 pm here and it’s showing them now thank god i’m also thrilled that it wasn’t just me either

Kids playing dress-up! How cute. Isn’t that skirt kinda long for a Lt. Uhuru costume?

Does Gunth have what it takes to play The Bat?

Bets skirt is too long for classic Trek.

Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck… go with Batman.

Yesterday, the comic panels were not coming up at all. But today, all is hunky dory.

not a problem for me.

Anout Bets thighs:My adolescent memory of Lt. Uhura was that her uniform barely covered her hoo-hah, which is why she wore black tights. So that her “undiscovered country” remained undiscovered. Since one shoukd never trust one’s adolescent memories I googled images of Lt. Uhura and indeed her costume was very short. There was a good 6 inches or more of thigh showing. So Bet’s knee-length costume is wildly inaccurate. Pity because Bets’ legs are well worth admiring. But the question has to be why is Greg drawing her costume so wrong. It’s not as if miniskirts on young girls (or even middle-aged women) is shocking or offensive to the readers of funny papers. Miniskirts are all around us, as are short-shorts, spaghetti-strap blouses with scoop necks (referring to Luann’s oddly matronly outfit of last week.

What’s really wrong in the last panel is that Bets is standing to the side of the audience and slightly back. From that position one leg ought to obscuring part of the other leg and not standing side by side. The length of her thigh is open to question but if her hip ends where Bets has her hand then I think we can say she’s short legged but not that she’s missing her thighs entirely.

And while this is a throw-away week of gags it has been fun. And I’m not ready to return to either Tiffany or mean Bernice.

Is it just me or is bets subtly gazing at the HUGE lump in gunther’s…..down stairs. I bet she wants to take the boy somewhere private and let him “boldly go where no man has gone before.” (Presuming she’s still a virgin.)

Too talented to put down.

Les suffers from Imagination Deficit Disorder.

Gunth, you’d do better as “Mr. Spock”

Haven’t people been doing this at midnight screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for about four decades?

Where’d he get the muscles?