Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 11, 2020

So, Luann is taking the Tiffany route of eating her feelings.

I bet you have, Luann.

Whatever feeds the soul. ✨

Yep. Bernice is annoyed at Luann for minimizing Dez’s comments. She has that talent, that Luann.

Luann voices a first-world problem.

Well, I think dog called it yesterday, Dez is planting a garden.

I like the center panel. It’s like Dez without all the mumbo jumbo that is usually written around her.

Il faut cultiver notre jardin…

Dez writes the next installment: “Jack and the Bernstalk”

Dez was having a great moment and Luann just snatch’s it away.

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Some predicted these panels were an intro to the pandemic, which I personally poopooed. I have to admit I was wrong. Previously I spotted three Sunday panels that I felt referred to the pandemic, but now this panel refers to not only the pandemic, but all the social and cultural and obliquely the political inflection point we are in during the in-week rotation. The whole world is holding it’s breath, and Luann is very gently reflecting that. The US is the true Rome of our age, every country is waiting to see what we do. Scary, but I have faith.

This appears to be Greg’s acknowledge of Covid-19. It’s been six months of suspended animation with maybe another six months to go. Dez has the right idea — focus in the things you can do.

A lot of us have been eating more during the quarantine. Is it just me or did Luann sudden look 10 pounds heavier in the last panel than in the first. Straight pants legs going puffy in the last.

The First World has problems, too. (Uncle Bonsai)

A çommunity garden? In a pandemic? Where businesses are shutting down (forcibly in some cases), and people were being isolated (again, forcibly in some cases)? As much as I could see Dez being allowed to do that. A personal garden maybe. But hey, I live in Michigan. Our governor even put a restriction on buying grass seed (I’m being serious here).

So far – Luann gets away with eating a lot.

Dez reminds me of that old song lyric, “and no one’s getting fat ’cept Mama Cass.”

This arc is dying down a bit.

I like what Greg is doing with today’s strip. It’s definitely been a rough year, but the little things like taking a walk or getting a breathe of fresh air have been a comfort during this time.

Ah. It’s seems as though even Dez didn’t take a vacation trip this year. And she appears to have a have a good, good heart, planting, growing and maintaining a 21st Century “Victory Garden,” for her “community.” Although, considering it’s Dez, I’d hesitate to ask ‘What’ exactly she was growing in that “garden.”

Let’s Hope Dez and her hardworking friends are able to enjoy the harvest and Share the fruits of their labors with those who truly need it.

Before someone comes along and TAKES it……,

Luann may be on the Viennese Diet: Buy the next size up!

You and me both, Lu! I get my cardiac workout by digesting massive amounts of food at night!

Long hours of eating, eh? Perhaps Luann just found her life’s calling: Competitive Eating! I mean, why waste all that vigorous training she’s put herself through?

One of the floating leafy things above Dez’s head looks like a heart.

:)

I used to spend my time eating and going to work, but now I gotta work my way through college and cooking school.

Luann occupies her time worrying and not getting a whole lot accomplished. Bern manages to hit the books but not much else. Dez on the other hand has made good use of her time. Most 20 year olds are a lot like Luann as far as having poor organization skills, major issues over their social life and generally making mountains out of mole hills and so on….. Dez is truly one of a rare breed. But then again, how old is she? When I was a freshman at FSU in the dorms there was a few older students who were scattered in the housing. Most older students either stayed off campus or if married got into the married housing but I remember one guy who was on our floor my first semester and ancient by my standards at that time (he was probably 26 or so) and I am pretty sure he was not a 9th year freshman like Bluto in Animal House or the guy on the hall who would dole out the bags of recreational herbs at times; he seemed to simply be working on his education. Perhaps Dez is an older student as well who for some reason or another chose the dorm life……

Dez has an excellent approach, turn off the news, don’t get on Facebook. Get involved with reality. Spend time gardening, working with others.

Why are they all unmasked and sitting within a foot of each other?

Me too Luann, me too… Dez is so amazing ♡. But her speech made me hungry.

Join the club, Lu. #sourdough

Seems kinda silly to start bringing the reality of 2020 to the strip now. I know it is reality, but personally I like to read comics for a short escape from the real world.

I’ve been retired for 16 years, so this isolation time has not resulted in weight gain. The current smokey conditions are more of a problem, I can’t even work in my garage shop.

For Luann, “work” is eating.

I love the idea about a community garden

The trouble with Luann is that she is not making a joke. Being so self-absorbed, she would actually consider her overeating a valid comparison to the world’s “uncertainty, anger and frustration”. It’s a me me me world for Luann.

We are still left to wonder what 2020’s personal effects on Dez are.

I agree with Dez . Staying busy is the best way to keep your perspective .

The anger, uncertainty, frustration and over-eating symptoms of Covid-19 isolation seem to be the same as those of our comic characters problems. I Like Dez’s response. This is a clever way to acknowledge some of the virus’s effects without addressing it directly. Unless they all start volunteering, I don’t see them staying in this arc very long. But then again…….. ?

The “Covid 15” gaining fifteen lbs during lockdown.

Leave it to Luann to make it about herself, sigh

The Governor shut down the community garden. But you can riot all you want.

I thought theLuanna-verse was COVID free.

Can we get back to the Luann and Jack and Bernice Show? PLEASE!?!?!?

I’d be happy for an arc of J’Monstro and Puddles discussing the foibles of their world right now!

Actual tummy ache, Luann? (Or maybe it’s the onset of appendicitis and a new surgical arc!) —Or just belllyaching?

Well even I have to admit this one is probably a nod to the pandemic. I hope it’s just a nod though.

Puddles wakes up with the word …eating.

Spending time outside, in nature, always makes me feel good.

Getting boring. Needs to be a point. This banter seems pointless. And while Greg want to keep the rating GP, these kids are adults now and we need to elevate their interactions to those of young adults.

first time we’ve hear l’s job is an issue. but it occurred to me did moony uni do away with the RA’s entirely? toga! Toga! TOGA!

Luann kinda looks like she fell victim to the “Freshman 15”…. but at least it wasn’t the “Freshman 40” that Tiffany fell to..

I held my peace as long as I could.

I confess I was a bit put off by Luann’s comment about eating. beb01 called my attention to it, that apparently, Luann’s pants filled out between panel one and panel three.

I tire of the trope, “I eat, therefore I’m fat” – the worst example being Over the Hedge where RJ instantly becomes a beach ball whenever he gets his paws on Twinkies.

But the comments here, people pouncing on Luann for her weight!

Perhaps I should do a Trilogy:

COME ON! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!

I can’t believe it. Luann’s strip was outpaced by another strip in the number of comments posted. Read Non Sequitur.

Dez is not like Luann. She just happens to Bernice’s ex roommate.

Dez hasn’t revealed what issues she’s had to cope with or why this past year has been rough for her. We really don’t know her backstory. Maybe it is coming.

And yet they both look good.

tomorrow: Puddles eats Monstro ! Bad Puddles !!!

We’re big enough to do it. Urrrrp.