Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 12, 2020

oh, now it gets interesting

”Reading into it.” ✨

Monstro likey mermaid!

Now we’re getting somewhere!

I must be getting old. All this did was remind me of an episode of “Charmed” from about 20 years ago where Alyssa Milano gets turned into a mermaid.

“Well, I was thinking yesterday there might be a fantasy sequence coming. Chances look good. With Atlantis as the theme. I’ll wager a “tail” will be involved. And it won’t be Monstro’s!”

This was a thought I had back on Tuesday! One of the few of my prognostications to come to fruition!

Yay me!

Geez. That is a pure fantasy romance novel – and NANCY reads it? Ugh. And now Bernice. A good avenue to escape the reality for a bit, I suppose, but a meremaid romance? Please 9_9

OK – This needs to go somewhere. Don’t jump ship G & K !

The longer this goes on, the more Ben starts to look like a throw-away character.

Same as Jack.

One of my pet peeves is mermaids wearing a bra!

I wonder what Jack will look like. Will he like her new -do? Will he think somethings fishy about all this?

Tune in tomorrow!

No no no no no no no no. We already had Halloween last month. Noooooooooo

Does Ben show up with a harpoon? We still haven’t been told what’s making Bernice avoid him.

Bern likes Jack. But does like Bern.

Clam shell bra courtesy of the censors.

The self service station is straight ahead.

Octopus’s Garden keeps going through my head.

“Jack…” Skip jack? Amber jack? Black jack? Crevalle jack? Jack Dempsey? ( a fish named after the boxer apparently due to its aggressiveness). jack mackerel? leather jack? yellow jack? or northern pike (called jackfish in western Canada, according to the Wikipedia page listing names of fish).

She’s wearing seashells? Hah! Do you know why mermaids wear seashells?

Question: Did she jump right to page 218 as Mrs. DeGroot suggested? Or did she start reading it right from the very beginning….

Where’s the movie about undead breeding mermaids?.

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Spawn of the Dead.

I think Jack would be a good choice for pretty much any of the “righteous” ladies in the Luanniverse.

He is not as strapping as Gaston, but neither does he have the bad attitude. He is not as brilliant as Maurice, but he still seems to have the same levelheadedness as LeFou. My only concern is that he could be seduced by the battery of superficial charms that Belle brings to the table.

Assuming that Jack can maintain his moral compass and get past the amoral vixen that is Belle, I think pretty much any young lady in the Luannaverse could be happy with Jack.

LOL Jack would be powerless against, … The Siren’s Song …. LOL

“..and a handsome and skinny dipping Gunther comes along, all the while complaining about something random.”

Oh, jeez! Wickedly bad pun! I nominate you for the Perilous Punster Award!

i think the goldfish is getting aroused!

As Bernice reads, she falls into a dream sequence wherein she meets an underwater lover. Unfortunately, it turns out to be the not so Incredible Mr. Limpet holding out what appears to be the Shakiest Gun In The West. Or something like that. Will this retain it’s “G” rating?

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Or will this turn into a Knotts – y situation? ‘Don’ we now our undersea apparel and hang on!

It didn’t take Bernice long to pick up the enjoyment of pleasure reading. Even the main character in the story, Beatrice, almost sounds like Bernice. On page 218 Jack swims in with fangs and a passionate love scene takes place.

After this pathetic book, some hanky panky better happen in this strip.

OK, any takers yet on who will end up with Jack? Lu or Bern, or neither? And, if one of the two, what will happen to Lu’s/Bern’s relationship? Not sure…. Lu needs somebody… If not Gunther, or any of the others, why not Jack?

The story will end just as Bernice gets to the hanky-panky and when we rejoin her literary adventures months later she’ll be smoking in bed with the covers pulled up to her chin. Isn’t that what usually happens in GnK’s stories.

Monstro is reading over her shoulder and is wondering how he can meet the mermaid.

Her fish is reading along and loves it!

For all her intellectual pretensions, Bern is just as vulnerable to plain physical attraction as your average teenager. Good to know.

Next week: Nancy brings in a science book for Bern to read – “Fun With Friction”

Do mermaids wear glasses?

Getting deep into that “bodice ripper” Nancy gave, Bernice’s subconscious admits that she’s at least physically attracted to Jack. Now when the rest of Bernice catches up, and, how far this will go, we could ask Greg, but I’m sure he won’t spill what he’s got ploted.

Obviously her hormones are acting up. Perhaps it wasn’t a good idea to stimulate them Nancy, but I know you just meant to relieve some of her stress though maybe via romance novels best of options.

I had to read this a couple of times before I realized that the words said “Beatrice” and not “Bernice”. I kept wondering how this book just happened to have a character named Bernice. Who was a mermaid. --I guess it’s now confirmed without a doubt that Bernice has a crush on Jack.

“Coverly Cove”? Is that like PW Herman’s Chairy Chair?

Bernice “likes” Jack. But does Jack like Bernice?

THAT, is the question.

THAT, is the ONLY question.

It’s a question I’ve been asking for weeks now.

It’s a question starry-eyed fans SHOULD be asking.

But oh nooooooooo.

Everybody has jumped the “Good Ship Jack and Luann,” and set sail on the “Berntannic” which is headed full steam into a large iceberg that looks a lot Jack.

Those fans are prancing, dancing and sipping champagne with reckless abandon, when they SHOULD be disguising themselves as women and children and running Pell-mell for the lifeboats. (Sigh)

So what will startle- wake Bern up from this pleasant dream?

1) Muscular Merman Jack showing up with Mermaid Luann under his arm?

2) The always welcomed Sharknado?

3) A monstrous man-eating squid that looks suspiciously like Ann Eiffel?

4) Davey Jones emerging from his locker singing “Hey, Hey, We’re the Flunkies?”

5) Beloved (?) Brother Ben who has fallen overboard from a troop ship and now Bern must decide whether to save Ben or remain with Jack?

6) Or Rabid Sea Squirrels making a Bee-line for Bernice’s hair.

YOU decide. Meanwhile, I’m going to request the band to play “Nearer My Gaw to thee,” while I have a third cup of COFFEE and enjoy the pandemonium, as the “unsinkable” Bernice slips beneath the waves. :)

JACK… probably has no clue…

She can’t even fantasize without her glasses. Honestly, I’m sure there’s a better match for her somewhere, other than Jack. Just like somewhere is the perfect man for Luann!

Uh, Bern? It’s a fantasy – you can lose the glasses.

Why is the book’s cover on the BACK of the book?

Violet Eyes – new information & Monstro (Jack)

The Awakening of Bernice, continued..

I suppose Jack is currently on an ocean liner in the North Atlantic and will be sinking down to meet Beatrice later that evening.

Well, he did give her a fish!

It’s so clear right now. Bernice has to find Jack and declare her eternal love for him.

Why did the title of the book change?

Im detecting a little “dampness” while she is reading this.

These comments are a little do risque and suggestive for a comic.

Why is the name of the book on the back cover?

The fish looks interested too!

Now. This is Reading for Pleasure! Also, I love how the marine-themed novel connects with the fact that Jack has gives Bernice a goldfish as a gift ♡. And Bernice is reading next to the aquarium with Monstro looking at her curious ♡♡♡! It’s such a romantic and beautiful strip ♡.

did anyone else notice she’s at the end of the book already?

That is so sweet !

Might be a wet dream. I mean she is under water.

“Forbidden Atlantis?” No wonder everybody keeps looking for it. . . .

I see the book title is on the back of the book also. Very handy.

“Oh, why couldn’t she be the other kind of mermaid, with the fish part on the top and the lady part on the bottom?” – Philip J. Fry, Futurama

Just a reminder that I called “mermaid porn” on Tuesday. Oh, and so long Ben, we barely knew you. But you really should’ve expected it; you know how things go for love interests in Luann.

Better lock the door now.

Monstros thought bubbles are a nice touch.

Even the goldfish is smiling.

Were Beatrice’s delicate scales shimmering alluringly work better on Jack than salamander pheromones worked for Gunther in 2015: https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2015/05/13

Everyone should read fiction from time to time.

I have a nagging suspicion that, at some critical point in her fantasy, Beatrice/Bernice will be interrupted by; A) Luann, B) Nancy, C) Jack, D) ???

And as Sebastian asked suggestively, “New Shells?!” ;)

Now we know why the title said “tail” and not “tale”.

where? early AgentsOfShield repeating line.. “a magical place”

So … what about Ben? Is that going to be resolved or answered? Was it just a plot device for momma Nancy to give Bern a way to relax or is this just another plot device to get conflict between Bern and LuAnn and Jack or can they all just move in together and live like Jack, Janet and Cindy did in Three’s Company?

Tune in tomorrow, for “Who Jacked My Fish?”, or “Little Chicken Of The Sea”.

What appearance will Jack manifest in this fantasy: Octopus Jack? Jack the Shark? Barnacle Jack The Sailor? Jack Frost(y)? Jack Shitt? Fabio Jack?

My faint hope that Nancy had handed Bernice a genuinely well written work of literary fiction has been dashed… The Bernice and Jack possible romance feels forced to me. I don’t really believe it.

Time to lock the door.

love the art work, how Bern and Monstro merge into a fantasy scene… the flickering blue waves leading into the undersea world. The pleasure of reading fiction is making your own images. I remember the Harry Potter books being just basic fun reading; I read the 1st few sentences of the first book standing by a table in Barnes & Noble (years ago) and that sealed it for me.

Uh huh. I knew where this one was going since last week.

Mermaids didn’t wear bras. Not even shell ones.

Too many adjectives.

Is anyone else distressed that rather than face her anxiety about visiting her brother she is being enabled by both Jack and Nancy to just avoid it? It is sort of sad, because her brother would really like to get to know his sister. Hopefully Luann will persevere.

PHEW!!! Things are getting too spicy for the pepper in Luann!

Ok. Bern as a mermaid. Nice!

This is a wonderful story for Berniece. She looks happily lost in the fantasy.

Fascinating…

cue the ominous music

Nice artwork today! I like the way he did the sunlight in the water.

Why did G&K even bother with Ben? There was drama to get to the bottom of. Now we get Bern and fish fantasies. Still not comfortable with Nancy giving Bern a bodice-ripper to read. All sorts of awkward. I couldn’t imagine a surrogate mother figure handing me a soft-porn book to read. Jack doesn’t really seem interested. Bern gotta stop with the unrequited crushes she falls into.

Saw that coming.

Bernie as a mermaid leaves me high and dry. Jack, on the other hand, is probably a better swimmer than Berrnie and could elude her if he wanted to….

tomorrow: guess what Merman Jack does with his trident!

=:-O

Did not expect that.

Teal Waters? Who’s been dumping Dye in the water?

Teal waters are normally situated in a lagoon. The reflection of green vegetation provides the color of teal waters.

I’m not a big Bernice fan at all. But I hope this works out for her.

I’m awaiting developments. Wanna see if they go anywhere near what I predicted.

Nancy Degroot and Bernice Halper are two peas in a pod, so imagine Nancy as a mermaid wears sea shells in teal waters.

There is much to be said for knowing what you want.

Their playing John Lennon’s “Imagine” as I’m reading this.

I can’t believe I actually went to amazon to see if such a book actually existed…

Why does everyone think this is a soft porn book? Not all romance novels are, you know. Not that I would know first hand, you understand. Give me a good medieval murder mystery every time and leave the romance to others. On the other hand…I DID enjoy Outlander and the other books in the series, and I suppose you could call that “soft porn.” (Seen the series? Yeah, okay, soft porn it is.)