Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 21, 2023

A couple of girl scouts, apparently

I’m getting the impression that this situation is no going to play out as a summer lovefest. I am leaning more toward the two of them experiencing “the summer of their discontent.” The 24/7 lock-in will wear on them. Movie binging and sex is going to soon lose its luster. I’m thinking some sort of crisis will occur after a period of rising tension. It may play out as another temporary split as in the “Tiffany’s Tea for Two” breakup. OR! It may cause a confrontation with the parental units with some eventual resolution.

As Luann1212 often warns us, Luann arcs are tricky. This would be consistent with the midweek switcheroo type endings to some of the recent episodes.

The romance is gone, manse time to fire it up!

This is becoming a variation on the fable by Aesop in which the moral was “be careful what you wish for, you may receive it”.

Way to go against Momther, you sure showed her.

Bets?

You’ve got something you NEED to do.

PACK, and be ready to move once Al and Irma see that vid you just posted.

This is SOOO SAD!!

If they really have nothing better to do than that… why is Bets even there?

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Next arc, please…. lol

We are to believe that after all this time they’re “hugging and kissing” and not keeping their arms to themselves as the old song. Clearly they have put their love of the shelf, a shelf in some other house!

well Gunther, that isn’t really what they mean about going to bed with someone…

Always on bed – not in bed.

Just sad you two.

Mebbe Irma’ll come over and tuck em both in then sing the ‘Nice kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur’ song for em

Me last week: PLEASE DO SOMETHING ELSE THIS IS REPETITIVE GARBAGEMe This week:… okay this isn’t what I meant and you know it

Incels.

Oh yeah, that’s realistic.

They’re alone in a bedroom with Gun’s mom out of the house and they can’t think of anything better to do? Must not have taught anatomy and biology at their high school.

New arc Thursday.

Apparently Gunther’s mother did not teach Gunther about the birds and bees?

Just laying there side by side? Who ya kidding? I know this is a G-rated strip but we all know young adults like to …romp. If you’re gonna do this all summer, you will find yourself awfully glad to see August and be back in school.

Anyone else getting the ending of The Graduate vibes off this? A relationship where the shine/excitement has worn off? Bets usually has that dissatisfied/disengaged look in panel 2 when someone’s gotten on her nerves and I don’t think I’ve ever seen Gunther drawn to look so dead inside before.

I’m thinking that this living situation being a turn-off honestly is something that neither anticipated. Tiny little no-privacy shack where they have to hide Bets from Mom like she’s ET and they’re eating unhealthy takeout everyday and hoping to bank on Bets’ e-celebrity to get money. It’s definitely not a recipe for a happy romance.

Now—which one will turn turn over on that narrow mattress and knock the other one to the floor??

Bets’ first love is social media. Now Gunther is a collaborator—so much for enjoying his privacy.

All their energy has gone towards creating a virtual relationship. Seems pretty true to modern life.

Haha—————> Family strip?

How’s that novel, “Guilt Without Sex” coming along?

That train has left the station, folks. Let’s get back to the pool and see if Kip is mooning Tiffany peeking out from her bedroom window.

Waiting, waiting. This is hump day, the obvious misdirection play, they look so cute in bed together, so virginal. I’m waiting for arc resolution, others for break-up because of Bets hate, but I’d bet neither happens. But that is a tricky bet.

If they can’t think of anything better to do, they deserve everything they don’t get.

that’s so sad .

This is really depressing. Dunno if it’s because the situation is complicated and they’re stuck by the thought of be busted by Irma and Al or if it’s an agreement that already existed between the two. But seeing them lying on the bed looking bored without I don’t say hugging, but at least looking at each other truly is terrible! Makes me wonder why they are still together. If I think about the very strong tension that once there was between Tiffany and Gunther and make a confrontation with this strip I’m really sad for him, for Bets and for their relationship that is probably coming to an end.

Aren’t you guys hot? Take something off!

More of the Evanses’ “Tee Hee Hee!”

Okay comic strip writers – you have justified to your loyal readers Bets does not love Gun. She needed him to “prop” up her fan base, sew her clothes, and for whatever else the lying, self centered little creep could use “Gun” for. Please quit torturing us!

Nothing is funny about Bets, so no “comic”relief. Bets is not interesting. No painful use of B in this strip is justified. When we eagerly open the comic we are let down when seeing her and sometimes don’t even read it. I personally follow the comic for a little escape from the world and people like Bets I deal with. When I read a strip with B in it I am reminded of all the selfish and self centered shallow backward people like her in the world and then I need relief FROM the comic. If you have never killed off a character- this is a good time. Afterwards, keep her lousy ghost out of the strip too. Please bring Rosa back, or Delta, they are missed. Adios B.

There is no way they can hide Bets being there all summer.

last panel, if they can’t think of something to do they need a whole new education. where’s steff?

Seriously? Child, please… But, seriously, too… time for Hawt Betts to abscond with Dumpster’s trust fund and jet off to Fiji with Gorgeous Ann❤️Eiffel and her sister ❤️Eiffellelttes and go for some real Shoog Daddy $$$. Besides, today is Solstice, the First Day of Summer and just getting into the peak Trolling for Dollars season. Can you lowly unworthy worms imagine Stunning Ann❤️Eiffel and her protege ❤️Eiffeletts strutting their thonged stuff at Nadi Tivua Island? Or scuba diving in Beqa Lagoon? And, whoa, boy howdy, don’t even get The Count started on the mud baths. The Count would mention the fun of rinsing the mineral rich mud off Ann❤️Eiffel but that would be too much for your weak, wimpy little ❤️s. Ann❤️Eiffel and the ❤️Eiffeletts in Fiji. Does it get any better than that? The Count doesn’t think so ;9 and Eat Your ❤️s Out, Indeed… ’Til tomorrow… same Bat time… same Bat channel … Your Hero, The Count… Out! P.S. We ALL ❤️ Ann❤️Eiffel. TTFN Count❤️Olaf… You Know You ❤️ The Count.

Yawn!

Trouble in paradise?

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Gunther! Take your shoes off!

Oh for the luvva…..

I’m not even going to go there!

You two need to de-clothe (slowly) and share warmies.

its over with

Bets is in love with her phone, not Gunther

Yeah, I can’t think of anything either. I’ll put my head to it.

I searched for the obvious line, “…nothing bed her to do.”

As I said previously, “what to do, what to do, what to do…….”

Right, because y’all are locked in that house and incapable of leaving or going out to do anything, or even having Bets be there openly during the day time. Maaaan, such a rough time y’all are maki- I mean having here.

OK, you cannot tell me that they have not had sex. At their age? A lot of 14 years old kids are doing it now.

They could do something a bit more romantic and sensual since they’re all alone in that bedroom. But then again, this is Bets and Gunther we are talking about.

That last panel says so much without saying a word.

This couple is on the clock.

Yes, it’s time she learned her clever idea . . . wasn’t so clever.

Gunther certainly does have better things to do. He could take summer classes to become an engineer sooner so he could get a good job and move out of his mommy’s place. And break up with Bets so he could study more. He doesn’t seem very happy in this relationship with Bets calling all the shots.

Life in the comics is missing an essential part of real life…unless you’re in “Pibgorn.”

Gunther only made the video to keep Bets happy. It was not something he wanted to do at all. When was the last time they were shown doing something Gunther wanted to do? Probably the Christmas dinner with his mom and Al, but that turned out bad for Bets. Maybe Gunther feels guilty about how his mom and Al treated Bets at dinner so that is why he does the videos. They are still poorly suited for each other.

Time to shower together!!! if that doesn’t inspire, nothing will!!

roht-roh…

Actually the age of first sex is rising. Irma/Al should be about 45-50which would put them in high school in late 80s/early 90s when kids were having sex earlier. Also drug use was more common, so they may be in the kitchen smoking a joint.

Hoo, boy! Are their “fans” ever going to have fun trashing their (Bets and Gun’s) summer life!

tomorrow: a knock at the door changes everything! =:-O

This has to be the most PG group of college students since the 30’s. And yes, it’s a family strip.

Is there at least a PG version of this strip? These people are at that age. Sheesh. A little more libido and less innuendo please.

Bets is ready. Gunther is not.

Where’s Les?

This is the sad state of many young people today.

I wonder if Gunther’s mom and stepdad didn’t secretly “arrange” for Bets to be there, NOTHING PERSONAL-style.

So Gunther and perhaps Bets remain stuck with their metaphorical Zodiac sign for Aug. 23rd – Sept. 23

I feel sorry for them. Familiarity breeds contempt, especially when you are trapped in a box of your own making but don’t realize it. They are young and have a lot to learn. I don’t think their actual feelings are changing so much as they are feeling confined and the dishonesty is getting to both of them. Way back when this started I predicted this was a bad path—-that Gunther would please no one with all these restrictions and that Bets should have understood the situation and not have forced him into this corner. Now they both feel trapped and frustrated and can’t even remember all their “valid reasons” for doing all this. They need to have a talk and Bets might as well move out now. Gunther can either go or stay but both have to play by Al and Irma’s rules if their relationship is going to survive.

Just wait until the audience leaves so the fun begins.

GEORGE WASHINGTON!!

Get your shoes off the bed!

Time for Gunther to grow a pair and tell his mom what’s what

Wow…………so close and yet so far………….WOW?

I’m sure sex with Gunther would be pretty boring. Bets seems to think so.

Ok.. where’s plan B. yes there’s $ coming in from the social media gig but there’s got to be more to life… and summer!!! than being locked in a small windowless room with a bed and a TV. Come on you two. i think (hope) something is going to happen between now and sat. Maybe Bets and Gun will look on instagram (whatever) and see pics of Tiff and Kip sunning themselves by the pool and will wish they were there.

Huh? Pardon? Really? I have some ideas for ya Gunny.

Yep, this comic is read by teens and adults and today’s arc is just silly, although the idea of Betts ‘living’ in Gun’s room with his parents just a few minutes away is stretching the imagination anyway. It wouldn’t be wise of them to go further as many readers are suggesting, just in case Irma or Al knocks on the door to check out what Gunther’s doing and if he’s o.k. By the way, where are Bett’s parents while Bett’s is missing from their lives? Are her parents or any of her family still in the dark ages and not checking her online comments? Too much implausibility to be amusing.

Well, so much for this being a realistic depiction of a modern, not-particularly-religious (AKA sexually active) couple their age. And it also serves to hammer the point home that despite occasional attempts to convince us otherwise, most of the characters in this strip are really boring people.

How far will they go? And Tiffany…

Still sad, but lost some funny. Time for a nap.

They really need to change the name of this cartoon. Like to the name of the area where they live.

She must feel safe lying next to Him!

Does Gunther not have even AN OUNCE of testosterone in him?!?

duh

Meanwhile, Les is leaning on the opposite side of the wall with a drinking glass up to his ear, wondering why in the heck he can’t hear anything.

C’mon, they got to be kidding. Honestly?

I can think of a thing.

When I first opened this on my phone, there was a flag icon right over Gunther’s crotch! I was stunned but amused. Then I realized it was an ad and not really in the comic, but it would have been funny. Maybe in the Playboy version.

Maybe Gunther is really gay and just suppressing it. because if he was straight. he’d have banged her and moved on.

People commenting that these two are sad, insulting them for being G rated don’t know how refreshing it is to be with a man who doesn’t want to take advantage of a weak willed woman. If you’ve been violated because of poor parenting you know what I mean.. and I am not sorry for “whining”! Respect takes more strength of character.

They either have a severe lack of imagination or severe hormone deficiencies. It’s summer. Leave the house and do something – anything.

I can think of several things they could be doing.

They don’t want the house a rocking so no one will come knocking. With pardons to Stevie Ray Vaughn.

1. I am gad to see the colorist has given Bets a normal human skin tone. Earlier in her appearances, she had some awful brown-grey tone.

2. This arc won’t end well. Gunther shouldn’t have to hide his gf. Yes, he and Les are renting from Irma & Al but hiding Bets is a terrible idea. Bets should get to know Irma, not shack up in Gunther’s room.

I am totally exhausted from watching Bets and Gunther’s hard partying lifestyle.

Somebody throw them a deck of cards !

So much for us thinking they were having sexy times at Gunther’s man cave. This is going to be an exciting summer for we, the readers.

Likely the only rocking and rolling they will be doing is when one of them is rocked and rolls off the twin bed.

Betsy needs to open an ONLYFANS account. That way they can get on with the action instead of looking like they’ve hit rock bottom with nothing else to do. I mean, if the situation is too hot to handle, they both need to leave the kitchen (or bedroom in the case). This actually looks pathetic just laying around waiting to be caught.

Make sure the cartoonist draws Les clean shaven. He looks better.

really so sad nothing better to do, not even kissing, why

Kids… you might want to turn to Classic Peanuts for the next few days – this looks like it’s gonna get – oh, who am I kidding?

Do they really think they’ve nothing better to do?

Ah, youth is wasted on the young!

Go ahead put the bed to good use

Bets says ‘Lets tear one off’

Gunter runs off to the kitchen an tears off a paper towel then wonders what Bets wants with it.

Interesting that Gunther is manspreading (taking up 2/3 of bed) forcing Bets to cross her legs, body language experts?

This strip is like watching Bonanza and the show is called Zorro.

Sheesh, kids these days…

OH! So they don’t think about sex all the time!

I’m sure some commenters will be shocked! 8^ )

Plausible deniability when Al shows up.

I always assumed this was at the most a PG rated comic.

Yeah. What do YouTubers even do on their time off after recording, editing, and posting their videos? (Sarcasm here, folks.)

It’s going to be a long summer then.

La de da de da, hmm, hmm, nothing to do, nope, nothing at all…

Most depressing love nest. No bedside table and lamp, no rugs, no wall decorations, no covers for the bed, no dim lights, and two should be hot young people fully dressed. Gunther is even wearing his shoes.

They feel like they are in prison. Which they are in a way—-but it is a prison of their own making.

Come on, Greg. Sad. Get on with it. Make these two a couple or lose the relationship in the strip.

Oh, c’mon, guys! You must be able to think of something better to do, Bets and Gunther, lying there on the bed, next to each other (though their respective body language does not look promising)! No? Nothing?

I would be reading, writing or smooching.

Some barbie sets came with a Ken doll and he got more action than what gun is getting.

I really think the strip’s creators are wanting to explore themes most newspaper feature editors are uncomfortable with. So we get this.

Maybe we could expand Gunther’s subscription on GoComics to include “9 Chickweed lane.”

WTF – is Gunther asexual?

Yeah, we’re over the suspension of disbelief.

What ever happened to the girl Gunther was involved with from that other country? Not saying Bets is bad looking or anything, but she seems like she likes to be control and have her way (or no way) in a relationship.