Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 01, 2024

They are so fixated on Luann I wonder if they will go back and try to rebrand her again. Sort of the way this plot has been circling the drain for six weeks.

Well! Y’all finally realize you can’t brand Luann.

Back to the drawing board.

So why the Viking helmet and armor?

Being unbrandable makes Luann unique so in itself makes her interesting. Congrats, Karen, on that front. You’ve succeeded in branding her. The Fluid Brand. Any ideas for names to Brand in that regard is welcome!

…and the tree grows

Sheesh.

WHY are they still focusing on Luann when there are so many other Suckeers, uh, I MEAN “clients” BATUBS could choose from?

And Tiff?

You’re slipping.

Forget Lu as an opera singer.

Remember your Doll-O-Ween party last Fall when Luann stole the show dressed as Dolly Parton?

How about Luann as a Country Music Pet Educator?

After all, Country Music is all the “rage” these days, supposedly.

Just ask Beyonce. ;-)

I agree with Puddles: WTF?

Yes, your biz is busted.

Cool image in panel two.

Good! Maybe if their biz is busted, maybe this silly arc will finally end!

The problem is they are trying to rebrand Luann based on what they think makes a secure, popular person. Rebranding is as much about personality as it about presence. A true rebranding specialist would have been able to take the answers she gave them, and built up something interesting. It’s not about fixing the image. But finding different ways to display the image.

I’m enjoying this arc! This, by the way, is how brainstorming works. No one ever comes up with the perfect idea on the first try, even professionals.

I wonder why Luann didn’t mention writing.

OK, people, how would you rebrand this strip? And stay away from politics and religion. Remember, they are not full-fledged adults yet nor high-school students. And, finishing past strips, while it would be good, does not count toward rebranding.

WTF am I looking at here??

Unsure of the storyline, but this strip made me laugh. That’s all I really ask of comic strips.

Puddles: ‘Oh she said SIT..’

Based partilaly on th helmet Tiff just re – branded Luann as a horny cinnamon bun salesman. Either that or Beats jus came out with some weird gold headphones that look like cinnamon buns. Psst Luann, what song are th girls listenin to on them headphones?

Totally non-Wagnerian.

So, they can’t see any potential in LuAnne at all?? Some friends.

Nothing wrong with being well rounded and having many interests.

Not the “fat” lady singing, but the brand opera appears to be over.

It’s not reasonable to expect comic strip characters to know they are bashing their own brand, since without ‘Luann’, none of them exist. ;)

Luann is your friend, not your pawn.

How come there’s never been a sitcom music teacher named Mr. Vogner? I’m calling dibs on the name NOW!

Of course there is. Girl next door, old fashioned, sweet, helpful. It’s just not super recognizable because it looks unambitious in our capitalist society, and it is. Old fashioned sweet helpful women, while a lovely brand, end up being taken advantage of as low paid teachers, social workers, customer service reps under our current system. Unlike Bets & tiff who are working to figure out the rules of capitalism to NOT be taken financial advantage of. Sooo if blank slate tool of capitalism is the brand Luann wants, give her enough rope to fiscally hang herself.

How about branding her “Healthy, hopeful, enthusiastic young woman with a good attitude”?

It’s a good thing these two immediately faced Luann the biz-buster. This way, they have to realize how many holes their idea has and (hopefully) they’ll be able to find how to solve them. Even if looking at today’s strip, it seems more likely that Luann’s case will push them to cancel the whole project. I keep hoping either for a suddenly stroke of genius or for Dez to arrive, giving them some good advice.The image of Luann as a Valkyrie is beautiful.

Tra la, it’s May, the lusty month of May

That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray

Tra la, it’s here, that shocking time of year

When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear

Hagar’s daughter.

She forgot to mention she’s a fan of Wagner

LuAnn, the permanent frump.

I’ve been reading this comic strip for a very long time now, but this arc is really starting to annoy me. I’ve hovered over the unsubscribe button a few times now. Is it just me that feels this way?

the problem is that she doesn’t want to be rebranded.

the arc ain’t over ‘til the larger lady sings…

At least Bets is showing she has some common sense, unlike Tiffany who has proven AGAIN how much she hates Luann. She has spent all this time insulting Luann and putting her down.

Quite the change from the girl that invited Luann to a fake “pool party” but instead spent the whole time dumping about her feelings for Kip. When she was in crisis and needed friends to talk to Luann wasn’t such a loser was she?

Just another G&K character personality change. Typical.

Hey guys, here’s an idea – finish your project and GO TO CLASS!

How about a singing cowgirl bantering with Mr. Ed while teaching him dressage?

Ok, I wasn’t expecting a Viking maiden, but now we know more about Tiffany? …

Let’s face it – this thread is a loser.

What’s that saying? Everyone has a plan until the other guy throws the first punch?

beverages come in plastic metal and glass please recycle

Luann will just have to deal with being an off brand.

So a Children’s Zoo educator that perhaps uses humor and songs to teach young kids about animals never crossed their minds?Please make this arc stop.

And in ten years, you’re going to be grateful for that when you realize this was a dumb business idea.

Leave Luann alone. She does not need your help.

Has anybody plunked out the music to see if it is actually music?

You two sillies! Luann is the brand! You just expect her to want to change to suit you.

Luann is her own brand, silly geese. What they call blah and unbrandable, is actually a very imaginative person with great potential.

Welp, with this, I realize I don’t need to follow Luann anymore. Dropped plotlines, dumb plotlines…why am I reading this? I’m not, any longer.

It seems to me, in this age of social media, that young people are more interested in being a “brand” instead of becoming a person.

Remember when this storyline started, April 1st was “next week”? And now it’s still going on and presumably just the next day (since Tiffany finally changed out of her work uniform), but April 1st is now last month. And other than Luann deciding that her utter lack of personality was actually a good thing, there has been no character development or self-awareness whatsoever. Just more and more wheel-spinning.

Why would anyone want to be one-dimensional? Even in celebrities, it’s boring.

I love Tiffany’s imagination today.

Again, these two dreary wet-drips can’t stop criticizing Luann when I see nothing making them seem any better than her at all.

One time my small dog seem bored so I stood up and did a song and dance. The dog looked at me just like Puddles is looking at Luann. Confused and concerned.

Why not brand Luann as one who labels won’t work?

How about branding her as a comic strip star?

I’m enjoying this arc! I love seeing the brainstorming team at work; as everyone knows, no one comes up with the perfect idea on the first try. As I’ve said before, Tiff and Bets are the ones who really need “rebranding”, aka new paths so they can grow, expand, learn, and discover. That’s what college and being a young adult (19) is about- exploring, experimenting, and finding yourselves, or at least finding the path(s) you are interested in.

No one said she was trained in opera.

I think these two are discovering that personal branding is not straight forward; they’re dealing with real human beings; they can’t just collect a list of answers from a questionnaire and assign a ‘brand’.

Hard to brand an iconoclast.

Unique

Lu is one of a kind. Sole and unique in every way. Hopefully that will never change.

Yawn

The only thing going for this story arc is showing how vapid so many online scheme makers are. I hope someone busts in and tells them that this is a total bust.

This just gets dumber every day. Let’s wrap it up Saturday.

Is anyone getting this?

She’s going to kill the Wiffany…kill the Wiffany…..

Chewy Louie’s Dog Trainer: Sit! No! No! No! Bad dog! Bad dog!

I’m so not impressed with you two