Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 30, 2024

Nope, nope, and nope!

The two weeks with Luann weren’t so bad because she was pushing back on their insanity with common sense and an appreciation of self. But now it’s just the two of them and the stupidity knows no bounds.

1) Stefi 2) Les 3) Bernice 4) Piro 5) Les and just for fun Shannon.

Okay. So her brand is blossoming woman, or instead of woman, a flower that blossoms slowly. Blossoming Iris?

Sigh. More word play?

“Blah-Some”… was that the one with Mayim Bialik??

. Well, at least Tiffany changed out of her work clothes.

Are they going to do something with “Blossom?” (hope not).

If those two proceed with this, I hope Luann files a defamation suit!

IMO, Bets is a bad influence on Tiff, who had been growing and maturing in recent years. Bow, it looks like she’s regressing back to her earlier self.

What I keep wanting to know: after BATUB delivers a fabulous new brand to the customer, what difference does that brand make?

Looks like they may not be giving up on Luann. I do agree with Eladee that Ox could be a good candidate. If done right (by the Evans’), they could make Ox into such a standout, even Tiffany would take notice.

Ahh… to boldly brand where no brand has gone before… Whatever happened to their intention to use AI to analyze characteristics and develop a “brand”? A true intelligence might reveal the error they’re making. But I suppose they’re too far gone to retrace their original idea and the opportunity they missed weeks ago to develop a useable product of potential interactive progressive personal development evaluations.

We may abbreviate that as “p.i.p.p.d.e”, to be pronounced “pip-i-dee”. For those willing to “do dat”, the slogan might become “pip-i-dee do dat”, since B&T like catchy slogans. Whether it can be done in the BATUBS remains to be seen.

“Wants to change.”

Key statement.

That pretty much eliminates a number of characters in the Strip.

Even most of the guys.

Honestly? Judging by her expression, the next “victim-client” just might be Tiffany as some fans have suggested. ;-)

In th first picture Tiff looks pretty much well like her old self

Instead of blossoms those two are more like blooming idiots

Will this ever end? Meanwhile nothing about Brad and Toni and the whole baby thing. Is this the longest (and most boring) story arc ever?

Bets y is a bad influence on the entire comic stip Greg created that some people have read for years but do not enjoy so much now. This is not funny or entertaining or educational – just a drag.

It’s getting from bad tot worse

This arc: shark is jumped.

I can’t believe they are still beating this dead horse.

They ought to change their company from rebranding to slogans-are-us.

They’re looking at this the wrong way. What does the before video reveal about Luann? Her positivity! So she could become Miss Positivity, the Turn-that-Frown-Upside-Down Gal. On the other hand, they could use the video to promote their idea: ‘Are you content to be full of potential? Or would you like to stand out from the crowd and really Be Someone?’

Tiffany sure is the headline writer and the moniker maker. Isn’t or wasn’t there Hollywood publication that made up those off-beat puns?

Three weeks of this and it’s going no where fast.

They go to class to talk to their instructor.

“Hi, we have some ideas about our assignment that we’d like to talk to you about.”

“You mean the one that was due two days ago?”

First rule of consulting…You can’t sell business to someone who isn’t made unhappy about something…

Here’s a depressing thought.

This whole idiotic arc started back on March 25th with Toxic Bets and Tiff in a room. Tiff just finished a 6 hour shift a Kafe Kablooie and it looks like it’s dusk out and Tiff is “gonna go sleep for 15 hours” and they have an 8 AM math class.

Tiff has her uniform on and Toxic Bets a red tank top

Through out week 2, they’re plotting their wealth (Math class forgotten), attire unchanged and little had changed throughout week 3. Racing along with the blazing speed of a herd of turtles.

Week 4 (April 15th), enter Luann in a black square neck top. Somehow Toxic Bets has changed into a purplish button down top

Week 5 (April 22nd), while still talking up Luann, Luann now has on a charcoal top and Toxic Bets an orange button down top

Week 6 (April 29th) it now appears to be morning, 8 AM math class forgotten, sleep forgotten and Tiff is finally out of her K2 uniform and wearing a purple top and Toxic Bets in a black 3/4 sleeve tee shirt.

This is “Dull Done Wrong”.

Just kill me now

Is this arc going to last a month?!? Let’s get back to literally anything else.

Here’s an idea! Why don’t you just leave Luann alone and mind your own beeswax?

this story arc is as stale as Luann is bland. Let’s get some action! What’s Ox been up to? How about some Tony? Anything’s better than this stuff.

Panel two Tiff looks like she had a nerd-gasm !

Will this lame arc never end?

Stupidest. Story. Arc. EVER.

Tiff’s got a knack for buzz word. She should blend her business major with advertising.

You have a reader who’s unhappy and wants to change.

Tiff got the last word right – Huh?

Look like Tiffany just had an idea that can really start their business and give them a good grade. Let’s see if it works or, more importantly, if Luann will like it and actually use it. Because the success of this project lies entirely in the satisfaction of the costumer. I’m still hoping Dez will come along and tells them what she thinks of their project.

This really has gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. Are we in a never-ending “ground hog day” loop?

Man, this is still going on.

PLEASE!!! Somebody tell Karen that she is not funny or clever, just boring and repetitive. It’s like she thinks she’s so funny she can’t let go of a stupid concept or end it when it starts getting annoying. There is a point where each story should end and this one should have been finished when they left Luann’s house. I can picture her chuckling to herself at all of these stupid interactions between Bets and Tiff and thinking her “ad slogans” are so cute and inspired that people will love them. She needs to learn where the cut-off point is and stick to it. Karen Evans is ruining this comic with her boring storylines and inane dialogues.

Make it stop, Mommy ! Please!

LMAO! These two are actually working to find a way to make mediocrity sound appealing!

The fact that they’re still doing this and we’re a month into this, I’m going to call them crooks.

Love the persistence and optimism.

This is starting to get too ridiculous, going on way too long.

this story is going nowhere maybe a book signing at a indian reservation would spice it up

Stef knows what her brand is and doesn’t mind giving out a few samples.

They just need to convince Luann that’s she’s unhappy being Luann.

Yaaaaaaaaaaawn!!!!

Tiffany finally changed her clothes! I guess they already slept, had their early morning class and this must be the next afternoon.

I still think Tara will be the friend to expand Luann’s horizons. Tara warrants more time than she’s getting.

Chic Geek.

I am feeling a bit frustrated now.

I HAD thought this arc would have concluded this past Saturday…. and at that time, even though it was NOT a favorite arc….. I felt good about the idea that Luann remained true to herself and was not bamboozled by “Batubs”.

Then, come Monday, and the arc continues….. I was (incorrectly) presuming that AT LEAST the arc would now lay off of Luann. But….. NO. Unfortunately, the now, “non-dynamic duo” of “Batubs” is scheming again on new ways to “fix” Luann.

Bets and Tiffany as characters are both now QUITE insulting, IMO. I am not sure what G & K’s plan is here…. but…. to my manner of thinking…. they are coaxing us (at least ME) into thinking of both Bets and Tiffany as annoying on the level of Stephanie.

I am so done with people saying that I need to change. One says my fashion sense is drab, another says my clothes don’t fit right, someone else said that I needed to ‘dress my age’, ad nauseam. All my ‘fashion’ preferences have become ‘vouge’ at some point after the fact. I don’t sweat it anymore.

When my hand heals I’m going to sew myself some fun bright coloured clothes and enjoy myself for once.

As for dressing my age? The Sunday following the comment, I, in my 40’s, wore a tweed skirt suit to Church and my girlfriends all gushed that I looked “so cute!” I wanted to “Look my age” and wasn’t able to enjoy the compliments because I let that woman get in my head. :((

And…. I had previously felt positive about both Bets and Tiffany. But, that is changing.

…There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He’s ordinary…

Someone please let me know when this story line is done!

No Betts, she is not expecting you to deliver a new brand. Are you that dense? Did you not hear anything she said?

Still haven’t figured out how to do it.

zzzzzzz…

That’s a heavy lift there, Tiffany.

I’m not getting the vision here

Will these two bimbos give it a rest, already.

So the creators of this comic obviously feel that it’s okay for certain people who feel they are superior, to “label” other people that they consider inferior. Otherwise, they would have never published this “branding” scenario and the (really messed up) conversations between these two (used to be) nice girls who have now become crass, judgmental bimbos.

It’s just another example of how they can’t maintain any consistency with their characters.

I suspect a developing case of New Coke syndrome.

Tiffany is scary-looking when she thinks she’s having a brain-storm.

Sheesh! Enough with the taglines. So Bets thinks Luann is expecting something from this duo? This is going nowhere, unless some real sad sack walks in the door.At least Tiff changed out of her work clothes, but what about classes and work!?

Some people just don’t know when to quit.

You never hit a homer without taking a few swings. You never lose until the game is over.

(I will admit I’ve been wayyyyyyy behind when I stopped playing the game but I hadn’t LOST until then.)

I hate to say this, but Tiffany does have a future on Madison Avenue.

This arc needs to end very quickly. It’s is dumb.

I’m sensing a vague negative vibe in the comments today.

LuAnn was home, minding her business. You two went to her. She didn’t ask for a brand, therefore, she wasn’t expecting an awesome new brand.

Really ready for this to end. J/s

Oof. I usually don’t complain. But egads this one is boring and just won’t stop.