Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 27, 2012

And now the awkwardness and fear born of inexperience shows up…

Greg’s got this one just about perfect.

Orion

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! her room is clean!!! if she keeps this up, her mom will want Quill to come more often

Time for either Brad or Mom + Dad to unexpectedly show up.

My daughter would be so dead if I was not home and she had a boy over! (Unless she was an adult and married to said boy!) And is there something deader than dead? Because it would be bad enough just being in the house alone. But in a bedroom??? I don’t care if both were fully clothed, 10 feet away from each other. Boy better start running, and Girl better kiss her life away.

Wow! I guess she wasn’t kidding when she said “Do me, Quill” at the pool. First that subtle hint at the pool, and now here they are, alone at last. Kind of reminds me of my time as a teenager with a young lady in my parent’s house, one night. We got to the house one evening, and my folks were out of town for a few hours, and she wanted the “Express Tour” of where I lived – namely my bedroom. Things were starting to get very steamy, until those familiar headlights from my parent’s car were shining through the windows from the driveway.

This is interesting. But let’s be serious here. No synicated strip has ever involved sex with a minor as a plot point (unless it was some background character that never showed up again), to my knowledge. Now I’m not saying that this is going to happen. I’m just saying that if it does, it will have to be handled very carefully. Greg is a master at delicate subject matter though. I will say nothing else, and make no predictions.

“Danger, danger Quill Robinson”.

OMG, Luann. You were SO not subtle at all. Quill knew exactly what you were doing. You are not a girl who plays games. Guys like that. Now, please think before you do anything further. Quill, as the guy, is probably on the ball with this, but you, Luann?? Are you truly ready for this? Somehow I don’t think so. While you don’t play games and were direct with what you wanted to do, guys also HATE teases. DON’T kiss and change mind and say “oh, sorry, I thought I was ready, but I am not, so let’s get outta my room.” It is so easy for girls to say stop, I changed my mind, but not so easy for the guys to just turn off. So, be sure, Luann. However, Quill has proven to be a decent guy, and he WILL stop when Luann says to.

One guess is that Brad shows up, but it would be a mighty ‘hard to explain’ scenario if mom & dad found out their meeting had been cancelled and they come walking in.

Of course, Luann and Quill will likely realize, as tempting as the situation may be, this just isn’t the right place or time. I don’t think anything is going to happen (sexually).

By the way: Does anyone remember The Drew Carey Show? Remember those episodes where they have those bloopers that gets pointed out, like “Drew’s shirt was green, but here it is blue”, etc.? What happened to Luann’s white buttons on her black top? Yesterday, they were there. Today, they are gone.

It’s gonna happen…it’s gonna happen…it’s gonna happen…

Mr. Evans has a history of dealing with difficult teen issues – He may choose to go that way and with how relationships drastically change when you involve the physical, he might go completely gonzo and deal with teen pregnancy, or he might go with the comedic angle and have Quill either be gay, or have a significant other (unlikely since he just said “We both do.”, or have the parents arrive home just in time…Lots of comedy AND dealing with breaking of trust and a teen’s growing up.

I’m looking forward to seeing which direction he takes. An excellent story arc no matter what.

Orion

@Rusty Gate – That would also be a good direction. Big brother arrives – Difficult choice between beating Quill senseless for ‘taking advantage’ and realizing that his sister isn’t a little girl any more – that could also put an excellent twist into the arc. Good call.

Orion

Hmmm. Will Luann be able to seal the deal, or will she get scared at the last minute. Quill, apparently, is…up for it. But now, the trick will be for Luann to maintain her confidence long enough to go through with it.

Fheo!

Said the spider to the fly.

Why does Evans always make her room so dark and depressing? Even when it’s clean? I’ve sometimes wondered why she doesna have a proper window to lighten the room. Gloomy it is.

That wouldn’t be very nice. Quill and Luann get it on, she gets pregnant, he’s on the next plane back to Australia. Don’t think they can enforce child support internationally. (Or can they?)

I, for one, do not think Luanne will do anything wrong with Quill. She may kiss him but….I think her inner conscience will not let her betray her parents’ trust. Unfortunately, as predicted, they’ll probably return home in the middle of ‘the kiss’ and she won’t get the chance to test her own resolve. They will ground her and forbid her to see Quill again and, of course, that will only glamorize the ‘forbidden romance’ and lead Luann to resent her parents for years to come.

Luann should send Quill home immediately.

But, then, who would have the strength to send a cute, good-looking, gentlemanly …did I say cute…fellow home…?

Luann has a conscience? Nonsense! Preposterous!

As for it being done before, didn’t “Funky Winkerbean” do a teen pregnancy storyline years ago? I suspect Luann and Quill are going to talk it over to death but realize they aren’t ready and it will be time for her parents to come home anyway.

Come on people. This is all just a “teaser” to keep you looking. Brad & Tony have never made it to any steamy action that has been shown. Hinted at yes. But actually getting between the sheets no. Unless I missed that segment. So to show LuAnn in that situation, NO WAY!

Careful, Luann! You could get something terminal, like a baby!

Well, the panel 2 dialogue IS pretty explicit—in the sense that it makes clear that Luann at least thinks she wants to “take the next step” with Quill. And from the preview vignette that was illustrated on Greg’s blog, we know they get close, with Luann lying flat on her back. But it is not likely to go much further than that, I think. Either she and/or Quill have a change of heart, or the phone rings, or Nancy and Frank come home unexpectedly early; something….

I feel sorry for you. A bible thumper, I presume?

I SO didn’t expect her to be this forward!

I think they are going to decide that they want to move beyond ‘just friends’ to being an ‘item’, but no sex.

Arlo and Janis, in the currently running story arc. Although Gene may be of legal age by now, Mary Lou certainly wasn’t when she was obviously pregnant. Same thing with Funky Winkerbean, back in the Les and Lisa days.

If Nancy walked in on those two. She would faint. Not from any of the possible monkeyshines going on. But from the sight of Luann’s bedroom being tidy!!!!

And, ummm, where is the usual “Quill is Gay” chorus today? Just sayin’ …

He draws these 3 months in advance so this arc has already been decided and etched in paper… so to speak

My glasses just steamed over..\\//_

..we all know that they are not actually going to do the hanky panky…no they are not…

Quill’s last line makes me think they’re gonna’ talk things to death and actually record a song because Luann suddenly gets some lyrical inspiration. Because that’s who Luann is a lot of the time, teenage girl or not. Though I’m gonna’ take this chance to say it’s nice that Luann is making appearances in the dailies as well as the Sunday funnies.

It looks cleaned up. She IS trying to seduce him.

Chances are, ain’t nothin’ gonna happen, simply because Quill just brought it into the open so matter-of-factly. Good call, Quill! This guy might be just perfect for Luann – honest, respectful, and capable of curbing his own intense desires when they’re not in her best interests (all valuable traits in a marriage; wish I had more of them!).

It’s a family strip … What could they possibly DO? Not each other…

Probably no legal issue here. Sixteen is the age of consent in many states.This comes down to the moral values of the couple and whether that can overpower opportunity and hormones.

I assume you’re just messing around.

My son and his girlfriend were never allowed anywhere near his bedroom – and her parents made sure the same was true when he was at her house. Furthermore, his was not allowed at her house unless I knew her parents were home. But I disagree with you about there being more teen pregnancy these days. In fact, there is less. And the divorce rate is down, too.

@whayle – if you think that’s Brad’s old room, your reading comprehension is abysmal!

Where’s Puddles?

Good Lord she’s going to give it up!!!

Everybody’s getting mad!

Sex in comics is acceptable as long as each of them keep one foot on the floor at all times.

Quill doesn’t look too happy. Sometimes a man has to be a man and own up to the fact that he is supposed to watch out for other people, not let them hurt themselves.

just hope Luann’s parents are ready to deal with a new baby in the house. Here’s your chance, Greg, deal with birth control, teenage pregancy, and Stds! After all, sadly, that is reality in too many cases! And, probably, no baby daddy sticking around. I

My God, people, this is shooting over all y’all’s heads! These two (sharper than you) kids are re-enacting Dustin Hofman and Anne Bancroft! Yeesh…

“I want you, I want you so bad“I want you, I want you so bad“It’s driving me mad, it’s driving me mad”

So who thought to bring the condoms here? Or are they going to risk her getting knocked up?

PLEASE NAIL HER!

Luann’s bedrooms wasn’t a mess. Remember she remodeled it? LOL

remember Lisa got pregnant in high school in funky winkerbean. i like the observation about the missing buttons. yesterday they would have been so handy. today, well…..there are obviously other ways.

Luanns’ bedroom is Clean??? THATS IT! SHES DREAMING!

There’s going to be a lot of pain and crying and yelling ……..and Luann might be a little bit uncomfortable, too. Really, though, a man’s hormones do not come equipped with a good set of brakes.

FWIW, my take— Luann’s moral character wouldn’t allow her to go all the way unless she and Quill had been seriously dating for a while. She’s thinking that this would be an opportunity to take some first steps, but has no intention to give it up. They may wind up doin’ a little kissin’ and huggin’ and heavy breathin’, but then Luann’s parents show up. Hilarity ensues, but in the end they have a frank talk about temptation and the dangers of teen sex, but realize their little girl is growing up and this is not altogether unwarranted or unexpected behavior.

I might add, hormones have poor brakes, but a great fuel injection system. Fasten your chastity belts, this could be a rough ride.

They’ve had enough self control in their other interactions together so I don’t think anything will happen. BUT if her parents catch them in her room, no explanation or excuse is gonna save her.

Oh boy, I’ve got a BAD feeling about this…

Bet Quill realizes this is NOT about him— she is just still competing with Tiffany. She is acting not like a woman but like a spoiled little girl who wants to be #1.

I believe there is genuine affection between Quill and LuAnn. Hopefully smarter heads will prevail and they will not just be thinking with their hearts and letting their hormones lead (and yes I know this is just a comic strip!)

SoCalCloud9Man: When I was a teen-ager back in the early 1970’s there were issues with my dad’s behavior so my bedroom had a sofa bed and I was allowed to entertain both male and female company there. I was a good Catholic girl though so I made it through to being married without crossing a certain line.

Teenagers will be teenagers. Nothing new here. Can’t change genetics. Just ground them.

Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs Robinson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3lKbMBab18

I note the number of comments is up today.

“are you one of those people who yells advice and warnings at the people on the screen in the movie theater? ;)”.When I read it, I looked for your avatar.

“You say basically the same thing everyday. What will it take to wake you up?”.Let sleeping dogs lie. Don’t wake him up.

“In stead of freaking out, Brad will offer some sensible advice ".“NO, NO, NO. That’s not where it goes.”

“STDs. Neither participant has one”.People seldom think they have STDs when they pass them on to others. We don’t know the sexual histories of both participants, do we?

" “Danger, danger Quill Robinson”.

“I thought I was the one who said that…………..”

Let’s try this again, When I saw THAT I looked for your avatar.

.Come to think of it, Robot was the smartest one on the show or else any of the others would’ve offed Dr. Smith.

They are a great couple. Very in sync with each other. Whatever they do, will be right for them both.

Is her room clean for once?

How old is Luann supposed to be?My daughter is almost 16, and when she asked if she could sleep over with her boyfriend, my answer was: Yes, but just in case; – please remember the condoms I bought for you.That is the only way to make sure that she knows that:1) the important thing is to take care of yourself, and2) having a sexlife is perfectly OK

Threatening to kill her if the is found alone in a room with a male, does not make them stop having sex. It makes them ignorant of what they are doing, and thus makes teenagers pregnant. Teach your kids (boys and girls) to say no, when they mean it, and let them loose.After all: ALL YOOU NEED IS LOVE…

" for some reason I keep getting the urge to watch “The Big Bang Theory.” ".Some reason?Knock, Knock, Knock.“Penny.”Knock, Knock, Knock.“Penny.”Knock, Knock, Knock.“Penny.”.Reason enough.

When I was young a million years ago scoring with a girl was the most wonderful and at the same time most terrifying experience. Give these teens a chance to experience life. They are not perfectly proper and never will be. Even the Victorians had to come from somewhere.

fruegade said, 40 minutes ago“After all: ALL YOOU NEED IS LOVE…”.Generally said by people who have food, clothing, shelter and health. .What is often said by people who USED to say it is,

“By the way, we need more diapers, more formula and you need to try harder to find a job.”.On a somewhat related thought,“Mr. Green. I just made a mistake. Haven’t you ever made a mistake?”“Of course, everyone makes mistakes. If it weren’t for mistakes, they wouldn’t need as many teachers.”“Well, I hope you don’t think I was a MISTAKE.!”“Of course not. I’m sure just prior to your conception your parents decided, ’Let’s make little Jimmy Joe.’ But I assure you not ALL children were initially intended.”

She cleaned her room!!!

Some of you said you would go crazy and/or forbid children from being in their bedrooms with a boy/girlfriend (I noticed it was mostly daughters so it must be a girl thing as they probably are ok with girlfriends in their sons’ rooms)….I find this absolutely ridiculous. What is the point? They WILL find a way to have sex nonetheless. The WHEN and OPPORTUNITY will provide. Do you realize they even will have sex at SCHOOL? Yep, they do. Thus it is more important to teach them how to protect themselves from pregnancy and STD than not to have sex. Sex is a NATURAL body function and part of being human and teenagers have the HIGHEST sexual hormones of all stages in the human life span therefore sex is a natural process of teenagers and an introduction to sex and prepare for their adult lives.The parents who freak out are the ones who do not want to think about their children growing up and becoming sexual beings – like themselves. They want them to remain children always. Sorry but life does not quite work that way.My boys are 19 and 20 and I haven’t looked upon them as children for a while now. They are young men and I accept that and am comfortable with it. They sleep with their girlfriends. I found boxes of condoms when they were teens in high school so I know they use them therefore I was ok with it.

this is killing me. Get on with it. The kids need to experience life.

Go Luann!

Re: ZacBSMStart reading “9 Chickweed Lane” It’s wonderful.

Well..it figures..Today is Wednesday..

“Hump” day..

Time for Tiffany to knock on the door and ask if Luann has her sun lotion. That would snuff the hormones.

Thanks, you’re the best – - your name’s implication notwithstanding.

Romance last for minutes; the after-effects last for life.

Prediction: tomorrow, I will open the newspaper…Luann will not do the same with her legs.

..a lot of people in this situaton have no intention of having intercourse,but in exploring forbidden areas and enjoying the fruits of this passion.Many long lasting relationships start this way..but many end here,too.I don’t expect any such forplay to happen here…nor should it..

Will Luann give it up to Quill or not. 20 years ago, the answer would be ‘no’. 10 years, 5 year ago, still no. Today? Not so certain.If it were 40 years ago, the answer would be of course—though probably not in family newspapers.

Luann: Is that what you want?Quill: YesLuann: Me too.Quill: It’s my first time. Be gentle.

That’s better, Leviticus. Funny.

Maybe he was just teasing his blog-readers.

It’s marriage that Toni has on hold.

She has to go because it late. She has to babysit Shannon. There is no, “Stay the night” or scenes of Brad leaving her home early in the morning.

You are right on the last points. The first two are legitimate reasons,

OMG!

Oh, oh!

Yeah, who knows?

Oh that look of reluctant wanting on their faces…

Oh, I think Greg is going to write this so that Quill is a lot wiser than Luann at this point. I doubt he has written it so that she is ready for anything serious … but Quill has been able to resist Tiffany thus far. However, you only have enough power to run the dumbest part of your body for so long …

Hmm. Was going through some old music a few days ago, found a song by a group named ‘JADE WARRIOR’ titled, ‘JOANNE’. LUANN would fit even better in the song!!

Suspicions will loom if Mom finds that room clean.

does Greg have to be that obvious and hit everyone over the head with it?

No.

This seems a bit out of character for Luann. I don’t remember her as being so untrustworthy before — a little naive, but not untrustworthy.

Made me look up the word “yammering”.

Actually, there is a solo practice which does not involve need for condoms and relieves sexual tension. It seems you/ve never heard of it, so I won’t be the first to name it (especially since mentioning it got a Surgeon General fired by the very president who should have considered it if his wife was unavailable).

Wow is Luana going to?

haha I love it. I just LOVE IT _

Um, this is a little hotter than I remember.