Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 24, 2024

“I have a passion about being passionate about a lot of things!”

I see Bets realizes it may be time to pull the plug.

Bets is about ready to shut down this 5 week project!!!

Okay.

Please explain to Me WHY does Luann have to be passionate about “just one thing?”

Pick writing, Lu. If for no other thing than to appease these ladies.

By the way.

Ask the ladies what THEY are “passionate” about.

The “answers” might be interesting…….,

We are learning how Luann sees herself. I hope this continues and that the questions don’t end up bursting Luann’s bubble.

The real problem is Bets doesn’t know how to rebrand herself.

Of course this is not going well, Bets, because you assumed Luann was an empty vessel whereas she has lots of depths and interests. Now if only the writers would seize on some of these and write some good – tight – stories.

This is the worst storyline in the history of the strip. Can any one name one that even came close?

Is that called “Philapantia?”

Luann WAS passionate about Aaron Hill and Quill—but she got over that. Now, her “passion” seems to be trying to “fix” Piro.

Being a writer will always be a passion, it’s my main passion. As of right now, I want this arc to be done. It’ll make me feel better

Luann is to drive Posters- Commenters bongers?

Poor Luann. She’s been written to have so many potential paths that… we don’t really get to see her ever actually take one.

I honestly have no clue which of these paths has the most potential for storytelling in the strip BUT if the Evanses wanted to have Luann workshop ideas like becoming someone who works on an educational show with songs and / or puppets it would combine these interests and make it so she could utilize her skills. Honestly, it’s probably something that would be a best case scenario for her. She could even get some of the strip characters with less ambitions or things going on and start a creative venture with them. (For example, if she got Tiff and Bets involved they could stop this sad attempt at being brand managers)

Also, I’m tiring of Bets and Tiffany being so smug. They’re not exactly bursting with these fabulous life-skills they mock Luann for lacking. Bets and Tiff are business majors who named their business “Batub,” need I even elaborate?

What we need is some “nyuk nyuk nyuk!” and then they all start throwing pies at each other.

The difference between liking something and being passionate about it is one of ‘degree’. We can like a lot of things, but if someone is passionate about something, they are consumed by it. It’s like the difference between a shallow pool and an ocean. Luann likes to write and teach, but I don’t know if she feels as if she wants to do either one of those things every day of her life…

“Time for ruthless prioritization and monetize the heck out of it until you burn out and can’t stand the thought of it any more but can’t because you forgot how to function in a 9 – 5 job!” – Honest trailer for becoming an influencer or personal brand.

Luann seemsta be goin up and the other two are goin down

Yep. Like I said, Luann is bland. As in blank. She has no passion which makes her not interesting. Bernice is passionate about psychology. Tiff is passionate about starting a business. Beta is passionate about being an influencer which she can’t be at the moment because of Gunther. Speaking of the devil, Gunther is passionate about creating costumes. Stefani is passionate about becoming Mrs Kip Lee. Nil is passionate about art. Jack is passionate about fitness. Yep, comparing to her friends, we can see what Luann is lacking. She has things she likes to do but doesn’t have one thing she is particularly interested in. We might never find out unless Tiff orBets know how to draw that out of her. Or lead her to it

Well, duh. Go do your boyfriend.

Next week Bets an Tiff decide to bring th ‘Desoto’ brand back to the automotive world

Given that this arc ranks among my least favorite of all time… what are some of your FAVORITE ones? Remind me of the good times…

Luann of all trades. Early elementary school teachers are like that. They know something about several subjects. Luann’s “brand” should be teaching.

At what point are we going to find out what Luann actually came there for? Because it wasn’t this.

It seems like Greg and Karen ran out of ideas about what to do with the characters, so they made an arch to talk about it.

Why, oh why, does anyone “need a passion”? To “have a passion” implies that you are a monomaniac. It’s entirely acceptable to have a variety of interests about which you have strong feelings without being laser-focused on just one thing. I’d argue that someone with a single dominating passion might not be someone that you would want to spend a lot of time with.

Shoog Daddy hunting as Sexy❤️Luann with Stunning Ann❤️Eiffel. Duh. Sexy❤️Luann has already been branded, as it were, by our Gorgeous, Heroin(e), Fabulous Ann❤️Eiffel! No wonder we all ❤️ Ann❤️Eiffel AND Our Be❤️ed ❤️Count!! TTFN and hope all goes Peachy. Count… OUT!

Whatever this arc is it’s boring.

Is this ever going to end?

Come on, ladies. Eclectic, well rounded, all American girl, girl next door. Start brainstorming!

There’s a well-worn saying used by many a football coach. “If you start listening to the fans, you end up sitting with them.” I’ll leave it at that.

Pfft, yeah right! If you really DID have passion, you’d be married to Arron Hill by now!

Bets is starting to lost her enthusiasm, let’s hope that, after everything she has done and said, she doesn’t decide to give up at the first difficulty. Tiffany, on the other hand, seems to be starting to see something to work on. Luann’s indecisiveness may be the key!? They need to help her choose one thing and stick with it, but this will be very difficult because is her true main problem. I hope they’ll carry on with Luann’s skils in writing comedy and push her to start volunteering at the animal shelter, maybe the same where Jack volunteers.

The blind leading the blind, and they all fall into a ditch.

Luann is a versatile and multi faced individual. She has a passion for passion.

What these young people see as “brands” we understand as “childhood phases”.

In other words, a dilettante.

Don’t be discouraged! If it’s not going well, keep track of what isn’t going well — learn from what didn’t work.

Multitalented! Solved : )

I thought these two were too tired to party, and had to go straight to bed?

This is not going well is a commentary of this storyline. Let it be done!

lol! Luann is hardly boring. She has many interests. I can relate to that. Perhaps she just needs to focus on one or find a way to combine a couple. Like writing a funny story about animals and illustrating it. You can’t rush or force creativity though.

Geez, everybody has their panties in a bunch. Let go.

This story arc is not going well….

Betts would have trouble with a young Leonardo da Vinci, too. Our Luann is like that, and cute, too.

Be merciful……..

Maybe your first candidate should have been someone who actually wanted to do this.

Everyone always things everyone else is more ‘vacant’ than them. If you begin to think that about someone, try to get to know him or her better. Most of the time, you’ll be surprised.

Luann is supposed to be 18, 19 years old, and, hasn’t found one thing (or, one person,) to be passionate about? No wonder Betts, and, Tiffany, thought she was a perfect mark for their rebranding scheme.

She likes waffling, maybe she can open a waffle shop

I’ve never identified more with Luann.

Common sense tells me to do one thing. My brain wants to do ten things. We compromise and do no things.

When is this story line of stupid going to end? Enough already!

wheres puddles ?

You people amaze me!! For YEARS you have complained that Luann has not grown or developed into anything near someone her age should have done. No dimension, no definition, nothing. Now G & K are trying to help the character grow (supposedly) with the help of her “friends” who have seemingly grown into characters of the appropriate 20-something age group. All you can do is (B)witch about what a lame storyline it is. Most days I read the top comments and realize what a real car wreck you all have made of everything and move along to other comics. Today something gave me a passion!! ;-)

Bets and Tiffany have no idea what they are doing. They should ask very specific questions, not open ended ones that leave to vague answers. Something like “which do you like better, cleaning up litter at the beach OR spending the afternoon at the library?” Playing chess or roller skating?

A few days ago, these two said they were business majors — more like busybody majors.

I think most people have many interests, not just one passion. People who can talk about many topics are much more interesting that people who can only talk about one topic.

I think alot of people are like Luann. And the passion thing has always bugged me.

Can’t someone else besides me appreciate this great arc?

Wow, the strip is admitting what many of us have known for years: Luann has nothing she’s passionate about, which makes her a pretty boring character. Now if they could only do something about it instead of letting it just be fodder for punchlines.

Actually, Bets, it’s going very well . . . for Luann.

Her brand is Eclecticism.

This story line continues to be fun. We are learning a couple of things. Luann is interested in lots of things, not just one thing. You see folks, this cartoon is taking place in modern times, and these are young people, not silly old boomers! Funny thing about us old boom booms, we just can’t seem to shut up and stop acting like we invented sliced bread once up a time. All the old time class clowns just can’t get over themselves. Food for thought on a pretty nice Wednesday! ;-)

When I retired, I spent some time trying to figure out my passion. Eventually, I figured out that that wasn’t important.

Oh good lord, this tedious garbage has been going on for five weeks now.

Passion is not a good brand indicator. You just end up dressing the part & fake it till you make it (& you may not) with passion. In short, passion and a buck fifty will buy you a cup of coffee. Ask what Luann perceives her strengths are, what other people have complimented her on and positive feedback she has received, and ask how Bets and tiff can HELP LUANN emphasize those qualities. Branding is playing to your strengths not your weaknesses.

Also, ask Luann what she spends most most of her money on. That is usually a good indicator of passion or at least ambition.

Wasn’t there a movie about this? When the kid got the popular girl to help him change his image?

I hope Bets can see how stupid this idea is. First, Luann has lots of “passions” and she doesn’t need their help. And second, there is something nefarious about them thinking they can convince a person to quit being who they really are. Tiffany is too obsessed with the opportunity to criticize Luann to realize that the only thing they offer their “clients” is a slick veneer that will be insincere and eventually crumble.

At this point, Luann is far more inspired and spiritually honest than either of those two bimbos can ever hope to be.

No, it’s not going well, so let’s change the storyline already

Actually Betts it’s going quite well. With your ridiculous idea of branding, Luann is discovering who she is, and realizes she doesn’t need rebranding.

“I do not fit in a box and you cannot build a box to contain me.”

She likes to do things about stuff.

Luann tries to explain herself to her bored readers. Give her a soap box.

Luann is me

“(♪♫) Branded!

Scorned as the cause of snore!

What can you do when you’re branded

…as a crashing bore!"

I have a passion for a thing that is a whole lot of things, but nobody has done it before and when I try to explain they always shove it into a mental pigeonhole of something they’re familiar with. If I had the money I would set it up and show them, but it would take a fortune.

The thing about having a grand passion? What happens if your really not good at it? What happens if, after 20 years of practice, what ever your passion was just lies flat and everyone says “Oh, how nice…” and walks on by. But with lots of interests? If one falls flat, then you move on to the next. Life doesn’t get boring (and neither do you).

I wonder if Luann is going to be one of those adults that gets a job at Walmart because she doesn’t really know what she wants out of life.

Specialization is not for everyone.

There’s another problem. They want to create a “brand” based on ONE thing. Most people have more going on than that.

Of course it isn’t, Bets. You’re bumping up against truth – and don’t know how to handle it.

It’s nice to see that Luann is passionate about activities and things other than guys. It shows she has matured from the boy crazy adolescent she was in high school; I think she’s doing a great job. Clearly Tiff and Bets are not prepared to deal with real human beings; I’d like to see them answer questions as well as Luann.

I too like more than one thing.

Go Luann! Rooting for her!

I see, Luann is INFJ, easy going with a list of interests. It’s not easy to narrow things down to just one when there are so many to choose from.

*“Find something you love to do. If you don’t make money at it, at least you love going to work.” *

Luann looks great in the last panel. I’ll take her without the money making junk