Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 16, 2025

HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY, LUANN!!!

Everyone should check out the little Youtube message they put on their luannfan page.

They did a weeks worth of strips where she’s 53 years old (13 Going On 53). They’re Great! =)

For whatever reason, it’s only been within the last 4-5 years that my paper even started running LUANN, and up until then, the only other character I ever heard of with that name was Luan Loud from THE LOUD HOUSE. Then again, strangely, there’s a number of really popular, long-running comic strips that were absent from my paper for the longest time, with another prominent example being PEARLS BEFORE SWINE; up until then, I only knew about it from that bizarre arc in GET FUZZY (my personal favorite newspaper comic) where Darby Conley was shipped unpublished PEARLS BEFORE SWINE strips by mistake, and he just lazily pasted Bucky and Satchel over the characters and sent those into the syndicates, while Stephan Pastis attempted to contact him about the matter. On the flip side, there have also been popular comics that my paper used to run but no longer do, such as SHERMAN’S LAGOON – I had no idea that strip was still in publication, I just assumed it ended long, long ago. I think MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM (another childhood favorite of mine) is another one my paper dropped as well. Go figure.

Either way, I’ve enjoyed reading LUANN for the most past these past 4-5 years; as a lot of you know by now, I tend to favor the arcs that actually feature Luann and/or Bernice, and actually do something with them, as opposed to the soap opera at Moony U. – which I am so glad they G&K haven’t been doing too much of lately like they were for a while there.

Happy Anniversary Luann, and congrats Greg and Karen Evans, thank you for bringing us such an enjoyable comic strip for these past 40 years!!

P.S. This Sunday’s title panel was, appropriately, the, “I HOPE YOU’RE ALL JEALOUS!” punchline from the very first LUANN strip.

I went to Luannfan.com and there was not even one mention of Monstro, which is obviously a grave oversight.

Thanks for sharing your talent, it is appreciated!

Congratulations for 40 years of making us smile! And thank you!

Congratulations on the 40th anniversary of your making a living by doing what you love.

Wonderful work G & K. But please let Luann grow up to at least 21.

Happy 40 years!

Wouldn’t that be 14,610 strips (counting leap years)?

Thank you for sharing your talent and ignoring the haters.

I’ve been with you since the beginning ! Will Lu EVER get a date with Aaron Hill ?

Thank you for all that you have given us! We truly do appreciate it! ;~)

Happy Anniversary

Ah, Greg—you’ve got a LONG way to go before you can catch up with other strips, like “Gasoline Alley”.

Congrats to Greg and his strip. Luann looks great for 40

I discovered Luann late in life (I’m in my 70’s), and very glad I did. It’s good to have something to smile about every day. Especially now…

Congratulations on your 40th Anniversary… it means I was almost 19 years old when the comic strip started back in 1985!

A heartfelt thank you for the “world” you have let me peek into every day for the last 40 years. Blessings and love from our home to yours. Best,

-Chris

Congratulations, Greg! Can’t remember when I started reading Luann, but think it’s great.

Congratulations on a signal accomplishment. You’ve managed to keep the strip interesting over a generation without becoming stale. <3

Thank you for making it relevant to todays way of life!

Impressive! Yet also this makes me realize that Greg Evans is CRAZY old- born in 1947!! Good thing his daughter has taken over aspects of it!

I think I’ve been here since 2010? It’s been a ride.

Actually, it was the Luann strip that introduced me to GoComics. Thanks! And Congrats.

Congratulations!!

You’re welcome and thank you!

Thank you for letting us have the opportunity to enjoy your work! It brings a smile to my every day!

Congratulations!

18 goimg on 40?

If Luann is really 53, Puddles is nearly 400 in dog years!

I’ve read this strip from the beginning and always enjoyed it. In some ways the teenage Luann was like reliving my own teenage years. Keep up the great work!

You go girl! Eat your heart out Aaron Hill!

We are rarin’ to keep readin’.

Congratulations on 40 years! You are a wonderful start to the day.

Congratulations! I started reading Luann in the mid-1980’s when it ran in the NY Post, lost track for a while and rediscovered your strip on Go Comics around 2010. Nice to get up to speed via Luann Againn. Keep going G & K!

WOW! That’s great. How about showing us the very first strip? I’d love to see that.

Thanks for the many laughs!

LuAnn’s look changed a lot over the past 40 years but her bedroom always stayed the same – messy.

Thank you for40 years of Luann!

Congratulations on the milestone. I enjoy reading the strip every day. I’m rooting for Ox!

Yay Lu, congrats!

Happy 40th anniversary! I’ve been reading your comics since day one. Nice tribute on the fan page.

Happy Luanniversary! It’s amazing that Luann is still here and that her stories continue to be enjoyed by readers from all over the world every day. I really want to thank Greg and Karen Evans for this strip, that I love immensely and with whom I share the same age. Let’s hope they can continue it for many, many more years.

Bring back Dearest Ann❤️Eiffel! Dilly! Dilly!

Thanks for many, many laughs!

So great to have this every morning, a little bit of “soap opera” and a lot of laughs. Happy 40th

What a milestone! Happy anniversary!

Congratulations, an amazing accomplishment

Ohboy! What fun!! Greg comes across as being such a nice guy! Karen, too. A family business!

<3

I love today’s strips on luann dot Com. Congratulations on 40 years and thanks for all the laughs. I can’t believe I’ve been following you this long!

This should now put to rest the rumors that Greg was ending the strip by some of you commenters on here.

remember back in the day when Luann had no ears . . . ?

Luann sure has come a long way since we first met her.

Wow! Started on my 29th Birthday! I was still overseas in the Army then. :-)

I started reading Luann in the fall of 2022. I read through the entire archive in a matter of weeks. Don’t know if it was that or finally getting a good nights’ sleep, but I got out of the funk I had been in for the previous twelve months. Thank-you Evanses and here’s to many more.

Happy 40th anniversary Luann, Greg and Karen! Thank you for all the laughs and drama that keeps us coming back for more! I’ve be. A fan since practically the beginning and will be forever!

WHEW! You scared me! When I first started reading this I thought this was a “final” strip. Glad I kept reading to the last sentence!!!! Thank YOU!!!

congrats! and thank you for the video treat!

Would love to see Delta come back!

Congratulations on 40 years!

Greg definitely captured the misery laden look of Bernice at 53.

Thank you for sharing your talent, your storytelling, your sense of humour, and of course, your daughter!

Thank S for such a great strip! My Dad said it was his favorite comic, when he was here in this plane. Thanks!

Still one of my favorites after all these years. Happy anniversary!!

Thank you both for your video message. It’s so nice to meet you! Leaving the messed up ending helps us all feel more comfortable with our own foibles, just like Luann. Thanks, and happy anniversary! PS – I’d like to know if your real family has its own “Puddles”??

Been a fan since day one. Early Luann reminded me of my daughter when she was that age. They have both morphed into adults, Luann now being a young adult and my daughter being in her early 50s. I miss them both but time marches on.

Tomorrow’s Arc… Luann Enters Menopause. Panel One: LuAnn’s First Hot Flash

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LUANN!

THANK YOU Greg, and Karen, for your fun, heartwarming, sometimes zany reflections of life! It has been fun to see the characters grow, the new characters expand the lives of our beloved family in new and rich ways (even those we would like to see jump off a cliff), and just get a good laugh (or can’t wait to see what happened!) over coffee every day. Also, thanks for the Luann Fan pages. See you at Comic Con!

Congratulations!!!! I know I’ve been reading Luann for at least 35 years and I love it. Keep up the great work.

HAPPY FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY, LUANN!!!!

Oh my goodness! Your daughter is a beauty Greg, my first born, daughter, was born the year this strip was created. Makes me feel connected in a way. Congratulations for 40 years of doing what you love! And thank you for listening to your readers (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Congratulations!

Woo-hoo, been reading since around 2000.

you guys rock!

Happy 40th Anniversary, Luann.

I loved the update on the cast of Luann characters. My only disappointment was Stef was included but not Kip!

Luann and the strip itself have improved with age. All the best.

Tiffany and Puddles: Still my favorites after all these years.

Congratulations and thank you for 40 years of entertainment! I’m so happy to know you will continue this wonderful strip.❤️

Happy 40th anniversary!

Thanks for everything, and glad you’re keeping on keeping on.

I was worried for a moment! Happy Anniversary!!!

Man, it only took Alexander and Cookie Bumstead 30 years to grow up.

In 40 years Luann has aged how much?

HAPPY FORTIETH!!! I’ve been reading LuAnn for about 25 years and out of al the comic strips it is my ABSOLUTE favorite!

And never been kissed ! ? ? ? ? ?

CONGRATULATIONS! And Happy Anniversary ♥♥

Wow! I’ve only popped in, out, and back in again. I clipped and saved a few strips when she was a teen and Gunther kissed her, and she was surprised that he was so good at it. Gunther: “I’m a jelly donut?!”

Congratulations to you both! How wonderful! Happy Anniversary!!

est congratulations to Greg, Karen and Betty!. We look forward to much more of the tale. The How Luann Began story — see link provided in today’s strip , folks — is a story of irrepressible creativity. (I mean, freelance robot operator?)

One question — how did the six-year-old Karen react to being fast-forwarded into the thirteen-year-old Luann? (Aside from eventually joining the business.)

Happy anniversary!!!!!!

Happy Anniversary indeed. Truth to tell, I like Luann a lot better now than when she was quote-unquote Cute.

Happy 40th anniversary! Here’s to another 40 years! ;-)

I thank you as well; this is the first one I look at every day.

Luann at 53 looks pretty darn good to me, and she’s still a good bit younger than I am (actually I’m just 5 years younger than Greg). She looks like Nancy, especially in the last strip, and of course that is fine and makes sense. As some have commented the past, Nancy is the second best looking woman in the strip and outshines most of the 20-ish women, so I guess Luann is finally having her day (even if that makes her a bit of a “late bloomer”).

How about letting them grow old in real time? Would be very interesting to see how their lives evolve! It’s been a great 40 years! Nuff said.

Happy anniversary, Luann! Thank you for keeping us engaged and sharing this window into your world.

Congratulations on 40 years of a great strip!

Now where? maturity? maternity?

My how our girl has grown!

Congratulations and thanks for many brighter mornings.

Happy 40th Anniversary LuAnn – you got me through some tough times as a teenager and I’ve been with you from the beginning. My mom introduced me to your comic strip and it was so cool to have someone to relate and look up to. Here’s to another 40 years! Candice

Wow can’t believe it’s been 40 years. I remember reading this comic in the LA Times comic section while I was still in college, and amused at Luann’s crush on Aaron Hill. Time flies. Thanks Greg (and Karen) for the giggles over the years.

Congrats Greg and Karen! I was honored to meet you at the pandemic San Diego Comic-Con and loved your presentation! ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations…I’ve been a fan since day 1…Happy 40th Anniversary.

It hasn’t been published yet—and GoComics is late in doing so—but Luann is taking K.I.S.S. in a literal direction. . . ;)

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Evans. Here’s to Luann’s next 40 years. Cheers!

Happy Anniversary, Luann! LOL on looking back to about one week after the first Luann comic, a lady wrote to the Sacramento Bee and said to please don’t insult her 80 + year old intelligence with Luann. Luann has lasted longer than her. I have been a follower since day one.

Never looked at Luann much until one day I saw Tiffany showing off her stuff. I didn’t like the way Greg treated her.

Why hasn’t Go Comics posted Monday’s strip yet?

Yeah, where is the comic for today?

seattletimes has todays strip posted

I used to be younger than Luann. Somehow, she is 21 and I am 49 today!

Arcamax has the March 17 comic …featuring a sweet kiss!

On an unrelated note, there’s ANOTHER comic that would’ve been forty this year and it involves a kid and a tiger (hint, hint!)

rerun

Congratulations Greg & Karen. I’ve enjoyed your strip since It came on board at the Detroit Free Press. Hope to read it for another 40 years!

Nothing up yet for the 17th.

It’s on their Facebook page.

It’s updated on the creators site. Hit about above this cartoon and the world symbol.

3/17/25 in my email, but it’s not on the webpage.

Also, I was really hoping for the next time skip to be this week to Luann at 53.

Go to Ark a Ma x — it is worth it!! ;)

HAPPY 40TH LUANN! <3 You’ve been my favorite strip since the 80’s!

Your comics and compilations of same have been blessings to me. Great story lines.

Let’s praise the GREAT improvement in the art.

When STONE SOUP was fading out, the artist appeared in her own strip and the characters confronted her with t he crude versions of themselves when the strip began.