I've always felt that adolescence is a very funny time-except when you're in it. My aim is to touch readers' hearts as well as their funny bones." -Greg Evans, creator of Luann
Luann , created by Greg Evans, is a coming-of-age comic strip that chronicles the joyful discoveries and torturous experiences of adolescence. Praised for its amusing and insightful portrayals of teen issues, Luann artfully explores topics ranging from peer pressure, drugs, and alcohol, to popularity, academic achievement, and character-building mistakes. Combining down-to-earth reality, everyday humor, and keen insight, Evans produces a comic strip that is funny, informative, and relatable to both teens and their parents.
At , fans can read archived strips, learn cartooning tips, and download songs from a new musical written by Evans, Luann-Scenes in a Teen's Life.
In addition, Luann is the star of a Journeyworks Publishing series of health and fitness brochures distributed to clinics, schools, and hospitals worldwide.
Greg Evans is an American cartoonist and the creator of the syndicated comic strip Luann. He received the 2003 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for the strip. He has been nominated four other times for the same award.
Evans has captured teen life in all its muck and glory. Witty, funny, relatable. Teaches lessons without being preachy. This is the first "Luann" I've read and I want more.