Dear Reader, What an awesome summer whirlwind we've had: first the LUANN exhibit opening at the Comic-Con Museum, then presenting as Special Guests and seeing fans for five days of Comic-Con, and finally off to Boston for the annual gathering and Reuben Awards with our peers in the National Cartoonists Society. Whew! We are ready to rest...and get caught back up on deadlines! THANK YOU to the fans who came to the Museum and found us at Comic-Con! We love seeing you in person and appreciate...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, If you live in the San Diego area or are coming to San Diego for Comic-Con, you have two special opportunities this month to see us (Greg and Karen) LIVE as we present "From Process to Finished Product: How Luann Gets Made" a behind-the-scenes look at the messy, miraculous back-and-forth behind a week of LUANN. We'll be sharing actual drafts of both text and artwork to show how much an idea can evolve from start to finish. See details for dates below! We heard from a few of you...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, It’s open!! Today we had the great honor and fun of seeing the exhibit “Growing Up Luann, 40 years of the Luanniverse” open at the San Diego Comic-Con Museum. After months of planning, prep, and some unexpected bumps along the way, we are incredibly proud and grateful to say IT TURNED OUT FANTASTIC! See pics and a video tour below as well as a list of all the fans whose favorites made it into the display. The exhibit will be open through the fall so if you have the chance to come...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Dear Reader, What a treat to hear from so many of of our LUANN Fans last month! We’re thrilled to share that we were able to include several of your favorite Luann strips—and the wonderful comments you submitted—in the upcoming LUANN exhibit. Next week, we’ll be in San Diego at the Comic-Con Museum, working with their exhibit team to get everything up on the walls. A few sneak peeks are below, and we’ll be sure to share photos and the official announcement once materials are finalized. (The...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Dear Reader, WOW! We had a great time celebrating our 40th anniversary with all of you last month. Thank you for all the kind words and welcome to all our newest LUANN Fans! We have been bonkers busy the past month preparing for our museum exhibit opening this June at the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego. Have you ever tried to assemble a collage of memories to celebrate someone's special birthday or life event? Yeah. It's like that but not everyone who sees our exhibit will be familiar with...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Images not working in your email? View the newsletter online HERE. Happy 40th LUANNiversary! Dear Reader, As a Luann Fan, you've probably already seen our anniversary Sunday strip and visited LuannFan.com to watch our thank you video and see this month's unusual Featured Collection: 13 Going on 53. We hope you also enjoyed the special deep dive post about How Luann Begann. As we dug through our archives and scrapbooks, we realized we had WAY more story and stuff to share than we can fit into...
5 months ago • 1 min read
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5 months ago • 1 min read