Trivia / Luann

• Creator Cameo: In the December 11, 2016 strip at Brad and Toni's wedding - in the back row on the right - daughter Karen, Greg Evans himself, and wife Betty.
• Creator's Favorite: Greg has stated multiple times that he enjoys writing antagonistic characters like Ann and (until her character development) Tiffany because evil characters are easier to write and brings instant conflict to the plot. In general, the "nicer" the character, the more difficult they are to write.
• Creator's Pest: Greg Evans has stated Delta was this due to her being perfect with almost no flaws (as he admitted, a white guy writing a flawed black female character can be a touchy subject), she was difficult to write for, and was the major factor in the character being written out of the strip in 2014.
• Reality Subtext: When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit, Greg said that he didn't want it to dominate the strip, but said that he would start making concessions in storylines for situations that might prove (in his words) "problematic." As a result he found ways to indirectly reference it. A non-canon Sunday Strip showed Luann in a mask, and eventually he found various reasons to move each of the main characters away from Moony University's dorm environment.
• Recycled: The Series: Almost. A live-action Luann Sitcom was optioned in 2003, but it never materialized.
• What Could Have Been: Evans' original plan was to have Brad and Toni get married on 9/11. (!) Thankfully, more sensible minds prevailed, and Evans changed the date of their wedding, In-Universe because both Brad and Toni had work that day.

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