Brad is the wiser one here. Trying to get Toni away from that awful woman. Too bad she wouldn’t let her daughter be friends with Shannon. Shannon needs a friend.
Good bye August. Other than Mrs. Horner taking a dive, were there any other story lines in 2024 that lived up to Greg’s abilities? Certainly not Luann and Bernice’s sashay in the park?
Wow….insulting, judgmental, condescending….who’s the child again? I don’t wish death on such cruel people, and I never will. But at the same time, I know these are the types of people no one will miss when they are gone.
I love this new character. I hope that like Nancy in Fritzi Ritz, eventually she becomes the whole comic. Luann had a good run but Stress Mom is a breakout.
You can easily see that Shannon and Toni are aunt and niece, probably Toni used to be a lot like Shannon as a child. The way Shannon shuts up the annoying madam is amazing. Unfortunately, this will make it very difficult for her to see her new friend Kim again, which is a shame.
In the final panel you can see in the girl’s face disappointment. She has probably gone through this before. I wonder if, in the storyline it comes out Karen is physically abusing her.
I know that both Brad & Toni received basic medical training as part of their firefighting but didn’t Brad work as an EMT once? I think it was the arc where he was let go from the force due to budget restraints. Anyone remember that?
Leave that beeach with me for 30 seconds and she will be looking backwards all the time. She could take the lead in the original “Exorcist” lol I take no prisoners when someone is as rude and ignorant as she is.
In another 10-15 years or so this little girl will be posting stories on reddit about her entitled/Karen mom that she went no contact with as soon as she was able
Does it feel like G&K went a little bit overboard on this? I really can’t picture someone in a playground dispute trying to interpret a person’s family status. What this lady needs is for them to show up one of these days to get her cat out of a tree…while she enjoys a nice serving of crow.
That lady is so ignorant! Just because someone’s aunt and uncle is watching them doesn’t mean they are from a broken home! The parents could be at work and the aunt and uncle is babysitting!
The big As will likely have a visit from firefighters in the future who will save her big As or perhaps her child’s. Than our hero children who are wiser than some adults will be able to be friends! In a more positive world.
There is no reasoning with a person like this. Walking away is one option. Shannon had her say, which, although true, didn’t help. I would like to see Shannon and Kim insist on playing together, but both “momma bears” are keyed up.
I don’t care (one bit) about Kim’s mother but I do like Kim and hope that she and Shannon can be friends. It would be nice to keep Kim but get rid of her mother though I don’t see that happening; maybe tomorrow will bring some cliff hanger whereby this woman can change out of her b*tch attire and into something else so that these two kids can be together.
lvlax 3 months ago
Toni is right.. That woman is a BIG A$$! I hope Kim and Shannon are somehow able to remain friends.
kangtourcat Premium Member 3 months ago
I would like to be able to like this one more than once.
9thCapricorn 3 months ago
Brad is the wiser one here. Trying to get Toni away from that awful woman. Too bad she wouldn’t let her daughter be friends with Shannon. Shannon needs a friend.
Baarorso 3 months ago
CAT FIGHT!!!
Hello Everyone 3 months ago
Good for you Toni – Standing up to Bullies for your family!
ACTIVIST1234 3 months ago
Uh, Toni, I’m sure your fire fighting courses taught you deescalation techniques. Use them.
Namrepus 3 months ago
She is a “donkey” hole if I’ve ever seen one.
diazch408 3 months ago
Shannon is being a smart little girl! She’s learned well from Toni and Brad(more from Brad).
kenhense 3 months ago
Very unrealistic woman with the shades – most Luann characters are more believable.
BlitzMcD 3 months ago
Bring it, Toni! Time for an attitude adjustment.
Yakety Sax 3 months ago
Toni just went full on MAMA BEAR!
Mordock999 Premium Member 3 months ago
No, No, No, Brad!
Let Toni Go so that she can express herself!
Besides, Witch Hazel is _ASKING for it. ;-)
snsurone76 3 months ago
Shannon has a point, here, Now, if kids ruled the world…
Wilkins068 3 months ago
I think that old battleship’s mouth is permanently stuck in th down position.
If she tried to smile her lower jaw’d break off. I don’t think even th Grinch’d touch her with his 39 1/2 foot pole
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member 3 months ago
I now have a new-found respect for Shannon.
Leave it, Toni! Old unhappy harpy is just looking for a fight. Probably has a lawyer on autodial.
ninjanick101 3 months ago
Shannon delivers the facts. Get some anger management classes, witchmom.
jmworacle 3 months ago
Panel three says it all.
kenhense 3 months ago
I just noticed: The main purpose of this woman is to receive Toni’s left hook.
William Ellwin Premium Member 3 months ago
Toni is a badass
nightflight 3 months ago
Good bye August. Other than Mrs. Horner taking a dive, were there any other story lines in 2024 that lived up to Greg’s abilities? Certainly not Luann and Bernice’s sashay in the park?
BigDaveGlass 3 months ago
“Get me your manager”!
the dorf 3 months ago
Karen looks more like Kim’s grandmother.
Greg did a pretty good job drawing her. Even if she didn’t say a word, she still looks downright nasty.
SeaSnork 3 months ago
If this was a tv show, this awful woman would have a house fire or accident and be saved by one of these “bad parents”.
With any luck, Kim will be in Shannon’s class at school.
TwilightFaze 3 months ago
Wow….insulting, judgmental, condescending….who’s the child again? I don’t wish death on such cruel people, and I never will. But at the same time, I know these are the types of people no one will miss when they are gone.
JonGoss 3 months ago
Go, Shannon! Pow! Right in the Depends!
Outsideplaying 3 months ago
I keep wondering if the Big A$$ is Kim’s step mother.
wombat1417 3 months ago
Good for Shannon!
Alabama Al 3 months ago
To Shannon’s mom: “It must truly suck to be you.”
AmazingMrWonderful 3 months ago
There you have it folks, the vast majority votes for Tony to go full “American” on Karen and knock her a** out.
KC135E/R BOOMER 3 months ago
Cannot recall if this was asked earlier in the week, but does Kim look a bit like classic “Nancy?”
scarygoround creator 3 months ago
I love this new character. I hope that like Nancy in Fritzi Ritz, eventually she becomes the whole comic. Luann had a good run but Stress Mom is a breakout.
Aladar30 Premium Member 3 months ago
You can easily see that Shannon and Toni are aunt and niece, probably Toni used to be a lot like Shannon as a child. The way Shannon shuts up the annoying madam is amazing. Unfortunately, this will make it very difficult for her to see her new friend Kim again, which is a shame.
SquidGamerGal 3 months ago
Better vamoose! I think I see the Comic Strip Censor coming!
leighabc123 3 months ago
This is the very first time I have ever seen Toni get angry in the Luann comic!
Guybrush Threepwood 3 months ago
Kick her @ss, Toni!
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member 3 months ago
If Karen swings first, Toni is defending herself. If Toni swings first, it’s assault.
imagenesis 3 months ago
YES, THAT LADY IS A BIG AS…!!!
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member 3 months ago
In the final panel you can see in the girl’s face disappointment. She has probably gone through this before. I wonder if, in the storyline it comes out Karen is physically abusing her.
Krokodil 3 months ago
The little girl looks like a Nancy/Sluggo hybrid. Could the old lady be Fritzi Ritz in her twilight years?
French Persons Premium Member 3 months ago
Little Kim looks like a Cabbage Patch Kid.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member 3 months ago
I suppoze it’s no surprize that Kim is so mature. Living with an oversized child like that, she’d have been forced to grow up quickly.
Count Olaf Premium Member 3 months ago
“I Know You Are But What Am I?” Pee Wee Herman and many replies to The Count on here.
chris_o42 3 months ago
Sadly for little Kim, children learn what they live.
StoicLion1973 3 months ago
I know that both Brad & Toni received basic medical training as part of their firefighting but didn’t Brad work as an EMT once? I think it was the arc where he was let go from the force due to budget restraints. Anyone remember that?
Just-me 3 months ago
An example is parents at a youth league sporting event. The kids are having a good time and the parents wind up in a brawl.
baskate_2000 3 months ago
I feel sorry for Kim, having that witch for a mother.
Uncle Bob 3 months ago
Kim’s Mean Mom has a backstory: macular degeneration, chemo hair, or something. Wait for it…
DaBump Premium Member 3 months ago
SOME adults. In real life as in the comments section, Don’t Feed the Trolls.
phileaux 3 months ago
Brad is right. When hearing an opinion, consider the source. A witchy woman who overreacts!? Calmly smile and say good bye . . . it’ll drive her NUTS.
Philly1115 3 months ago
I’m actually proud that Shannon spoke up for herself and corrected that woman’s ignorance
RonMcCalip 3 months ago
CAT FIGHT! CAT FIGHT!
Painted Wolf 3 months ago
It’s bad when Shannon is NOT the biggest brat. It’s worse when the biggest brat is allegedly adult.
Chris 3 months ago
wow, Shannon stood up to the mean lady. Hope they still remain friends after this whole ordeal is over. :J
JC1968 3 months ago
Toni is fixin to open a can of Whup A$$
DawnQuinn1 3 months ago
Leave that beeach with me for 30 seconds and she will be looking backwards all the time. She could take the lead in the original “Exorcist” lol I take no prisoners when someone is as rude and ignorant as she is.
kv450 3 months ago
Bad Grandma?
Ellis97 3 months ago
You tell her, Shannon and Toni.
yangeldf 3 months ago
In another 10-15 years or so this little girl will be posting stories on reddit about her entitled/Karen mom that she went no contact with as soon as she was able
comic reader 22 3 months ago
Does it feel like G&K went a little bit overboard on this? I really can’t picture someone in a playground dispute trying to interpret a person’s family status. What this lady needs is for them to show up one of these days to get her cat out of a tree…while she enjoys a nice serving of crow.
kaintsr 3 months ago
Is it me, or does Kim look like she could be in the strip Nancy?
Wubbie 3 months ago
Guess whose house gets ignored next time it catches fire! (No, Toni and Brad’s sense of honor and duty would prevent that).
jmstajr51 3 months ago
I love the way that Brad’s balloon int the 3rd frame blocks the last S in AS_
rgbourj 3 months ago
Sorry, Brad. She is worth it and more. You go girl!
interstateking Premium Member 3 months ago
That woman is a b****. I hate Karens
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 3 months ago
If she has her way her daughter will end up as nasty and miserable as her
northbraddock52 3 months ago
I wish there were not people like that , but….
Lord King Wazmo Premium Member 3 months ago
Well, she IS a little sass.
BJShipley1 3 months ago
Wow, this woman is deeply unpleasant.
jrankin1959 3 months ago
Shannon makes a good point…
chief tommy 3 months ago
Atta girl Toni —
leighabc123 3 months ago
That lady is so ignorant! Just because someone’s aunt and uncle is watching them doesn’t mean they are from a broken home! The parents could be at work and the aunt and uncle is babysitting!
JPuzzleWhiz 3 months ago
Gotta correct Shannon on one point in the last panel:
Some adults ruin everything.
JPuzzleWhiz 3 months ago
I’m surprised that the harpy didn’t tell Shannon that it’s impolite to point…!
Kr-perry Premium Member 3 months ago
I love Shannon. That second panel is hl-larous. Third panel is right on the mark.
Stewbeef 3 months ago
Kim looks like the girl in the Nancy comic.
Joe1962 3 months ago
Go Shannon and Toni, and the woman is a a$$
Ginny Premium Member 3 months ago
I wouldn’t get into it with Toni. She’s a firefighter and can be tough!
BC to LOTR Premium Member 3 months ago
The big As will likely have a visit from firefighters in the future who will save her big As or perhaps her child’s. Than our hero children who are wiser than some adults will be able to be friends! In a more positive world.
YorkGirl Premium Member 3 months ago
There is no reasoning with a person like this. Walking away is one option. Shannon had her say, which, although true, didn’t help. I would like to see Shannon and Kim insist on playing together, but both “momma bears” are keyed up.
candor1230 3 months ago
So where in society did people like this get the idea that they could act like this. People used to keep their mouths shut and move on.
The Quiet One 3 months ago
Good for you Shannon and Toni.
lnrokr55 3 months ago
Toxic grandma eh, just grouchy, it’s probably cutting into her Facebook time! ;-)
Susan123 3 months ago
I LOVE Toni! I’d get in that womans face too.
comic reader 22 3 months ago
That poor little kid. She has her mother’s nose.
nananonie 3 months ago
She ls a big Karen
Petemejia77 3 months ago
Come on TONI! DO IT!
Doctor Go 3 months ago
As big as what? A microbe? The Hindenburg?
Mark DeMist Premium Member 3 months ago
Slap those sunglasses right off her face.
ForeverDemon64 3 months ago
Talk about a mega B*tch Karen. What are you gonna do about it, Karen? There are no managers at a playground.
RSH 3 months ago
I don’t care (one bit) about Kim’s mother but I do like Kim and hope that she and Shannon can be friends. It would be nice to keep Kim but get rid of her mother though I don’t see that happening; maybe tomorrow will bring some cliff hanger whereby this woman can change out of her b*tch attire and into something else so that these two kids can be together.
comic reader 22 3 months ago
Shannon needs to be disciplined for being disrespectful and speaking that way to an adult. It doesn’t matter what the lady is doing.
comic reader 22 3 months ago
AND her comment about adults is really out of line.
WilliamVollmer 3 months ago
There are (many) times when kids say (and/or do) the wisest things.
andrew.scharnhorst 3 months ago
Is it just me, or does the snarling woman look very much like a white-haired Sandra Bernhardt?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 3 months ago
Kim is better off now than she had been all her previous life. Now she has a friend named Shannon. My beloved Shannon in fact.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 3 months ago
They can end up in the same class at school, safe from prying adults
w16521 3 months ago
Toni VS the Karen. My money is on Toni for the win.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 3 months ago
Maybe Screamlady will have a stroke and Toni won’t have to touch her….
AndrewSihler 3 months ago
The “scarlet wound” lipstick is a nice touch.
Squoop 3 months ago
What’s sad is that lady will likely not allow Kim to play with Shannon again, despite that this friendship would be so wonderful for them both.
namelocdet 3 months ago
Poor Kim….
EXCALABUR 3 months ago
sometimes kids are smarter than adults. Especially those that watch their kid(s) play sports.
Dragoncat 3 months ago
It’s all fun and games, until the adults start fighting.
JuliaH1 3 months ago
Seriously, I thought that was Kim’s grandmother and not her mom.
smsrt 3 months ago
Ooh! I love cat fights!
Chaddernaut 3 months ago
Why does the other parent look like a Golden Girl? The kids want to play. No one is listening.
eddi-TBH 3 months ago
Shannon definitely got the last word.
wreck it ralph 3 months ago
Toni needs to kick grandma in the place where the sun doesn’t shine
ems4u247 3 months ago
Oh LOOK TONI!!! She has a nasty ol’ FLY on her nose…………WHACK IT FOR HER!!!
Otis Rufus Driftwood 3 months ago
I agree with Brad.
j.painterjones 3 months ago
I guess Greg and Karen should rename this comic to “Shannon”.
Guybrush Threepwood 3 months ago
Isn’t that Kim girl from another strip? I’m sure I already seen her in one that I can’t point right now…
GaryCooper 3 months ago
Shannon’s getting good at speaking up for herself. Well done, Shannon.
Kenezg 3 months ago
That’s the way to Crack back!!
missyhyattfan 3 months ago
Get er Toni!