Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 18, 2020

I’m amazed that every day this strip seems to out-stupid itself. The change in Alexa makes no sense. Now she’s just a top notch a-hole. Even the lame bullies must be in awe of her.

I am stumped as to what’s going on in P2. Especially if you look at the colorized version. Blondie is holding the blue book in P1. In P2, based on the coloring, Alexa is…not really holding it, but touching the spine with her fingers. And Blondie is, handing it to her? EXCEPT, Alexa is now wearing Blondie’s bracelets from P1. Or Blondie’s hand has turned brown. Except it can’t be Blondie’s because her arm is below the book, unless that’s her other hand in a bizarre configuration. And also it’s apparently a stump with no hand attached. Tooooooo confusing!

But what’s not confusing, is today’s issue of Mopped Up Thorp. It might not make sense either, but at least it has some continuity!

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P2: “Y’know you could just ask me to move.”

Alexa: “And I could just drop this heavy dictionary on you, so shut up and walk it off!”

P1: …” a little known poet, Newman…”( some will get it)

P2: Dave Thomas’ daughter Wendy???

P3: the D’Artagnan look is huge among the gals at Milford…

P3 “Fulfilling my destiny”, seriously??? The other girl “should bitch” slap her and her “destiny”…and maybe that would end this saga as Alexa retreats in total humiliation…. and ends up on the bench where it appears she belongs.

Hmm, I always thought sports were supposed to teach, you know, good sportsmanship …

In all reality , is the freckled girl in P 2 Bitsy Twill’s daughter , inquiring minds want to know .

P1, Alexa is nowhere near blondie and she’s easily reaching over her to grab a book with her crab claw. And speaking of crab claws, see today’s “Herman.”

P2, Show her how aggressive you’ve become, Alexa and punch her in the throat!

P3, And what exactly is that again, Alexa?

I concur with Mr. Reality. That girl with the freckles is the spawn of Dr. & Mrs. Wally Lamb. That girl has Bitsy’s quick wit and candid personality. Can she play point guard and supplant lap dog Phoebe?

In high school, I encouraged a girl to “test her physical gifts” and got a face slap.

Cue the shark, Fonzie! I’m outta here until a real basketball (baseball?) game returns.

Alexa keeps this up she’s going to get shanked in the hall by one of HVB’s transfer students.

P 2.5: “…I could, but this way is way more fun, pizza-face…”

All this aggressiveness is gonna get Alexa into serious foul trouble on the court and make her even more useless than she already is

With her new attitude she’ll light it up next game. Mimi will take all the credit.

In a surprise twist, Alexa doesn’t get more aggressive on the court, but is wild on a date.

This strip was suggested to me for the quality of the comments, not the strip. So far that’s spot on. This storyline makes no sense but the commentary is keeping me here.

These boots are made for stomping!!

Alexa is gonna end up in a game playing against another Menzie-type player and get her ribs broke

I can tell that Chris’ plan is working. Alexa will be a four-point scorer in no time.

Uh-oh! I think she bumped one of the Van Buren Boys out of the door in that last panel.

This is probably too late but for a good ‘hand’ comic look at today’s “HERMAN”.