Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 18, 2022

The Cooley High? I think Freddy “Boom Boom” Washington went there before he ended up in Mr. Kotter’s class.

Hey, Rocky….watch me pull a baseball out of my hat….nothin’ up my sleeves…Presto!

I’M GONZO, D*MMIT, I’M BIG!

P1: Is Gil coaching third himself? Budget cuts?

P2 Gonzo thought bubble: “If I can hit myself on the temple hard enough, maybe I can knock put myself in a coma long enough for this story arc to end, or at least wake up to find it was only a bad dream.”

In all reality , is that you Skidoo, when did you become my catcher ? Kinda hard for me to see you .

Cooley High? Is Carver High and The White Shadow on the schedule?

Gregg has decided to go the Lady Clairol route and get rid of his gray. Good move, Gregg! Now you don’t look a day over 40!

Here’s my hope, because it’s a tale about Scooter; it’ll be a “Short Story”. (Ta Da!)

Big Eldrick Boston, heir apparent to BKB, apparently gets things done on the diamond. Especially when ignoring Gilpa as he rounds third. “Hey, don’t touch me coach, these hands are lethal weapons.”

P 4 (Magoo’s voice): “…hey!…you seem a little short….do you need a dollar?…haha…a little short….get it?…”

NR & RW should check out today’s ‘Peanuts Begins’ for some ideas for their plot line.

I thought the catcher’s name is Wilson. Scooter acts like he doesn’t know.

Panel #1-I guess that whoever does the coloring can’t read English, or is a 3yo who hasn’t yet learned how to read.

TO GoComics. I get it, you are the ones coloring this strip after NR&RW do the plot and drawing in black and white. But Geeeeze people rather than farming out the coloring to people who are totally unable to understand CONTINUITY from day to day or even panel to panel could you at least hire someone who could color the strip correctly? Even better, go back to Black and White. Make it easier on the readers.

P4 “Shut up you little yappy chihuahua and don’t be begging me for any of my Flaming Hot Cheetos until you pay up for the other bags you chiseled from me.”

Arthritic Gil finally looking his age. Pathetic attempt at a low-five. Gil has also instituted a “pay-to-play” system, where you buy your game glove from a Gilco Vending Machine.

What are the knobs and dials on Gregg’s backpack?

A 8?

Poor Gil. He either has a bad case of osteoporosis or he’s got a load in his pants that he needs to take care of. And speaking of a load, get a load of today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P4 – “Dammit! What the hell is this? Cherry Vanilla Hoo? I just wanted plain. Man, if only I could see then maybe once in a while I’d know what the heck I’m buying from this thing.”

Gonzo “six-finger” Aceves