Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 26, 2024

Gettin’ a bit meta up in here.

I like the one in the first panel in blue tights and a black micro-bikini.

Nice — can’t wait for tomorrow. Will we see Jack Berrill? “Look what they done to my song Ma.”

Henry, I think we should have more sports stories in Gil Thorp Comics . In all reality Gil get lost you bum , you’re are a has been ,a bum ! Now get lost loser !

Yay, I predicted this! That’s two correct predictions in the past five years.

Way to self gloss Hank. Now round up the Milford NERDS, put them on GilPa’s Piper Cub and let’s enjoy the rest of Summer at Milford Country Club. Is that too much to ask?

I’m. Right. Here!

Even the authors of this strip go cheap on the sign work? This is really insulting.

Well, this is awkward.

I see Gil did what some of the other snarkers suggested. He ditched Luke, Jr. and Jami. Kid free, girlfriend free, what costumed vixen is he headed towards to hit up? And speaking of hitting up, you should be hitting up Mopped Up Thorp about now.

moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2024/07/26/bad-sign/

This would be a great time for Gil to ask, “What in the wild, wild world o’ sports is a-goin’ on [with this strip}?”

This is only the beginning. Like Dorothy Sayers writing herself into the Lord Peter Wimsey novels as Harriet Vane, HB is about the become a recurring character that Gil clears of murder and eventually marries.

Henry-bot 9000: Keep. Walking. Friend.

P1 What’s with the stump, Gil? Giving your right arm pleading with Henry to resign?

P3 Gil looking back at the audience and referring to the snarkers as ‘gentleman’. JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA! Not us.

Whigham drew himself in Punisher garb…heh.

The late professional wrestler Virgil has more people lined up at his table than these guys.

“…gentlemen….and you too Henry…”

P 4 (Gil): “…thanks for giving me a hot girlfriend Henry…keep up the good work…”

Perfect. At least the way I interpret it

Tomorrow: Gil searches desperately for the closest sports bar.

gil sees guy in dragon costume hitting on keri and tells puff to take a walk

Boy, the shameless self-promoting never ceases. ¡Jajaja!

henry says the best part of the convention is asking the mark trail author for story advice

hey henry you give me that chain ill get the word out you got sloppy joes under that table

P 4 (Gil): “…I’m going over to the Pluggers booth again to tell them that this Tom Mach guy from Kansas, who keeps sending them gross ideas, really belongs in a long term memory care facility…”

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

Imagine if you were invited, just briefly, to bask in the holy radiance of your Creators, except that it has to take the form of walking by a couple of dudes sitting behind a folding table at Comic-Con, where you’ll be surrounded by absolute dorks. Would probably take a lot of the mystery out of the whole thing, right?

There’s no line in front of Henry, so at least it’s accurate.

I like Whigham’s hipster vibe.

gil hopes to meet dawn weston shes a easy slice like keri and doesnt get knocked up

Shouldn’t that name plate read “Barajas – World Famous Author of the Most Highly Distributed Comic Strip in the US, Just Ask My Agent”?

Barajas should thank Whigham for making him look that good.

If tomorrow Gil attacks the table with a large eraser, will he become free to create his own story or will he immediately look 90?

P4: Henry gets up and murders Gil… just like he has every day (but Sunday) for the past 2+ years.

Couldn’t resist the self-insert, eh?

At least its drawn accurately, with no one in line to see either of them.