Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 30, 2024

I used to take melatonin to fall asleep. Now I just read this.

That is some mug on Keri in P1.

Did they sew together a few bedsheets for the finish line?!?

The US high school girls 4 × 1 record is just over 44 seconds. Maybe the record is for slowest race ever run? P.S. Note to writer – the 4 in 4×1 means 4 runners on the team.

I get it now! Since they started together, Dorothy had to find the baton in the steeplechase pond, get it to Keri, and then they had to run the rest of the race backwards singing Innagaddadavida without spilling her root beer.

Why is Dubbs handing Keri her credit card in P1? Can’t they just use a baton like every other relay team?

Henry, please at least try to pretend to do some sports research before writing crap that doesn’t make sense in any reality. Or just come out and admit you just don’t care in any way, shape or form about this strip and its fans.

We saw Keri appear to be in a position to start the race yesterday. And now she’s taking the credit card and finishing? Misdirection? Or due to budget cuts, each runner (of 2) in the 4×100 needs to run twice?

WHAMMO! An O Hank surprise ending. The two MHS relay teams merged into one.

Just another tricky day for you fella.

That’s the biggest finish line I’ve ever seen.

This looks like, and reads like, something you would see in a 1960’s era Pravda, a Russian imitation of an American Comic, ‘Gil Thorpski’.

WDIG’s Jackie Carter just got it wrong, it’s the 4 X 200. She’s no Marty Moon, probably also said “throw the shot put.”

I’ve not been to a high-school track meet where there was a tape at the finish for a routine race. Is this the Olympics? Or else I’ve been going to see low-rent Podunk High instead of the Valley schools.

That’s quite the slow time on a 4 X 100. Maybe it took 50 seconds to scale the fence in yesterday’s strip.

This is from the “About” tab:

With sharp, contemporary storylines and concise artwork, “Gil Thorp” provides an important link between high school athletics and contemporary social issues, taking readers to the classrooms and playing fields of Milford High School…

I haven’t seen very sharp storylines or concise artwork, or even believable high school athletics. Plenty of social issues though.

P4: Keri’s heart calls for the check. Somebody dust off the AED.

“It’s a good thing you both rocked it, since we could only field 2 runners in a race that normally needs 4.”

P 1 (Dubs): “….here!…hold my cellphone…”

P 4 (peanut): “…well, I did just barf off about 10 pounds before the race…it helps to be lighter …”

Grotesque—on every level

Well I’m not going to repeat everyone else. But I’m curious how Keri led off the race (while forgetting the baton entirely) and also ran the anchor leg. She handed off to runner #2, then cut across the infield to get in position to be the 4th runner? And there must be two Dorothy’s on the team, because one of the other Dorothy’s also led off the race in another lane. And speaking of curious, if you’re curious about what today’s Mopped Up Thorp did with this race, well just check in below.

moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2024/10/30/keri-botches-it/

P-1: In the middle (?) of the race, Keri is given her Vape. They’re so addictive!

P-2: For some unknown reason, the Finish Line has a Bed Sheet to cross, and Keri RIPS right through a 400 count beauty.

P-3: Now, we can see what Pedro sees in Keri. She sure looks hot.

After the race, Keri poses for a Cover Picture for next month’s Mission Magazine. (There are spoiled Teenagers all over the Web, who are starving for more attention, all the time.)

keri appears to be like shakey from dick tracy panal one

where did cami get the money to buy that micheal jackson skin lightner

P4 (Keri): D@mn Dotty, you smell AND feel pretty. Hug me you fool!”

(Coach Toe): “You two look so hot…errrrr…warm after those runs. You must be hungry too. Why don’t you both join me and the wife for dinner tonight? We’re having clams.”

Wouldn’t 1:35:84 be 1 hour, 35 minutes and 84 seconds? Yeet!

This strip just gets worse and worse every day. Right now it looks like next year. (plagiarizing Herb Brooks)

P2: Keri ran so fast, her eyeballs fell off her face.

espn reports the popularity of the gil thorp comic will lead to more coverge of track and field which you can view at 3 am in the morning all time zones

After all this time , and all the comments this comic for the writer and possibly the artist, who is still fairly new , AS LONG AS THE CHECK CLEARS THIS IS FINE !