Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 09, 2024

WTF

Lee Marvin: “What’s your name soldier?” John Cassavetes: “Eleven”.

I thought this strip took place up North.

P2 – No number 11 on BC’s jersey. Artist must not have read the script. Also why wouldn’t announcer use player’s name instead of his number?

That stiff arm appears to have hit the neck or facemask of the defender; either should have been ruled a foul and the play nullified.A five or 15 yard penalty would go with it depending upon where the ref spotted the hit.

Back in Milford, Coach Luke turns off the broadcast. Martin. Coach? Shut them down. Hard.

You may be coming for Thorp, but he didn’t bother to show up for the game.

The artwork with this new artist is beyond horrible…embarrassing to publish this

I think most of us can agree that hiring HB was a mistake for not only his shotgun approach to story telling but also his complete lack of sports knowledge. Now we have to endure the work of this new artist who looks like she stopped taking a learn to draw course after two lessons. “First draw a rectangle. Then two smaller rectangles for legs. Then two smaller ones for feet.” Nothing is ever smoothed out. Like I said in an earlier post, they look like Rockem Sockem Robots. Check out the guy in the background of panel three’s mug. I’m trying to envision the hiring process when Rachel submitted her portfolio. “This is fantastic work! You’re hired!”

Ge, I hate Tilden. I’m sure I’m not alone.

coach perm does the trump dance in panal 3 then looks like steve bannon panal 4

I hate to say “My Kid could draw that!”, but my kid could draw that!

reusing the same story as luke ? dr pearl isnt gonna let gil hire another coach

panal one the roar of the greasepaint the faceless crowd

That looks like a face mask foul!

For being the title character, Gil sure has a lot of enemies.

Is Pedro still playing for Valley Tech?

Coach Perm is part of Fistpump Family?!

Coach ‘nads is just another unlikable character in a long line of many that want to blame their life failures on Gil

The frowning guy just behind the coach in P3 deserves a starring role in this strip.

P1- Another multi-million dollar stadium. Are all these schools in Monte Carlo?

P2- Who?

P3- The old “stiff arm” play works every time.

P4- Another new sheriff in town? We need Eric Clapton.

No number on blue so the announcer should just say “ stiff arm from the kid with his pads on the outside of his jersey”

Just like Varsity Blues, At halftime of the Goshen-Milford game, the goshen kids refuse to take the field because ‘nads is such an a-hole and they then go out and beat Milford with player coaches while ‘nads sits in his office and pouts.

This artist, and I use that term loosely, could use a helping hand or two from Hot Rod Whigham. Has she even drawn her first EES?

Coach Perm sure looks rough these days.

Panel 3: Is there a clock in football or do you play until a certain score is met?

Is that Clutch Cargo in the crowd in P3? He must be a Tilden fan because he is not happy. And speaking of happy, you should be happy that today’s Mopped Up Thorp is online.

moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2024/11/09/bully-ball/

@Buddy68. Agree with your comments on art work. Used to love this strip years ago. No more!

Remember when the Hapless Goshen Clowns never won anything? Those were heady times.