Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 10, 2024

YOU USED TO BE COOL!

Is it proper to high-five right handed or left-handed? If they are high-fiven in a traditional end of tournament line up the 2nd left-handed high-five is awkward.

P4:

Coach Gonads: “You’ll find out soon enough, Mr. Coach Thorp. My wife also left me for another woman and stuck me with a pair of dopey kids.”

In a twist ordered by the Syndicate, which has recognized HB’s area of weakness, the Gil Thorp strip will no longer be a nominal sports strip. It is being replaced with SF/Horror story lines.

We see the beginning here. This is not Coach Gerads. This is a pod person who has replaced the respected coach. In coming weeks Goshen’s players will be replaced, one by one, until the entire school is filled with alien seedlings. We’re seeing the start, even now. This isn’t the Gil Thorp of old. It has begun. This is a pod strip… And yet, somehow, it almost makes me hopeful. Maybe it will work better as SF/Horror… It can’t be any worse.

(With any luck Marmaduke will be the next to be taken over.)

Strip to now tackle crime victims issue — guess there’s not enough other subjects. Do Barajas and Whigham get paid by the number of topics covered in a week? Subjects now change more frequently than in “Elsewhere in the news …”

Chapter VI: How Gonads Got His Groove Back.

P4: “And you used to have a faithful and doting wife, for close to 20 years (and almost 40 years in real time), but a new author came in and decided to turn her into a lesbian sl*t. At least you found your kids, even though they’re not much better than your now-ex-wife.”

In all reality, Look Gil again in all reality, I’m hooked on drugs! I’m a crack head. Okay then, good talking to you Coach.Thanks Gil !!

P 4 (Gonads): “…same thing that happened to you I guess…”

Coach Tays takes a job with Kaz. Goshen lets Coach Perm go. Gil hires Coach Perm and has Coach Luke teach him how to wrestle to restore his confidence. Nothing to it.

So he’s such a wuss, he never reported being assaulted?

I was coaching Basketball but they made me coach Hockey, which I have No Clue . Then I came to this Round Robin tournament that turned into. Quadrangle Tournament played on a Creek with no Board and every team but Milford wears Teel. So I think when I hit the ground when that guy hit me I suffered a brain injury and I am in rehab

That is the only explanation I can think of

Do I am just waiting till I feel better

Nonads should call Coach Klein and Bobby Boucher to help get his manhood back.

depression

P2: It’s off the panel, but clearly Coach Sid has also soiled himself.

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

Hey, remember when that coach with a perm got beat up by one of his own students [1/15/24]? Well, he, uh, he’s got PTSD now. So much so that he finds Gil intimidating! It’s sad, really.

is that a new thing high fiving as high as you possibly can

gil your hand is on my shoulder your not gonna do the vulcan death grip right

Theme tune for this train wreck – - the Limbo Song.

P-1: After a hard won Victory, the Mud Larks stay after to practice their Tip Off techniques.

P-2: This comedy routine needs work!

P-3: Coach Gerunds/Participles flashes back and does a killer Tom Poston impersonation.

I’m confused. Gil didn’t say, “State Champion Coach Thorp” before the other man apologized.

So the whole tournament is over in 3 days of strips? Truly exciting. Remember when this strip was focused telling tales about sports?

Whoo hoo, late afternoon and nobody went with the traditional date joke. So I get to do it.

Yeah, the artwork and the dialog is a bit weird today. I have to agree with the 2/10 rating. And speaking of rating, I’m hoping you’re rating today’s Mopped Up Thorp much higher.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2024/02/10/putting-the-squeeze-on/

Episode 53 of Milford After Dark is now online.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2024/02/11/milford-after-dark-episode-53-stuck-yet-again/