Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 07, 2023

I can’t tell if he’s doing this because he knows he’ll be rid of kwan if they win.. or if he simply relates to Kwan having crappy parents and wants to help him. It’s hard to read.

Did I miss him rooting against his dad?

Please, please hire a freaking writer!

Are there writing classes you can take about topics like “How Human Beings Actually Talk to Each Other 101”?

From P1 and P3, it seems like any muscle mass in Pedro’s forearms has been transferred to Luke. Sorcery?!

“Dad”. “Good eye, Brice”. What?????? Then he calls his son a traitor. This has gone beyond ridiculous.

In P1, Big Hand Luke’s jersey brings, life to the phrase, “Technically speaking.”

P1 Pedro, broken Lukey’s cruel starvation and name-calling mental abuse, caves in and approaches Lukey to beg forgiveness and acceptance as his son again.

P2 BHHLHM, ever the arrogant a$$hole, ignores Pedro’s plea until Pedro says the magic words, “help YOU win’ rather than the team winning. Nice priorities and example Luke, you big jacka$$.

P3 He loves me, ja ja ja! Nothing like a big hairy father to son noogie to bond with and mend fences.

“…good eye Brice!”…Gil probably used to say “…good eye Gregg!…”

All that needs to be said to get taken off Luke’s s**t list is “you win”

All is forgiven. Who knows who won the conference championship- golf tomorrow.

It seems like there are days when I must have missed some strips. So I go back, and NO, they’re all there?? Maybe someone just dropped them on the floor, and now they’re just out of order?? Or are they doing this on purpose??

“Dad” is quite the narcicist.

Luke is a classic abuser stereotype.

Sherlock awards Luke today for referencing Haley Mills’ Let’s Get Together Ja, Ja, Ja!

I thought Pedro was a pro prospect? Make a little sense please.

Does a traitor share his bedroom with the guy who took his spot??

Bet Luke is the only Coach in The Valley that actually wears baseball spikes. Is that Darby Kiser’s kid Jaxon with the ponytail in the background?

What is going on? I feel like we missed something!

I am being totally serious: when I first read this I thought I was accidentally reading Mopped Up Thorp instead. The dialogue was just so bizarre.

I think I’ll just post results from “ChatGPT”: "Write a three-panel “Gil Thorp” comic."Panel 1:[Scene: Gil Thorp, a middle-aged high school coach, is standing on a soccer field with a clipboard in hand. A group of teenage boys, wearing soccer jerseys, are huddled around him.]

Gil Thorp: Alright, team! We’ve got a big game tomorrow. Let’s go over our strategy one more time!

Panel 2:[Scene: Gil Thorp pointing at a whiteboard, where he has drawn a soccer field and marked positions for the players.]

Gil Thorp: Our opponents have a strong offense, so we’ll focus on tight defense. We’ll play a 4-4-2 formation. Tim, you’ll be our goalkeeper. Mike and Sam, you’ll be our center-backs.

Panel 3:[Scene: The boys nodding and showing determination.]

Gil Thorp: Remember, communication is key. Stay organized and cover for each other. And most importantly, give it your all out there!

Caption: The team gears up for an intense match.

Now VT will have two Cy Young candidates in their starting rotation? Milford is doomed. Doomed I tell ya’! And speaking of doom, there’s no doom and gloom in today’s issue of Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/07/repetitive-motion-injury/

“My love comes only at the price of unconditional submission.” Father of the Year.

Back in college I went to a movie called Trial of Billy Jack. It was so bad that we almost left after about 10 minutes, but stayed because we believed it had to get better . . . it didn’t.

Isn’t JaJa one of the Gabor sisters?