Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for August 01, 2012

Shave skull, get dozens of tattoos.

Huh; I met my wife when she was Molly’s age (around 19). Me, I was 39. (grins) As it happens, she likes me better with a beard, which I grew four years ago, than clean shaven.

This strip should be temporarily renamed The Many Faces of Molly Kinsella. That girl never looks the same two panels in a row. Same thing with Darby Kiser. And Mimi. Yet Steve Boone is drawn pretty consistently. I don’t get it.

Steve thinks he can fix his scruffiness. P2- No need to cut off your nose fella. After a year at State U., Molly likes the older gents. You know, tweed jacket with elbow patches, pipe and Miata.

nice job of trimming his eyebrows

@chiphilton, I agree. In P2 she looks like a hottie, but in P1 she looks like a mechanic at a tractor pull.

Yeah? What about the grumpy part?

What is he doing, cutting his hair? Yeah, that will work out well, cut your own hair. He can’t be cutting his beard with huge scissors like that, especially since it isn’t very long. Unless he’s planning to cut those growths off his face, that I approve of.

P2 – Considering she’s rejecting and insulting him, why are they moving in for a kiss?

I guess they don’t sell clippers in Milford. I can’t imagine trimming (or removing ) my beard with a pair of scissors. But I’m pulling for a new GQ Steve, so he can chat up Mimi by the MCC pool while Gil is out searching for the kids.

Molly doesn’t care if he has three arms—but one arm is still a big fat no way.

Molly is off to college, Steve has already been, perhaps She can take a Lit class and straighten out his Lonfellow

P1….she looks sort of like an Anne Coulter horse face…whoops, no politics intended!

I’m just guessing with Steve’s despondency he’s been battling, the folks would have gladly shelled out $35 for a haircut.

Scruffy? Who you calling scruffy?

Quick, somebody make sure Steve is up to date on the Statuatory Rape laws in his state.

Next scene… you’re 25, you’re grumpy and you won’t steal for me… This poor guy is so vulnerable, he’ll do anything to impress Molly.

Never underestimate the full force of unleashed Molly power. Scruffy could be in for the ride of his life.

Steve is probably using the scissors to trim his beard close enough to the skin to then shave off the rest. At least that is what I would do, though with one hand it wouldn’t work very well.

Age difference not a problem — Molly being a 24-year-old senior in her 8th year of high school.

$35 for a haircut? He could get it cut at Milford Army Base for $8.

He’s a “…scruffy looking nerf herder…”

I’m not shallow – I’m just judging you strictly on physical appearance.

Interesting that while the mirror shows his full face, it doesn’t show the beads of sweat (or perhaps that’s Milford’s famous face-melting syndrome). I suggest it is NOT a real mirror, but some devious surveillance device of the aliens …

Molly’s not shallow. She’s deep. Real deep.

Notice Molly sticks her finger in his sternum as she defends herself. Point of clarification: She told Steve-O he is KIND OF grumpy and scruffy, so that puts him in limbo. Afterall, he’s been in limbo for some time. After using some Barbasol, Bic razor and Hi Karate, dude will show his game.

In P2 Steve looks like Kenny Rogers (before his 8 facelifts).