Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for August 13, 2012

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    george  over 12 years ago

    congrats to the pundits who postulated car wreck. Well done!

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    george  over 12 years ago

    also, I fail to see how a person who gets shipped into a foreign country to shoot up the countryside on behalf of another nation’s governmental and corporate interests qualifies as a hero. More of a pawn or drone. A hero is someone who helps another at great personal risk in spite of the fact that they are not obligated to do so. The doctor who gives up his lucrative medical practice in Beverly Hills to provide free health care to impoverished inner city single mothers is a hero. Guys blowing up wedding parties from Apache gunships is not.

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    kdizzle  over 12 years ago

    I think people who make sweeping generalizations and crap on the people and system that provided the safety and freedom of expression that they enjoy are the opposite of heroes, but this is just a comic strip comment section and is not the proper place for that kind of discussion.

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    chujusmith  over 12 years ago

    Bit of a somber strip today. Much easier to make fun of high school kids getting tattoos. But just for the record, notice how Neal and Rod took great care not to give Steve a left arm, even in the flashback.

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    doublepaw  over 12 years ago

    Wieswald obviously wanted her 15 minutes of fame today, will she go after the 911 Firemen next? How about keeping this forum a place to discuss Gil and sports?

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    bearwku82  over 12 years ago

    P1- Phantom of the Gil. P3- Horrifying crash. Doubt Milford HS will have anyone who can hit like a Mack truck this fall.

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    wmac8898  over 12 years ago

    P3 contains some of the best artwork I’ve seen on this strip in quite some time.

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    BikeMike  over 12 years ago

    Set him straight Gil, so we can get on to two-a-days.

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    cuttersjock  over 12 years ago

    ….not to quibble on the fine artwork today, but Steve’s vehicle looks more like a German WW2 “kubelwagen” than a modern HUMVEE….and, what was Steve doing on his laptop in a combat zone in P2?

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    Bluedarter  over 12 years ago

    Those of us old enough to know guys who left the country to avoid the draft understand what the sacrifices of an all volunteer force means.The empty “governmental and corporate interests” reproval discounts the history of America, doesn’t it? I guess Monday morning QB is what this site really is. Will Gil find his Tim Tebow is where the focus should be heading.

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    titus_groan  over 12 years ago

    Most impressive artwork detail?The US flag patch on the PFC’s shoulder is correct. The stars are always at the front, always moving forward.

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    Cliff1911  over 12 years ago

    “The Hurt Locker Room” star GIL THORP starring in Expendables 2, coming soon to a theater near you!

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    arsmall  over 12 years ago

    ouch! (no pun intended)

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    Coach Gomer  over 12 years ago

    Daniel Inouye is one tough sonofagun

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