Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 29, 2019

Media center….. library? I really am glad I was a teenager when I was and not one now. Things have just gotten so pretentious and silly these days.

I actually don’t mind the “tired of volleyball” storyline – it’s a lot less inane than the usual Milford fare. Of course, they probably will find a way to make it mind-bendingly stupid, but for now it works.

Yes, media center as they have much MORE than books nowadays…and in the 80s, too. Librarians have to take more than double the courses needed to earn certification, compared to the 70s. My wife’s agency has ALL their books, 10,000 plus, all electronically and no longer have a book you can hold in your hand, so to speak.

It is tough when you wake up one day and realize you don’t love volleyball anymore!! Talk about a real teen dilemma.

I am recommending professional counseling to deal with what appears to be early onset of depression.

P1, Really, isn’t he looking at his media center right now?

P2, I prefer it rough, David, but not too harsh.

P3, Suck it up, how else is someone as dumb as you going to get a scholarship?

In all reality , Dion Why Must I Be A Teenager In Love, Crosby , Stills , Nash & Young Love The One Your With , Tina Turner What’s Love Got To Do With It .

Cue the cheesy soap opera organ…

Guess you are going to have to tell Mimi, because we spent the last few weeks rehearsing the various hobbies of your teammates instead of introducing your parents. Hopefully, she can solve your problem quickly, the way Gil ended Mike Fillion/Filion’s depression in a day or two. Alternatively, if you are short on time, maybe dump this balding boyfriend.

Talk to Jamila. Maybe she can dig into her stuffed animal collection and fix you up with a Volleyball Rhino!

Linda should take advantage of the vast resources in the media center. The microfiche machine to reference varying degrees of teen angst is near the librarian’s desk.

Well, you could find a new hobby to love, I have a few ideas…

Would a knitted hat help?

Clever clue left by the author on the title of the magazine she is holding ; time to “spin” this around and get you back on the volleyball bandwagon!

P1: Judging by bars on windows David is outside Milford Jail. Does it have a “Media Center”?

So her discontent with volleyball has manifested itself through impatience with her softball teammates’ fads? David Walter should definitely become a psychologist. He’s already better than most.

Now, this is what I call Angst!

Not that big of a deal. Just tell your parents you are giving up over a 100K scholarship and they will have come up with the money.

Okay I got hung up on the self promoting youth culture of today with all the buzz words etc. and I missed some things.

Check out the matching his and hers haircuts in the last panel. Shaved spot on the crown and shaved strip across the front and back.

She also looks like Penny Robinson – Angela Cartwright – in that last panel.

If you are getting a full ride to a decent uni, suck it up and play.

No one loved volleyball like Tom Hanks did

“I am out of love with volleyball, though. Oh, and with you, too.”

Panel 3: "You think you’re feeling bad? A bird dumped on my head!

…Milford Breakfast Club soon?

P4: “Quit.”

“Okay.”

“That’s a wrap everybody. Let’s all head out to the Country Club!”