Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 26, 2020

Glutton for punishment. Why is she wearing different colors?

Is it really time for our strip’s first lesbian love story? This Rip Van Winkle just woke up — what’s happened since September 8, 1958? Oh wait, third quarterback True to enter Stage Right, can HE solve CK’s defense?

I was happier when we were back in full football mode. Now we have to go through several days (weeks?) of another R & W sappy story line before we see GilPa and Moon Man again.

P3 Somebody needs to slap her upside her head!!!

In all reality , P 3 Okay girls these 2 jerks that play QB here are stalking me . I don’t want either of them so do you losers want me to hook you up with them ? OH Yes Corina ,Thanks !

It’s galling that The Mayor had to be kicked out of school just to introduce this horrible cliche of a girl into the strip. (Skull earrings? Is this some middle aged man’s idea of what a “wild, tough” teenage girl is…?)

I like her. She’s probably the first Gil Thorp character that’s made me routinely laugh out loud.

P1, With Mopman’s bright, shiny floor, Rap was hoping Corina was wearing a dress so he could see up it.

P2, He always wanted to be a lawn jockey.

P3, The two genius QB’s will be soooo disappointed when they finally figure out that Corina plays for the other team.

P1- Rapp has weak game in hallway mackin’.

P2- Skullduggery. Burn!

P3- Phoebe Keener abandoned CK and passed her over to the volleyball gals. Mimi coaches Field Hockey AND Volleyball in the Fall?

Hi Bitsy, pretty lame so far, isn’t it.

P 4: “…but you two, on the other hand….you have my interest…”

What gave Rapp the impression he will be playing more in Friday’s game? Is he out of Gil’s doghouse??

P 3: Corina gets her shoes from old Saints kicker Tom Dempsey

Keith just called from England and he wants his earrings back now!

The skull earring is a nice touch.

Zero interest from ME too!

I like CK. Every time we’ve seen her she’s been working on her lines for open mic night at the comedy club in Central City. She wants to be a little Totie Fields and a lot of Don Rickles. The bit she does about the missing Thorp kids is hilarious!

To me, she sounds like someone pretending to be someone who’s always pissed off. “Why would you be on my front lawn?” should get a, “Um….what? That is the dumbest comeback ever.” response. And come on girls, listen to Corina. She’s hinting, she has no interest in boys. Make a move!

And speaking of making moves, make a move over to Mopped Up Thorp and see what weirdness is going on there.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

So on first read, I thought doofus QB was implying that he was going to be showing up at her volleyball matches. But they wouldn’t play on Friday nights. Then realized, he meant at his football games. Which is dumb, because she has already said she has no interest in going to a game.