Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 10, 2024

What’s going on here? Green team kicks off and green team returns the kick? Was there an unmentioned fumble? Oh the suspense!

And Calvinball season is ON!

Vap? Who danced his way up the middle? Let’s see. Central kicked off to Milford but a Central player has the ball. That would be a fumble by Milford or an onside kick recovered by Central. The drawings aren’t matching up with the dialog. As usual.

Riveting sports action.

Takedown. 2pts.

A holder for kickoff?

That no-dialogue strip from Friday made more sense than today’s strip.

No Bonfire?

P3: Deshaun Watson gets an in-game massage

If Central kicked off, how’d they end up with ball?

Oscar Capp is in all reality no relation to Andy Capp !

He kicked it to his own team? Kind of hard to follow. Where’s Moon at when you need him?

Vap!!!!

No bonfire this year?

Why does P1 say “In Milford” but show a picture of Central? Is there a signpost up ahead? Our next stop -

P1 – Why is the exterior of Central High shown? Do they have an indoor football stadium? But then caption says the game is at MILFORD…

Explanation of uniform colors, Please

Green kicked off and green ran ball back ???

Like Valley Tech, Central is located in Milford? Geez, The Valley is getting smaller. Annddd the burg of Milford larger.

But I’m dancing in the moonlight / It’s caught me in its spotlight / It’s all right, all right / Dancing in the moonlight/ On this long hot summer night

Colorist got a new box of crayons! VAP ON!

The kick was down the middle. The return was danced up the middle. And I think that was Hugh who returned the kick. This strip seems to be…stuck in the middle with Hugh.

Did Oscar Capp enter the transfer portal after Rod roughed him up at practice last week?

the kicker is wearing green and the player with the ball on the ground is wearing green also , did they kick to themselves??

Obviously, they don’t do their own coloring. That’s sent out to India or China just like the copy editing.

These new state kickoff rules are weirder than the NFL. You kick to yourself?

green kickoff VAP Green recovers onside kick ???…… two yards from the 47 yard line

apparently, the receiver fumbled and the green team recovered. I’m guessing the usually red and black Mudlarks had to wear an alternate uniform for this game. Som Brazilian superstition, perhaps???

With a VAP like that, the kicker must be German.

confused, the green team kicked off but the green team also received?

A kickoff that uses a holder (who doesn’t hold), no tee, and that takes place on apparently the 37 yard line. This is VAPid.

So the guys in green kickoff and get the ball? And I thought the new NFL kickoff rules were confusing.

gils theme is where gonna dance all over your face

The radio broadcast of the Milford home game originates from the gymnasium at Central? I’m guessing it’s supposed to be an announcement earlier in the day (?) The kickoff/ recovery issues in P2 and P3 have already been discussed.

did draft queens set the prop bet how many times austin field will say not in my house

Vap? More like Vapid! Amirite?

will we know by halloween why keri was so exhausted

That looks like a “4,” but if so, it’s more like 41. Does the yard line actually say “47”?

My guess for what’s happening here is that the green team needed to make an adjustment to their roster to get under the salary cap before the actual start of the season, so while everyone was getting ready for game to start, the greens traded their star kick returner to the whites for a third-string cornerback, a player to be named later, and a second-round pick in next year’s draft. So in P3 the kick returner in green is actually playing for the whites, and the coverage man in white is actually playing for the greens. The traded players just didn’t have enough time to get their new uniforms between the coin toss and the kickoff.

Milford kids vape, but the Central kids can only afford to VAP!

Sign Man, you are needed at Central!

Comment in frame one says it’s the regular season opener IN Milford yet it shows the gme being played at Central High.

That’s a rather VAPid kickoff. And speaking of vapid, I hope nobody uses that to describe Mopped Up Thorp.

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Wow. Today’s strip is nothing special, but we’ve got 100 comments before Noon EDT!

The Mularks are in big trouble. Did they fumble the kick-off or have the rules changed. Now you can receive your own kick?

I’m surprised that after all this time nobody pointed out the fact that the same team colors that kicked off returned the kick.

And yes, I’m being sarcastic, I’m aware that 42 people have mentioned it so far.

wheres marty with the 411 or did he fall off the wagon again

It is hard to take this strip seriously anymore when there are so many obvious errors regarding the actual sports content.

The new kickoff rules allow for the opposing team to tackle the receiver and then stand on his knees and sit on top of him until he gets EEH.

I don’t have anything particular to add today as the snark has been fruitful, but do want to get in on this heavy comment action.

Now, let’s see a shovel pass to ANDY Capp!!