10/23/10
Panel 3 jumps into the lead for most awesome panel of the year. We discover through misty memories that Cody was taken away from his birth parents’ care because Cody’s mom made the little tyke drive over to the next town to buy her Lucky Strikes while she and hipster dad listened to Jandek records.
10/25/10
It’s kind of sad that Marty Moon has been relegated to serving as a foil for Gil and his smartass answers. Nothing interesting ever happens to him lately. No drinking binges or impersonations of parents.
Wow, we get to sit in on a special session of Kaz addressing the offensive line. The thrust of this session: just go ahead and hold. Steve the Disco Referee is often distracted by the marching band’s rendition of Turn The Beat Around.
10/26/10
Yes, that certainly is interesting. Marty’s ear just exploded and the lineman opened a big enough hole for the Jamarr. Happy now, Ghost? Now shut up so we don’t have to devote panels to your idiocy and we can get back to the park and that varsity level stuff and Cody and his checkered past of second hand smoke.
10/23 Panel two we get to see Gil’s certificate for successfully completing the beer tour down at Pub.
It’s not really called Town Park, Gil just calls it that until they change the name to Gil Thorp Park.
“This is interesting, a running play” I’m hoping there is more to this than just a running play. I’m guessing that it’s supposed to be some wildcat, wing T, direct snap to Jam Jar type of play but didn’t we do that just two years ago.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — October 26, 2010 @ 7:16 am
Cody’s real parents were Left Guard/Tackle (not Detroit lawyer) Howard Gourwitz with pony tail and a chain-smoking Ashley Aiello? That would not have been my first guess…
Comment by billytheskink — October 26, 2010 @ 7:31 am
Someone on Comics Curmudgeon said that Cody’s old man is Ric Okasak. I’m inclined to agree. I like how Cody’s happiest memories are that of his Newport smoking mom and his hippie dad. After taking him to the park they took him to PUB for a round of Shirley Temples while they nursed shots of Old Granddad and Seagrams.
In reality, Gil is actually thinking of Kelis’ song Milkshake.
In panel three, I thought that Marty was barechested and showing the chest hair to the ladies.
Comment by Regina — October 26, 2010 @ 7:55 am
“And … this is interesting!” Only not, Marty.
Marty: “You’re undersized at center, right guard and right tackle.”
Gil: “Did Mimi tell you that?”
Oh, those glorious childhold days when the Exners would take a break from the meth lab to smoke blunts in the park while terrifying young Cody on the swing.
Comment by Dood — October 26, 2010 @ 8:42 am
Absolutely I’d go along with 10/23–3 as panel of the year. We have Cody’s dad in a Davy Crockett hat, his mom as a bigger busted (older, get it?) Ashley Aiello, and for the swing apparatus, the most deliciously indecipherable perspective in the history of drawing. We may even find out what happened to them– did mom forget and light up in the meth lab, thus blowing up everybody present?
Comment by vaganova — October 26, 2010 @ 8:48 am
Lucky Strikes! They’re shitty!
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — October 26, 2010 @ 9:05 am
Cody’s parents are ALIENS. Check out Ashley’s hand with the skewed pinkie. That’s how you knew they were aliens in the old sci-fi classic.
Comment by Rex Kwon Do — October 26, 2010 @ 9:28 am
Has Coach Thorp reintroduced the Wing-T?
Richard
Comment by Richard — October 26, 2010 @ 11:11 am
10/26 – 3 Am I the only one who thinks it looks like the tackler has a nub for a right arm? No wonder Jamarr has room to run- The offensive line cut off the defensemen’s arms with chainsaws!
Comment by Ian — October 26, 2010 @ 12:17 pm
#9-Good call on the arm, the Jefferson players must fight circle saws too.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — October 26, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
Can I offer a here’s-to-you to that sturdy-as-hell chalkboard/whiteboard in 10/25 panel two? No way is that thing getting accidentally knocked over. Hey, Kaz, who wrote “I’m a chump!” below all those X’s and O’s?
Comment by Dood — October 26, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
Sorry the sci-fi classic was Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Comment by Rex Kwon Do — October 26, 2010 @ 4:21 pm
yet another unnatural pinkie out salute in panel 3 10/23.
Comment by gwilo — October 26, 2010 @ 4:26 pm
hey the only reason gil wants the team to drink milkshakes is hes gonna substitute white russians to keep his buzz going while he eyes the cheerleaders.
Comment by mr120zcan — October 26, 2010 @ 5:07 pm
They were terrible parents, but they sure could push a swing.
Comment by laura c — October 26, 2010 @ 5:30 pm
Laura C, it’s identified as a swing and little Cody is sure in the seat part of a swing, but I defy anyone to make a “swing” out of that bizarrely misaligned tangle. I nominate it for the Pantheon of Mysterious Objects.
Comment by vaganova — October 26, 2010 @ 9:45 pm
Swing sets are usually supported by inverted V’s at each end. What we see are the rear legs for both ends. I would expect to see at least 2 seats between supports.
Comment by dale — October 26, 2010 @ 10:13 pm
More interesting than the swing set is the 2×4 sticking out of hippie dad’s back pocket.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — October 27, 2010 @ 5:50 am
I have always been disappointed there is no more smoking in the comics, such as Cookie and Alexander Bumstead would be much more interesting if they were always sneaking cigarettes. Even Mark Trail gave up his pipe. Once again, Gil Thorp to the rescue. I looked at Cody’s mom the same time I saw Jamar in the 10/23 panel three and it almost looks like he is enjoying a blunt.
Comment by Becky — October 28, 2010 @ 1:23 pm