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Comics Coach Gil Thorp Brings New Artist On The Field
Rachel Merrill will join the long-running newspaper comic 'Gil Thorp' as its new cartoonist
Rachel Merrill takes over the drawing duties on the long-running comic strip, set on the playing fields of the fictional Milford High School starting September 30 — the first time “Gil Thorp” will have been drawn by a new artist in more than 16 years. She’s striking a perfect balance between honoring the art that preceded her and simultaneously making her mark on this historic comic strip.” This is a medium, after all, that includes “Gasoline Alley,” a comic that has been around since 1918 that shows its founding main character, Walt Wallet, tooling around at the age of 124.
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