Gil (comic strip)
From Hey Kids Comics
| Retail | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Norm Feuti |
| Website | Gil |
| Current status / schedule | Discontinued |
| Launch date | 2012-01-02[1] |
| Syndicate(s) | King Features Syndicate[2] |
Gil is a syndicated comic strip written and illustrated by Norm Feuti. It is distributed by King Features Syndicate.[2][1][3]
On 2 December 2013, Feuti announced that Gil would cease publication at the end of the year. [4]
Setting[edit | edit source]
Gil the title character, is a chubby elementary school student who is usually picked last in school for sports.[3] He lives with his divorced factory working mother Cheryl.[5][6][3] Gil prefers instead to live in a nuclear family, thinking it would give him superpowers.[5] He is shown visiting his father Frank every week.[6][7]
Cast[edit | edit source]
Gil A chubby and cheerful eight-year-old boy, who loves comic books, video games and superheroes. He is an only child who lives with his mother and visits his father on alternate weekends.[6]
Shandra Gil’s best friend, neighbor, and classmate. Shandra’s parents also are divorced. She has signature puffy pigtails and a very sensible attitude. She is a loyal friend and a very supportive confidante.[6]
Cheryl Gil's mom is a very hardworking single mother who works full-time in a factory.[6]
Frank Gil's dad is shown to be a lazy underachiever.[6]
Morgan is Gil’s mean-spirited classmate and antagonist.[6]
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gil, A New Strip by Norm Feuti, Debuts Nationwide". Comics Beat. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gil". King Features Syndicate. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "That's seriously funny: Comics tackle tough issues". Economic Times. 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ "Gil Coming to an End," gilcomics.com, 2 December 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Comics take on serious topics". Fay Observer. 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Character Dynamics". Gil Comics Blog. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ↑ "KIRBY: Comic strips and what you think is funny". The Sun Chronicle. 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
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