This Week in Milford is for the Gil Thorpe obsessives out there.. and yes, they DO exist.I always knew Gil was one of the most straight-laced strips out there, but what I didn't know is that the strip was, for a time, written by Jerry Jenkins, co-author of the "Left Behind" fundamentalist apocalypse adventure series... and that, during Jenkins tenure, the strip came under fire for story lines that were perceived by some as anti-Catholic. A pretty interesting controversy for one of the most lovably boring comics to ever see the printed page!
Gil Thorpe is written by a different team these days, and it's readership is dwindling - as are the comics in general. Enjoy it while you can.
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