Gil (comic strip)

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Author(s)	Norm Feuti
Website	Gil
Current status/schedule	Sunday Only
Launch date	January 2, 2012; 12 years ago
Syndicate(s)	King Features Syndicate

Gil is a syndicated comic strip written and illustrated by the American cartoonist 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] However, on May 11, 2014, Feuti announced that Gil would return as a Sunday-only comic in the Providence Journal.^[5] On January 1, 2023, Feuti announced that the Providence Journal decided to stop carrying the feature at the end of 2022.^[6]

Setting

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.^[3]^[7]^[8] Gil prefers instead to live in a nuclear family, thinking it would give him superpowers.^[7] He is shown visiting his father Frank every week.^[8]^[9]

Cast

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.^[8]

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.^[8]

Cheryl Gil's mom is a very hardworking single mother who works full-time in a factory.^[8]

Frank Gil's dad is shown to be a lazy underachiever.^[8]

Morgan is Gil's mean-spirited classmate and antagonist.^[8]

Troy Cheryl's boyfriend

Voltron Gil and Cheryl's cat

Mr. Klopec Gil's neighbor, who usually is seen on the porch of the apartment building