Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for November 02, 2023

“And my experience of working on Chester the Chiseler’s vanity project will convince real publishers they want to deal with me!”

Man, this bites like a toothless old man trying to crack a Montoni’s hardtack crust pizza.

RUN AWAY, MINDY! RUN AWAY RIGHT NOW, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!!

The very first sentence which Pete Reyonlds-Roberts speaks after making a marriage proposal is to bring up a boil. Not of water, but of a pus filled bacterial infection which festers under the skin.

How romantic.

Why would he quit comics when he’s such a wit?

Mopey Pete needs to remove that massive boil from front of his face.

So, the “greatest comic book writer in the country” can’t make a living writing comics. What makes him think he can run a pizza shop? Mindy sure isn’t convinced. And all Mopey Pete can do is stand there and make dumb jokes. Run away, Mindy! Run away!

I’d like to see the menu he writes.

Now ask him if he knows anything at all about running a business.

A lanced boil? What? No illustration?

Was the Pizza Box Monster always 8’ tall?

At least he removed the boil……and I thought three was a crowd?

I read that middle panel as he’d be like “Doctor Who” and thought the sentence didn’t make sense. Then I read it again. And still thought it didn’t make sense.

After many readings, I finally got it. Free – lancer. A big build up for a bad pun.

This looks like an ai comic.

Annnnnnnd…today, the windows are BLACKENED!

This thing with the two kids contemplating marriage is like watching a train wreck. You know how it’s going to end, but you can’t look away. Merciful Heavens girl, consider your prospects with this troglodyte.

Where is Ed Crankshaft?

Haha! (＾▽＾) He can do both.