Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for May 16, 2024

Far too many readers have had that impression for a long time. Okay, it’s actually an undeniable awareness of how bad this strip is, tinged with the pleasure of snarking at its thorough ineptness.

Maybe Batiuk has finally remembered that Mason Jarr is bipolar and it’s finally time to delve into that problem. Somebody warn the Pulitzer Prize gang!

Things that longtime “Crankshaft” readers have been saying since Baituk’s other strip ended and its insufferable supporting cast were shoehorned into this series make it into Hannah’s Panel Two word balloon.

Also, “when does it drop?” Ooh, “How do you do, fellow kids!” Way to make your writing seem hip and youthful, TB! You do realize that a film’s premiere and the release (not “drop”) date aren’t necessarily the same, don’t you?

We can all hope Crankshaft can launch another grille into the movie theater and end this story line once and for all.

Is there no end to Starmuck Jones? It worse than the old Chinese bamboo stalks under the fingernail torture.

Where’s Cranky?

Release date? Wait! Isn’t Jarree here to meet with Der Bingle to work on the Claude Barlow soundtrack? That could take months, or years!

Steaming terd drop..

He is looking for financial backing ( in other words, they invest and lose their money)

Because just like A Quarter In Removed From Reality™, movie release dates are determined by sending a leading actor out to scour dying rust-belt town for the perfect run-down local theater for the premiere. Then the premiere is then held that Saturday of course, since the Sunday strips usually toss in an obligatory Crankshaft.

It’ll drop with the other shoe.

A “drop”: A central place or establishment where something, such as mail, is brought and subsequently distributed.

SO! Why does Jarree’s nose keep changing? Is Davis not well?

Someone needs to cold-cock this guy.

…….just show the movie!!!!!!

Seems like this has been the exact same strip since Monday.

With the disappointment I feel in the new direction the cartoonist is taking, I’d like to create a new type of comment. A Random Strip in Crankshaft History. I will obtain a random Crankshaft strip utilizing the feature’s ‘Random’ button. I will comment on the random strip and render a verdict if it is better, IMO, than the present-day offering. I will stop if I ever discover a random comic strip that I judge to be worse. be where of eve hill – 05/14/2024

Today’s Random Strip in Crankshaft History: Crankshaft from January 3, 2007. During a New Year week of one-off comic strips, this comic features an agitated Pam explaining to Ed how she was driving when a deer suddenly jumped out in front of her car and hit it. Her car shows damage on the right-hand side of the front end. The headlight is missing. Crankshaft assesses the vehicle and replies, “Yeah… It’s definitely got that headlight-caught-in-a-deer look.” Ewwwww!

Verdict: The random comic strip features a joke that made me chuckle. Ed humorously mangles the English language. The artwork by Chuck Ayers is impressive. Pam’s car doesn’t resemble the typical baby blue Lego/Playskool Batiukmobile we’ve become accustomed to. Once again, Pam has an active role in the strip and is not just asking, “What are you doing, Dad?”. Early January 2007 was a good week.

The 05/16/2024, the Crankshaft strip doesn’t do much to advance the current story arc. If these three characters could stop teasing each other, the story might actually progress. It has only been four days and I am starting to become annoyed. Cindy had some important news – where is she and what is the news? Has that statement been abandoned? Are we supposed to guess? Abducted by aliens? Has she joined a convent and taken a vow of silence? Also, we’re supposed to guess when the new Starbuck Jones will premiere? GET ON WITH IT!

Winner: Random comic.

Number of days without an appearance by Dr. Harry L. Dinkle: 5

hey blonde get out the swiffer and clean those cobwebs or let chinbeard do it

“When does it drop?” You mean, when does it arrive at the very bottom of the box-office charts? About twenty minutes after the first showing begins.

Continuing an activity that is unpleasant is a mild form of insanity.

It’s dropping in a week… can you be ready?

Does “funny you should task” mean the premiere date of Starbuck Jones III is very near? If so, he’s not giving the kids much time to prepare/

“Why am I getting the distinct impression that it’s not funny at all?”

Because, Hannah, the blue pill is wearing off. You are starting to see reality. Here, take this red pill…

“Of course we want to hold the ‘Starbuck Jones III’ movie hostage here!” See how adding one word can give Chinbeard’s first line an actual meaning?

Why do you think it’s not funny at all? Maybe because you’re in a Tom Batiuk comic, where funny goes to die?

did anyone buy finlandia swiss cheese today ? the advertising is working

Jarree stated on Monday he was also here to work with Der Bingle on the Claude Barlow soundtrack to movie, so, the film is nowhere near ready to “DROP!”