Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for October 17, 2024

Aaaand we’re back to Ed being a thoughtless and deliberate jerk to his neighbors. It was nice while it lasted.

Cranky vs. Leaves. Good stuff!

Crossing the line, Cranky single-handedly breaks the neighborhood truce.

If he gets hit by a school bus I might actually finally laugh

“Clean that up, Keesterman!”

Maybe the leaf blower will explode.

my kind of guy, the North wind does that for me

It’s called blowing!

In the area I live in, landscapers are around every day with the leaf blowers, whether there is a single leaf on the lawn or an accumulation. It’s a particularly enjoyable experience when they blow directly into the streets as you are driving by.

Batty has succumbed to the storylines us readers desire

This is almost as exciting as Truck and his messed up finger.

Not so fast! Those leaves are on YOUR lawn, so they are YOUR responsibility!

Why are you doing that, Ed?

Actually, I would appreciate that. The more leaves the better.

Transfer of ownership…….in the spirit of giving……the wind will do it anyway!!!!!

meow woof

Never jump into a pile of leaves holding a wet glass of Metamucil

Uh oh!

Riveting.

Good thing he got that small scattering of leaves off his lawn! Otherwise, you know what would happen. Well actually, nothing, other than they might break down and provide some nutrients.

I’m confused. Where’s Lillian? Isn’t this her comic strip now? /s

Years ago, in a Crankshaft_/Funky Winkerbean crossover, Lillian thought about putting her house up for sale and moving into a retirement home. Best Actress Award Winner Les Moore and his spouse the Not Quite Dead Yet St. Lisa almost bought Lillian’s house. Lillian changed her mind about moving and kept the house, leaving the Moore’s to find a home in Westview.

Wouldn’t it have been great to have seen the Best Actress Award Winner Les Moore, the victim of Ed’s endless shenanigans? (contented sigh)

Why do those “leaves” look like burned-up copies of Fahrenheit 451?

use that leave blower on skippys phantom limb giggles and snorts for every fan

Be weird if the next strip was a guy running out with a flamethrower, screaming “The LEAVES! THIS is when the BURNINGS begin!”