Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for December 14, 2024

Where’s Crankshaft?

And like the books, Dinkle should get stuffed too.

Given the tenor of the times, I will strive to be civil. That being said…WILL THE AUIDENCE MEMBERS PLEASE RISE, THROW THIS BLOATED WINDBAG OUT OF THE BUILDING, AND APOLOGIZE TO THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS TEACHER WHO WAS READY TO CONDUCT THE CONCERT!?

No one will complain about pencils, walnuts, and toothbrushes in their stocking ever again.

Just like on TV, sit thru a lousy ad before the final minute of the program.

Stockking Stuffers or Fire Starters??

Meanwhile down at the Dale Evans …

Ed: “I think I’ll stop by Lillian’s and see if she has any of those rum-balls she makes for the Holidays. Boy they put some kickoff into your giddy up.”

No hubris there.

That is really tasteless putting a plug in for his book. Doubt he will sell any! Nuf said.

His books make better dumpster stuffers, tho’ there may be EPA issues …

Always a motive under a motive!!!!!

there was a guy a couple weeks ago writing short stories about blonde and skip he didnt wanna write about dingle ?

And that’s when people started throwing things and the concert ended in utter chaos.

Crankshaft left 30 minutes ago and bumped the table stacking his books…to the floor!!

Just when I thought this couldn’t get any better.

What a self-centered clown. Lillian should be embarrassed that he’s up there tryin to schlep that dumb book.

I read this comic to see Crankshaft and family. It’s Christmastime for goodness sake. Get rid of this narcissist and bring back Cranky and the fam!

Whoever made the decision to let him conduct this concert has undoubtedly already been fired.

signing his book “Backing Up Traffic With A Buss”

It’s the perfect gift to show that special person how little you care.

The literary equivalent of a lump of coal.

Snakeoil salesman!!!!!

Today’s third panel is a copy and paste of yesterday first panel with a few changes. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’m sure the illustrator gets paid the same whether he recycles the art or not. Eh, a paycheck is a paycheck. (shrug emoji)

So, there are still HUNDREDS of people in an SRO holiday high school band concert? Who were told at the start “Yeah, your kids’ musical skills blow flutaphones, and now here’s something by the most despised composer ever”? This flies in a nonsense strip like Crock or Blondie, not in one that THINKS it has deep thoughts about cancer, CTE, and suicide. Pick a lane already.

How about Ed standing up and hitting Dinkle with a tomato.