Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for August 31, 2023

All hail Be Ware of Eve Hill, who called it yesterday!

His feet are not as excited to be back to work.

Driving 5 MPH in a 25 MPH zone.

Ed gets quite ‘worked’ up.

Pokey the roadhog.

“The wheels of the bus go round and round……. all through the town…..”.

https://www.youtube.Com/watch?v=GzrjwOQpAl0

Looks very familiar. I try to avoid 7-9am.

Surprised he’s not in a bad mood. Not a mailbox in sight.

…….in good health! An asset!

By the power of the swinging Stop Sign…….I HAVE THE POWER!!!

I know how the drivers behind Ed feel. On my route to work I pass by an “Intermediate” school, there are times when there is a string of buses exiting the school, and, I get to sit and wait.

You go Cranky…..

maybe hes driving that moviehouse owner back to the airport

I’m surprised the school bus doesn’t have advertisements on it for Komix Korner and Lisa’s Story.

So… what’s the point of breaking this single picture up into three panels? Batty has demonstrated he’s just fine with using one panel (including one panel turned sideways) or two. Here he draws a strip with a single image and it’s split into three.

Go figure; it’s Batty…

STILL HERE

Okay, so there are no kids getting on or off the bus; the light’s aren’t blinking; there’s no traffic signal or stop sign; no indication of any mechanical problem; and no one seems to be moving. Conclusion: Ed enjoys being an insufferable jerk to all other motorists by stopping on what appears to be a one-lane road. This is the strip’s protagonist, gentle readers.

Haha! (＾▽＾)