Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for March 19, 2024

Hahaha, it’s funny because everyone at the school bus company is eager to cause bodily injury to an elderly woman instead of doing the job they get paid for!

Wouldn’t a smoke screen, oil slick, blinding strobe light, or electrified metal skin be more fun (albeit illegal AF)?

Next Mr. Writer will have Mr. Crankshaft and Mr. Rocky go stand on a corner in downtown Centerville and spit in the face of any of their fellow citizens who walk by. That will be rip-roaring hilarious.

One Nation Under GOD! GOD Bless America! GOD Wins!

Batty’s brain is filled with silicone

Crank wins when someone chasing his bus slips and falls under the rear wheels.

I “like” in the second panel where it says “stop state law”.

Why are you all so eager to see this woman hurt.

BRICKS!

Gotta keep the help happy……..the number on the bus….lucky or unlucky?

I drove a school bus in high school…..I guess that is why they went to “all adult” drivers……..safety!!!!!

They were all out of axel grease

you could of got the leftover salmon oil from the bumboat much cheaper then silicone

Skitching.

It’s a CARTOON! Don’t be a maroon!

School bus bumpers are integrated so there’s no gap to be able to stick your hands in!

Why don’t we just jump ahead to the part where they start running over the ladies on purpose?

I usually like the story arcs featuring Ed, but I find this week’s story arc distasteful. It reminds me of those horrid strips from several years ago featuring the bus driver rodeo. Most of the events featured victimizing and inconveniencing children.

If Crankshaft is going to fight an elderly woman, why not Loathsome Lillian? How about a dispute over property lines or Ed’s noisy tools? I mean, who the hell cares if anything bad happens to Loathsome Lillian? She’s got it coming.

Grandma Johnson hanging onto the bus’s bumper reminds me of my little brother who got in trouble for “bumper skiing” on a school bus in middle school.