Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for September 26, 2024

Yesterday: Ed states that “he decided to learn to read” when speaking about an event in his 20s.

June 16 2024: Ed is in his 30s and reads from a book to his children.

Today: Ed is in his 70s and is struggling to read simple prose.

Why do you do this, Tom. Why.

Umm, shouldn’t Lillian be face down on her store desk by now, snoring like a buzzsaw with little strings of drool lining her maw?

This is just plain weird. Why is Ed doing this? Lillian has heard this sad tale of misfortune before. What does his former illiteracy have to do with “The Burnings.” It’s not a motive. We know he didn’t do it.

Ed: “My life sucked before I learned how to read.”

Thank you for sharing, Ed. /s

Less Moore is the one who usually hijacks a story and makes it all about himself. First, we have to put up with Ed’s self-indulgent story and then Less will take over? Lillian, Batyuk’s latest hero of the month, is still waiting for her turn. Egads, are these characters forming a line on stairs outside the bookstore waiting to tell us reading books is great? Who’s turn is it after Less? The Dead Saint Lisa?

The Dead Saint Lisa: “If the idiot who misfiled my medical file could read, I wouldn’t be dead.”

In panels 1 and 2, Crank looks older than in panel 3… yet, the first two are supposed to be in the past?? …. WTF…??

Ed should have been in Mr. Pritchard’s SE class. (Crabgrass)

How long before we learn the identity of the arsonist?

You don’t need to know how to read when you’re driving a bus over Keesterman’s mailbox.

“Ed, it’s two o’clock in the morning! Will you GET OUT OF HERE?”

Catching Up = Cranking Up

Very obvious why he does it – to torment you trolls!! LOL…

stay safe everyone in path of Hurricane Helen, evacuate if told to do so, storm surges and rain totals are going to be life threatening (•︵•)

How in the world Ed not know how to read?!

Panel three: Lillian slides slowly to the side and eyes possible exits. Unfortunately, her not-up-to-code “bookstore” has only one, and Ernest—I mean, Ed—is blocking it. Don’t make eye contact, Lil! He’ll drone on forever!

Because he is making a point … something you have no clue about. With you level of intelligence and continual hatred towards others, I am amazed that you can even read at all.

whos having a worse time lilian listning to ed or libby and piere listning to that nutcase estelle

looks like dq slept on a bed of nails last night she didnt even say lol

Cicero: “Dum spiro, spero.” – “While I breathe, I hope.”!!!!!

throw people to the lions. Usually the ones who deserved it least

It might be the continuity of this strip that will baffle people if they know it from the beginning, middle, and now.

It’s good to see the Crankshaft cosplayers have found their way to gocomics. When they made the switch from the other place, it seemed like you guys (and gals?) kind of got lost. I missed you all channeling your inner Crank in the comments! Comedy gold!

Now, what is the meaning of

P = Fv cos θ

P = F · v

It’s a reading lesson, Cranky, not a history lesson.

Crankshaft is out of the “loop”

I fear I am starting to lose my suspension of disbelief. That is, I’m finding it harder and harder to believe Batty actually cares about this supposed “prestige arc.” That’s disappointing, because what makes him fun is the contrast between what he thinks he’s writing and what he’s actually producing. If he’s reached the point where he’s no longer shooting for that Pulitzer and is just knocking off a week’s worth of strips before heading off to the golf course, he’s no fun anymore; he’s like another writer at Walker-Browne Amalgamated Humor LLC. No fun at all if he’s honestly aiming low and hitting his target.