Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for October 02, 2024

Umm, that’s not a school, it’s a bookstore over a garage.

Umm, it’s not a banned book, it’s a not-approved book.

Lillian: “YOU PEOPLE BETTER WATCH IT! I’VE GOT A BOOK! IT’S LOADED AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT!!!”

(Mob gasps and backs away)

“DO NOT ADVANCE THE PLOT! WE NEED INERTIA! SO CHANT WE, THE PED XING SIGN PEOPLE!”

The only positive about this is that Cranky is back…

Careful, Or Ed will get his Bus, and Back over you.

The Booksmith is a store, not a school.

You folks who were panning TB for this arc may owe him an apology soon…depending on which way he takes this arc, and I think I know.

Ban grumpy commentors not books!

In panel #1, Bucket of Paint Guy got really ballsy and painted “KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE!” right outside the door of Lillian’s bookstore.

Seriously, Batyuk, why leave out the massive word zeppelin now? What are you afraid of covering up? A blank side of the garage where not even the siding is illustrated?

“Ohhh, we’ll draw you a comic that’s long and immense. Way hey, slow the plot down! Just give us a script that makes no frikkin’ sense. We’ll drag it out, to slow the plot doooown!”

They still defaced Lil’s sign

This is very excite. Much enthuse.