Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for March 13, 2024

That’s right, Ed, it was delivered to Keesterman’s mailbox!

END!!!

Don’t do it, Cranky…

“I believe this was delivered to me by mistake!” says the stranger. Thunder rumbles. “To ME—LES MOORE!” The heavens erupt! The skies open! In the distance, a dog barks and crickets chirp.

Isn’t it rich?

You’re wearing your last pair?

UPX here at last on the ground

You in need of new underwear

Send in the clowns

Isn’t it bliss?

Don’t you approve?

One who keeps using all the Charmin and throwing it around

One who can’t move with fear his bowel will let loose

Where are the clowns?

Send in the clowns, someone will be pooping on the ground

Send in the clowns

The last stop had their strike long order finally delivered.

I got notice of a delivery with photo from the Big River Books and More Store showing my package sitting on the steps of my neighbor’s porch.

It got run over by a school bus.

I have never seen package tracking that meant much. Usually they say “today”, and it’s the very last thing in the afternoon.

“…that’s dark…”

He’s been waiting all day, and now the sun’s gone down.

There’s another strike!

Actually I know the feeling that Ed is going through. On a couple of deliveries anyway.

Uh oh, the demons are back in his head. He’s about to go to a dark place, and start a bloody rampage on his town.

The package better get here quick, or the ice cream will melt

Never seen Ed sweat before……..he is sweating it now!!!!!!

I got a “package delivered” email, but nothing arrived. The seller discovered it was delivered in another country.

theres no window on the door this makes no sense .does he think hes daredevil ?

We often complain about how an important event happens out of view and then discussed later. This might be the first time the punchline happens in some one’s head and we don’t get to know what it is. It might be a whole new genre — characters reacting to hidden punchlines…

Why doesn’t he just go out and sit on the porch?

panel 1 and 2 look like Crankshaft is waiting for someone to get out of the bathroom so he can pee

I’ve had Amazon notifications that said “Package delivered” when it wasn’t. I called, and they told me “Sometimes the drivers just mark them delivered at the end of the day!”

will he get it before Sunday?? inquiring minds want to know

Does anyone find this arc even mildly amusing? Asking for a friend.

Lunch break for the driver?

The Package is probably delayed in the same Climate Damage mishap that is holding up Batton Thomas Omnibus Silver Age Comix Kollections. Climate Damage just got personal.

Ed; meet one of today’s biggest trendds. The porch package pirates.