Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for May 28, 2024

“That’s him over there. I hear him speak through the jukebox. No one else can hear him, because they’re all NUTS! AH—HAHAHA!”

What pizza place serves only coffee and cherry pie? Is this the Twin Peaks diner?

Well, it coulda been the Centerville Sentinel’s Skip Bittman. After all, look at Pete Gray of the 1945 St. Louis Browns.

In other news, that sure is a packed joint you’re dealing with, Mopey! Maybe you’d better put on some extra staff.

So it’s the SSSSSS? The league’s founder had a slow leak in his head.

Beginning to understand what happened to newspapers.

The Founder was paid by the letter to print articles for the league.

The unhealthy bags under Pete’s eyes are getting bigger.

And are he and Mindy really still the ONLY employees this place has?

Since Cranky in his uniform do it means he is drives school bus all the way to Wasteview when on duty?

Yes, because headline writers try to make the wording as long as possible.

Pete’s first order of business when he bought Montoni’s was to ditch the red aprons for puke-green ones that match the flannel shirt that he always used to wear.

Where I’m from we pronounce the P. So, say this league several times and it sounds like you’re calling the cat.

NOTICE: due to a shortage of space in the word Zeppelin, the initial “S”-word was omitted from the name of the softball league. The Management apologizes for any confusion this may have caused.

…..used too……..old dog….no new tricks!

No bricks today, but those floor tiles are very lovingly drawn.

Commonly known as the SSSSPSS, or the overactive bladder league.

Oh, and he is a moron, so ya know.

a pizza place that looks like it has nothing to do with pizza

The pizzeria business certainly seems to agree with Mopey Pete. He no longer resembles the 98-pound weakling we’ve seen for decades. Monkey boy almost looks normal.

Well, that or Dan Davis forgot how to draw him. At least he got the baggy eyes right.

Clever!

The name DOES seem aliterative, like a good headline, but much too long.

Talk about verbal diarrhea. I am disappointed with today’s strip. I was hoping for a knockdown- dragout fight, ot at least an argument. It seems as if Batiuk is trying to strip this strip of all its drama. Then we get this junk! And Batiuk this it’s called writing,

Do pizza places usually serve coffee? It’s not a diner.

So…are we to understand that you regular complainers consider this an improvement?

I don’t get it.

Funky Winkerbean is just a garbage comic. I think I’ll take another break and see if Batty brings back Crankshaft. Or I’ll read whatever replaces it once he gets this one cancelled too.