Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for September 30, 2024

Is that another puddle of gasoline by the stairs? It’s the right color for water so it can’t be that.

“BAN THE BOOKSMITH!” they scream, while one holds a sign that says “YEAH, I AGREE!” A Ped Xing thing holds a sign that says “NO fahrvergnügen VWs!” (Oh, look it up) Tom—er, LILLIAN—is glad she wore her best martyr suit, because brother, this is going on until Halloween. TOM LOVES HIM SOME TOM

Hey, how did Ed get down the stairs and change the color of his ballcap so quickly?

Speaking of color, why are the paint brush and can dripping red but the “NO” symbol on the sign is black?

The water from fire brigade dousing the bottom stairs ain’t dry yet and it clearly still the same middle of the night. Who on earth protests with signboards and all in the middle of the night?

Obveeously you can’t gets a crowd like that all prepared with signboards and anytheengs without prior planning. It just not sometheeng that will gathers outta nowhere in the middle of a night. And what is point of middle of a night protest when everyone else is sleeping? The point of placard protests is to gets attention. And great attention they will gets in the middle of the night.

This so overly preposteridiculudicrous that me is outta new words to describe it. This has gots to be some sortsa twisted parody. Otherwise it’s called writing.

Meanwhile, Lester Moore is home snoring in his soft, warm bed.

Isn’t that destruction of private property?! Throw his keister in jail!

Where are the Police ? ( Officer I have a unruly Mob of undesirables raising Hell in front of my House, could you please move them along , Thank you. ,

This is absolutely stupid. Batiuk should be ashamed of himself.

The Return of Wally Winkerbean.

He’s upset because there’s no wheelchair ramp in front of the store for disabled customers like the one he had installed in front of Monotoni’s.

There’s no parking spot reserved for veterans like the one he had installed in front of Monotoni’s.

Lillian refused to hire him to be the night manager or let him bring Buddy into the store.

Jff Murdoch? Is that you? That’s not very neighborly.

Jff: “I can’t stand this sign. It’s stupid. The store’s name doesn’t even work as a pun. It’s not even facing the right way. You can’t even read it until you’re in the driveway."

Just wondering, is this situated in a legal carry state? Man standing on private property vandalizing property. Angry mob nearby. Looks like a threat to her safety. She would be within her legal rights to protect herself.

Can we move on? It is not like we are dealing with this today.

Quick, Lil. Now’s your chance to sell all those copies of Glen Beck’s memoirs that have been collecting dust.

So… Literally… Within hours of someone trying to commit felony arson by burning the building down… A protest against the business shows up… Complete with people vandalizing the sign.… Seriously, Batty?

This is such a stupid turn of events. Fahrenheit 451 is in literally every bookstore and library in America. This dumb story assumes her stocking a book is somehow heroic?

1933 Redux — with acolytes of their wicked demigod.

FYI! No one is forcing you to read the books! STOP RUINING IT FOR EVERYBODY!!

oh boy, here we go…

I’ll bet this arc has sold more copies of Fahrenheit 451 than in all of its’ previous history.

Ah yes, typical of society, the ignorant are the first to call for a ban on what they don’t understand.

Fun fact: the mob bought their signs, paint and brushes from Amazon, which sells books… including… nah, not gonna spoil it for ya…

Bunch of boors and morons!

Some folks just do not have enough to do!!!!