Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 31, 2024

So…Yesterday, Dinkleberry knew nuttin’ about anything, today he’s an expert on everything, or…this is the signing, where he lets people read HALF of his 1,000 page slab for free? Hey there geezer, can I get a copy less smeared with fingerprints of Montoni’s grease? Also: Nice FACE, first dude. Has Davis given up C&Ping and now is just using Silly Putty imprints? And, sigh, YES, “OMEA.”What’s “mind-boggling” is that this strip can’t make up its mind if it’s reality, or some non-linear madhouse dream state.

Umm, this is the Ohio Music Education Association conference, an annual feature of “the other strip” now grafted onto “Crankshaft,” is it not? This is a gathering of music teachers and band directors from across the state, and Dinkleberg’s latest self-hagiography is praised for telling them what they all already know they do for a living? How dense are they?

Also, “…but I did”? Yeah, ignore your long-suffering wife, your one-armed successor whom you constantly browbeat and upstage, and the endless succession of students who actually made the music. It’s all about you, isn’t it, you self-centered, conceited, bloviated gasbag?

Explain word zeppelin 2: “Holy cow, it’s MIND-BOGGLING that your job description involves doing your job description! Me, I work in a sewage treatment plant where we deal with doo-doos, peepees, and flushed copies of Lisa’s Story!” Dinkleberry: “My mind is BOGGLED! And also Scrabbled and Connect Foured!”

Every time I think that Bats can’t possibly make Harry any more unlikable than he already is…

The artwork this week is really mediocre. Did they replace artists?

Now waitsaminute. What Dinkley guy dooin here? Me thoughts he living in Funkyworld which is like ten years ahead of Crankyworld. And this guy was this old over there already? It called writing?

On;y 3 people have approached the band table. They all wanted to know where the rest rooms are

Why would anyone care about this?

You had help doing all that stuff, buddy.

J.J. That last line in your comment describes you perfectly. lol

Why the F$#& is this creep in Cranks comic all the time?

Zzzzzzzzzz…..

“Got another book here, written by a ‘Michael Patterson’ in Milborough, Ontario. It’s called ‘Stone Season’, and it’s been hailed as a ‘Triumph of Mediocrity’…. You should check it out, it’s right up your alley!”

Great! There will be dozens of people who will want to read that book!

even lawrence welk fans if there are any left wouldnt read this book

Wow, Dan Davis really sucks at drawing Les Moore. /s

Yeah, I know, thankfully that’s not Les on the left. It’s a different bearded [redacted]. Les Moore appearing in a strip with the hated Dinkle would really be soap for sore eyes.

(puke emoji)

Seems to have at least one ardent fan ….remind him of his ego!

I’m sorry, he instantly gets a spot at some massive book convention based on this oh so intriguing, spell-binding, life of a band director? What’s coming in the next couple of days, he gets an offer to turn his book into a movie?

I’m grateful that there wasn’t an entire week of build up to going to the OMEA, followed by a Monday of “Wow, we’re back at OMEA!” so that we would finally get to today’s strip. That’s 8 days of fluff we were all spared. Thanks, Tom!

How about let’s go back to the lives and loves of Ed Crankshaft, hmmm? If I wanted to read Funky Winkerbean, I’d read it. But it’s too lame to read. Please don’t screw up this strip also.

The kids who were in those bands are still in psychotherapy.

Why does this strip bring out all the haters. Wheres Crankshaft is joined by JJOmalley — do you guys breed? Why not just skip this strip and leave it to us “typical” folks (to use the correct psychological term)

WHAT!!!!!

Please, update the back story of the characters. I have not been following this strip for very long.

If you didn’t have a band and students, you would have been sol.

Why do I suspect that Bobblehead Band Teacher is supposed to be recognizable as somebody who donated massively to the Lisa’s Larceny Fund?

Where is this scene at? A self published book convention?