Crankshaft

by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers

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Ed Crankshaft, the lively creation of Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers, stars in this Crankshaft collection. It's a hilarious depiction of an irritable but endearing school bus driver and life with his daughter Pam, son-in-law, Jeff, and grandchildren, Mindy and Max.

With cynical wit and biting humor, Crankshaft sees the world in absolutes. Although he comes across gruff and grumbly, Ed's really an old softy with a keen sense of humor that sometimes surprises even himself. The crafty curmudgeon isn't always tough-relationships with his grandchildren, his cat, Pickles, and the problems of growing older in a rapidly changing world show Crankshaft's more sensitive side.

Batiuk (creator of Funky Winkerbean) and Ayers's unique portrayal of life at the wheel of a school bus has delighted readers since the strip began.


  • ISBN10 0836218892
  • ISBN13 9780836218893
  • Publish Date 1 January 1992
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 11 December 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • Edition Original ed.
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 127
  • Language English