CLEVELAND, Ohio — “Crankshaft” is no stranger to serious. Tom Batiuk’s humorous and pithy comic strip has covered subjects such as adult illiteracy, Alzheimer’s disease and school violence in extended ...

With the comic “Dilbert” no longer being provided to us by its distributor, Andrews McMeel Universal, we asked you for assistance in the selection of a new comic. The runaway winner was “Crankshaft,” ...

Johanna Willett | This Is Tucson Jul 13, 2014 Jul 13, 2014 Updated Feb 1, 2016 Everyone can use a good laugh. Ed Crankshaft, Lola and Grandma Kate Macfarlane sure think so, too. The stars of the ...

Tom Batiuk, author of the syndicated comic strip “Crankshaft” published regularly in The Vindicator, often strays from humor in his comic strips to bring attention to important, even sometimes tragic, ...

MANSFIELD – Tom Batiuk, creator of the “Funky Winkerbean” and “Crankshaft” comics, shared how came up with some of his most-loved characters during a book signing Friday at Main Street Books. Fans who ...

The storyline focuses on Lillian, the local bookstore owner and next-door neighbor of the comic strip’s protagonist, cantankerous school bus driver Ed Crankshaft. The Westview school board has banned ...