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1. 3 days ago on Crankshaft

   Aw, sorry to see you go, DQ1. I didn’t realize you were so fragile.

   I was just poking fun at your hypocrisy.

2. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   Just remembered. The name of the restaurant the Asian couple ran was the Jade Dragon. They must have been Chinese.

3. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   Thanks for the refresher, Brian. I seem to have a gap in my memory regarding early ACT III Funky Winkerbean. That was back in the days when I read the strip with a less critical eye.

   So Funky overexpanded the Montoni’s brand and besmirched the restaurant’s reputation by using cheaper ingredients. That is so on point for Batiuk. Boy, he really likes to dump on Funky, doesn’t he?

   I knew Dead Skunkhead rented from Tony/Funky, but the Komix Korner was always directly above or below Montoni’s. I wasn’t sure if Monotoni’s also owns the space next door where Khan and the Asian family (whose name I don’t remember) operated their restaurants.

   Wally and Rachel’s whereabouts? ¯\(ツ)/¯

4. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   It is odd how Davis still uses crosshatching as a background technique. Screentone has been around for ages.

   The shadow pattern makes it appear as if the characters are emitting light.

5. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   Look out, snarkers. @DawnQuinn1 is on a rampage. LOL

   I read dozens of other comics every day. I enjoy hate-reading and snarking on this one. It’s an abomination compared to how it used to be. Thanks for the unsolicited advice anyway.

   @DawnQuinn1, all you do in the comment section for Crankshaft is complaining about other commenters’ behavior. I suggest reading comment sections for other comic strips.

6. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   Who wants to bet Funky will fly up from Florida to unlock the door of a completely furnished Montoni’s restaurant?

   Will we ever see the Pizza Box Monster again? Is Mopey Pete’s business partner even aware of this meeting?

   For an author who claims his work is a quarter inch from reality, we just ask for a smidgen of continuity.

7. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   I’m so confused! Mopey Pete refers to the character of Funky Winkerbean as the “owner of Montoni’s.”

   1.) Isn’t Tony Montoni the owner of Montoni’s? In the latter years of the strip, the owner Tony Montoni occasionally made trips from his retirement home in Florida to check on things. Often to supervise the setup of the Christmas decorations. Funky was running Montoni’s in Tony’s absence. Managing Montoni’s empire included being the landlord to Skunkhead John’s Komiix Korner.

   2.) If Tony is no longer the owner of Montoni’s, when did he sell or transfer his restaurant to Funky? Was this ever shown in the FW comic strip? Shouldn’t the sale of Montoni’s been a worthwhile story arc to cover in the life of the FW strip’s titular character? Was the cartoonist too busy covering comic books or Les Moore’s ceaseless wh0ring of Lisa’s Story?

   3.) Is Toni Montoni still alive? There has never been a mention in Funky Winkerbean about Tony Montoni dying. In one Sunday Funky Winkerbean strip, Tony, a non-speaking, ghost-like figure observes Funky and Wally discussing Christmas decorations in storage. Many commenters were asking, “Tony’s dead? When did he die?” Later, in the penultimate week, an alive and well Tony Montoni was one of the many characters headed to the “Jazz Messiah” concert at St. Spires Church. Was Tony resurrected from death to attend the concert? He has risen! Hallelujah!

   4.) Late last October in Funky Winkerbean, Funky announced the closure of Montoni’s and auctioned off its contents. Funky, citing the closure due to losses suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic. If that is indeed the case, it means that Montoni’s restaurant has ceased to exist. As such, there is no restaurant for sale. I am wondering if Mopey Pete is buying the entire building or just renting the floor space where the restaurant used to be? Does Funky own the entire building?

   WHAT’S HAPPENING?!

8. 4 days ago on Crankshaft

   And now the cast of Funky Winkerbean has invaded and taken over this strip, like a fungus that’s resistant to antibiotics.

   Is that what the black fungus on the wall is?

9. 5 days ago on Crankshaft

   Criticize Fred Basset? Worthless? What is there to snark about on Fred Basset? His comics are always so happy, friendly, and charming. You must not be a dog lover.

   Golly, gee willikers. Why does nobody snark on Fred Basset? Let’s think about that for a minute. Maybe because it’s a good comic strip?

   BTW, Fred Basset followers on GoComics 60,686, Crankshaft followers 7,063. The readers have spoken.

   What are some of these other worthless comics you’re referring to? I’m dying to know. Red and Rover?

   Please document a few cases where you have found Crankshaft strips quaint or cute. I must admit, your comment is the first time I have read “Crankshaft” and “cute” in the same sentence.

10. 5 days ago on Crankshaft

    Please reread my comment carefully. I never said it doesn’t snow in Ohio in April. It does snow in April in Ohio, and I should know because I used to live there.

    I said the strip will consistently show snow in the air or on the ground UNTIL April. UNTIL April means from now through April.

    It snows a fair bit in Northeast Ohio, but it usually melts within a week. Snowfall doesn’t last until Spring, as illustrated in the strip. It’s Ohio, for crying out loud, not north of the Arctic Circle. All Christmases in Ohio are not white Christmases.