{"product_id":"crankshaft-paperback","title":"Crankshaft - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Batiuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChuck Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mailboxes beware: Crankshaft's just around the corner \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ed Crankshaft, the lively creation of Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers, stars in this \u003ci\u003eCrankshaft\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Batiuk (creator of \u003ci\u003eFunky Winkerbean\u003c\/i\u003e) and Ayers's unique portrayal of life at the wheel of a school bus has delighted readers since the strip began.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 8.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130320916615,"sku":"9780836218893","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8540218e5a1df932ee4d779debcdf153.webp?v=1732609940","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/crankshaft-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}