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Zemke and the Crew

Traffic control comics

Zemke and the Crew strips about traffic control.

Three-panel comic on a suburban street. Panel 1, 8:15 am: Kev the koala in a hard hat and hi-vis holds a STOP bat beside a ROAD CLOSED sign; an open trench with barriers crosses the lane. Kev says 'Trench is right across the lane. Road's closed till lunch.' Panel 2, 8:16 am: a blue hatchback pulls up and the motorist leans out: 'Morning! Does Road Closed count if I only live at number 14?' Kev clutches his hard hat. Panel 3: Zemke the emu stretches a tape measure across the trench showing 2.0 m and says 'I measured it for you. Two whole metres.' Kev, thumbs up: 'So... how's your hatchback at the long jump?' The motorist, off-panel: '...Detour it is. Cheers, mate!' A green Telegram pill reads 'Telegram · Trench crew checked in 6:30 AM'.

I Only Live Just Up There!

#33 · 10 Nov 2026

Three-panel comic in a basement car park. Panel 1, 9:35 am: Kev the koala in a hard hat and hi-vis holds a STOP/SLOW bat at the bottom of a ramp signed 'B1 UP'. The right lane is wet concrete behind cones and a 'WET · CURING' sign; a teal SUV waits. Kev says 'Right lane's curing. One lane, one way. Ninety seconds, tops.' Panel 2, 9:36 am: the SUV's reversing lights glow with a 'BEEP · BEEP' callout; the driver asks 'If I reverse up it, that's the right way, yeah?' Panel 3, 9:36 am: Monty the monkey holds a 'ROAD RULES' handbook upside down and says 'In my defence, the handbook doesn't say no.' Zemke the emu says 'Reverse up a wet ramp? I can't even walk backwards.' Kev has flipped the bat to SLOW. A green Telegram pill reads 'Telegram · Ramp crew checked in 6:30 AM'.

Can I Just Reverse Up It?

#53 · 09 Nov 2026

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