Comic Transcripts

[[Exterior of a building.]]
JEFF: Just got off a conference call with the client. Had a good long talk about direction for the campaign.

[[Interior.]]
JEFF: They want to position the Plaque-Vac as a time-saver. So let’s hear some copy about saving time.

WANDA: Saving time…saving time…time’s a-wasting. Don’t waste time. Time flies. Don’t let time fly away, use the Plaque-Vac every day. Time keeps on tickin’. Time is a girl’s best friend. All we need is time. Without time, nothing else matters. Save time, save a life. Save your own life.
JEFF: What about something being late?

DREW: Running late. Wake up late, you’re late for work. Kids late for school. You don’t have time. Busy schedule, you grab a junk-food breakfast. Pop Tarts, drive-thru, donuts. Sorta montage between ’em.

WANDA: You can use the Plaque-Vac at work. Use it after lunch! Get home late, why waste time. Takes ten seconds before bed. Get right to bed with your loved ones. Improves your quality of life. An easy way to improve dental health while adding time back into your schedule.
JEFF: I like that. Your current tooth-cleaning method is stealing time from your life and you don’t even know it. Now, you can add – what? Five minutes a day? Ten? Fifteen? Add that time back.

DREW: That’s extra time Extra time that you get to keep. It’s like a gift. Plaque-Vac is the gift that keeps on giving. Give it to yourself, and Plaque-Vac gives you the gift of time.

SIMON: Have you ever actually used Plaque-Vac? My aunt gave me one for Christmas. The suction motor is really cheap, so you either have to go super slowly and hit a bunch of spots twice, or just brush your teeth the regular way afterwards. It doesn’t really save you any time.

[[Beat.]]

JEFF: I like “THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW PLAQUE-VAC GIVES YOU THE PRICELESS GIFT OF MORE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.”

{{header: problems vanish with WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: FINE, Simon. We’ll also pitch ‘Don’t you deserve a day off? Indulge yourself with Plaque-Vac! Take whole lazy afternoons to pamper your gums.’}}

#625; In which the Train thunders on transcribed by in

[[Exterior of a building.]]
JEFF: Just got off a conference call with the client. Had a good long talk about direction for the campaign.

[[Interior.]]
JEFF: They want to position the Plaque-Vac as a time-saver. So let’s hear some copy about saving time.

WANDA: Saving time…saving time…time’s a-wasting. Don’t waste time. Time flies. Don’t let time fly away, use the Plaque-Vac every day. Time keeps on tickin’. Time is a girl’s best friend. All we need is time. Without time, nothing else matters. Save time, save a life. Save your own life.
JEFF: What about something being late?

DREW: Running late. Wake up late, you’re late for work. Kids late for school. You don’t have time. Busy schedule, you grab a junk-food breakfast. Pop Tarts, drive-thru, donuts. Sorta montage between ’em.

WANDA: You can use the Plaque-Vac at work. Use it after lunch! Get home late, why waste time. Takes ten seconds before bed. Get right to bed with your loved ones. Improves your quality of life. An easy way to improve dental health while adding time back into your schedule.
JEFF: I like that. Your current tooth-cleaning method is stealing time from your life and you don’t even know it. Now, you can add – what? Five minutes a day? Ten? Fifteen? Add that time back.

DREW: That’s extra time Extra time that you get to keep. It’s like a gift. Plaque-Vac is the gift that keeps on giving. Give it to yourself, and Plaque-Vac gives you the gift of time.

SIMON: Have you ever actually used Plaque-Vac? My aunt gave me one for Christmas. The suction motor is really cheap, so you either have to go super slowly and hit a bunch of spots twice, or just brush your teeth the regular way afterwards. It doesn’t really save you any time.

[[Beat.]]

JEFF: I like “THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW PLAQUE-VAC GIVES YOU THE PRICELESS GIFT OF MORE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES.”

{{header: problems vanish with WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: FINE, Simon. We’ll also pitch ‘Don’t you deserve a day off? Indulge yourself with Plaque-Vac! Take whole lazy afternoons to pamper your gums.’}}

#625; In which the Train thunders on transcribed by in

[[Exterior of a building.]]
JEFF: Just got off a conference call with the client. Had a good long talk about direction for the campaign.

[[Interior.]]
JEFF: They want to position the Plaque-Vac as a time-saver. So let's hear some copy about saving time.

WANDA: Saving time...saving time...time's a-wasting. Don't waste time. Time flies. Don't let time fly away, use the Plaque-Vac every day. Time keeps on tickin'. Time is a girl's best friend. All we need is time. Without time, nothing else matters. Save time, save a life. Save your own life.
JEFF: What about something being late?

DREW: Running late. Wake up late, you're late for work. Kids late for school. You don't have time. Busy schedule, you grab a junk-food breakfast. Pop Tarts, drive-thru, donuts. Sorta montage between 'em.

WANDA: You can use the Plaque-Vac at work. Use it after lunch! Get home late, why waste time. Takes ten seconds before bed. Get right to bed with your loved ones. Improves your quality of life. An easy way to improve dental health while adding time back into your schedule.
JEFF: I like that. Your current tooth-cleaning method is stealing time from your life and you don't even know it. Now, you can add - what? Five minutes a day? Ten? Fifteen? Add that time back.

DREW: That's extra time Extra time that you get to keep. It's like a gift. Plaque-Vac is the gift that keeps on giving. Give it to yourself, and Plaque-Vac gives you the gift of time.

SIMON: Have you ever actually used Plaque-Vac? My aunt gave me one for Christmas. The suction motor is really cheap, so you either have to go super slowly and hit a bunch of spots twice, or just brush your teeth the regular way afterwards. It doesn't really save you any time.

[[Beat.]]

JEFF: I like "THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW PLAQUE-VAC GIVES YOU THE PRICELESS GIFT OF MORE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES."

{{header: problems vanish with WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: FINE, Simon. We'll also pitch 'Don't you deserve a day off? Indulge yourself with Plaque-Vac! Take whole lazy afternoons to pamper your gums.'}}

FINE, Simon. We'll also pitch 'Don't you deserve a day off? Indulge yourself with Plaque-Vac! Take whole lazy afternoons to pamper your gums.'

#625; In which the Train thunders on

  — May 25th, 2010

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Bolted! Fulfillment Update

May 25, 2026 by David Malki !
Photo courtesy of backer Nicola!

The vast majority of Bolted! game shipments are already shipped, but I understand if you don’t have yours yet, who cares. Here’s a progress report:

Total orders | 1052
Surveys completed | 992
Fully shipped | 946

Incomplete surveys

Obviously, if I don’t have your shipping address, I can’t ship your game! Let me know if you are missing a survey link. As new responses come in, they are rapidly added to the shipping queue.

Orders containing certain add-ons

Some of the add-ons proved more popular than expected — which is lovely! But it meant I had to reprint some stickers, make all the individual comic prints, request a shipment of books from offsite storage, etc, etc. So, any orders which contain an out-of-stock item are still waiting to ship.

All that missing stuff, though, is en route to me at this very second! So those orders will be going out pretty dang soon!

Custom items

I’ve already been in touch directly with the backers who ordered custom collages! Those will be created (and sent to you) after all the other shipments are complete. I’m excited for those, they’ll be fun! My pleasant dessert after the hearty meal of all the other orders.

Anything wrong?

I’m very grateful to the few folks who’ve contacted me to report some kind of issue with their shipment! Thankfully, problems are rare, but when they do occur, I would like to solve them. Please don’t hesitate to send me an email (replying to your shipping confirmation works great) if there’s anything about your order I can correct.

Reviews & photos

On BoardGameGeek are highly appreciated!

Unless you hate the game! You are entitled to that opinion, but please send that review directly to me instead of telling anyone else, so I can eat it and bury it in the yard and watch it grow into a twisted, gnarled tree. Or whatever!


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