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[[This comic is hand-drawn. A knight wanders anxiously through a cave, carrying a torch and a sword. He passes a skeleton bound to the wall.]]

[[A minotaur emerges from the side. The knight is frightened.]]
Knight: Oh no! A half-man, half-bull monster!

[[The minotaur turns in fear. A shadow rises up behind him.]]
Minotaur: W-where?!

[[The knight runs. The minotaur runs behind him, looking back at a disgusting creature with a human face, bull horns, a vaguely human/bull body, and a bull’s tail.]]

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{{Alt-text: You’re lucky I didn’t show you what IT’S running from}}

#751; The Beast in the Labyrinth transcribed by in

[[This comic is hand-drawn. A knight wanders anxiously through a cave, carrying a torch and a sword. He passes a skeleton bound to the wall.]]

[[A minotaur emerges from the side. The knight is frightened.]]
Knight: Oh no! A half-man, half-bull monster!

[[The minotaur turns in fear. A shadow rises up behind him.]]
Minotaur: W-where?!

[[The knight runs. The minotaur runs behind him, looking back at a disgusting creature with a human face, bull horns, a vaguely human/bull body, and a bull’s tail.]]

{{Header: go exploring at wondermark.com}}
{{Alt-text: You’re lucky I didn’t show you what IT’S running from}}

#751; The Beast in the Labyrinth transcribed by in

[[This comic is hand-drawn. A knight wanders anxiously through a cave, carrying a torch and a sword. He passes a skeleton bound to the wall.]]

[[A minotaur emerges from the side. The knight is frightened.]]
Knight: Oh no! A half-man, half-bull monster!

[[The minotaur turns in fear. A shadow rises up behind him.]]
Minotaur: W-where?!

[[The knight runs. The minotaur runs behind him, looking back at a disgusting creature with a human face, bull horns, a vaguely human/bull body, and a bull's tail.]]

{{Header: go exploring at wondermark.com}}
{{Alt-text: You're lucky I didn't show you what IT'S running from}}

You're lucky I didn't show you what IT'S running from

#751; The Beast in the Labyrinth

  — August 29th, 2011

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This is not a guest comic! East Coast weather has played havoc with the airlines, so a weekend trip to Massachusetts has unexpectedly turned into a week, and I’m still not at home where I can access my computer. Left without my database of weird images, my choices were to scour the web for something usable to make a comic…or do something a little more fun. I’m staying with Jeffrey Rowland at the moment, and while he doesn’t have shelves full of Victorian books like I do, he most certainly does have art supplies and a scanner. So I drew and colored this comic for you! I’m sure our regular players are fervently hoping that this mysterious new character doesn’t find his way back into the normal strips…but who knows?

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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