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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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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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