Comic Transcripts

Bishop: I’m seriously uncomfortable with your ‘maltheism’.
The God I serve weeps at the evil in the world, yet you mock him!
Woman: Not at all! I use the term ‘God’ to mean ‘a deity’.
I admit it sounds shocking when you consider it to be the Judeo-Christian God — but saying ‘Loki’ just doesn’t have the same impact these days.

Woman: I don’t know that I really believe that God is cruel. It’s just a thought experiment. It’s just that positing that He is makes the world make sense to me.
But replace ‘God’ with ‘the forces of the universe’ or ‘fate’ or ‘luck’ or ‘the way things are.’
The deck is stacked against us, man. Every day is a struggle. Let’s frame this thing as a fight we can win, you know?

Bishop: We can win. We have won. Our reward is promised to us in Heaven, not on Earth.
Woman: See that’s just the type of thing a mean sort of god would say!

{{header: make peace at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that’s totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.}}
{{note: There’s a much longer 12 panel version of this comic on the website.}}

#806; In which the Argument is made For Her transcribed by in

Bishop: I'm seriously uncomfortable with your 'maltheism'.
The God I serve weeps at the evil in the world, yet you mock him!
Woman: Not at all! I use the term 'God' to mean 'a deity'.
I admit it sounds shocking when you consider it to be the Judeo-Christian God -- but saying 'Loki' just doesn't have the same impact these days.

Woman: I don't know that I really believe that God is cruel. It's just a thought experiment. It's just that positing that He is makes the world make sense to me.
But replace 'God' with 'the forces of the universe' or 'fate' or 'luck' or 'the way things are.'
The deck is stacked against us, man. Every day is a struggle. Let's frame this thing as a fight we can win, you know?

Bishop: We can win. We have won. Our reward is promised to us in Heaven, not on Earth.
Woman: See that's just the type of thing a mean sort of god would say!

{{header: make peace at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that's totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.}}
{{note: There's a much longer 12 panel version of this comic on the website.}}

Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that's totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.

#806; In which the Argument is made For Her

  — March 2nd, 2012

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If you are interested in even more about the implications of maltheism, here is a much longer version of today’s comic.

(If it doesn’t pop out large enough to read, right-click and ‘Open Link in New Tab’.)

The maltheism discussion began here.

Update: A poster of all three maltheism comics is available here. (Looks like this)

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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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