Comic Transcripts

[[The entire panel is taken up with a cropped screenshot of a web forum: ‘MyTacs: Share your TicTac?? Moments’. Various forum posters are discussing their love of Tic Tacs.]]

kittymom: I love tic tacs I give them to my boyfriend before he kisses me 😉

usaflag5: Was there ever a purpel Tic Tac? I remember from 10-12 yrs ago and maybe it was grape/???
email me if there is still grape popouri75@mapnet.pc

debbieNV: Can Orange Tick Tacks dissolve in water? Someone told me they made orange soda by dissolving Orange T…

[[Gerald is evidently a member of this forum, and his voluminous post does not quite fit in the panel frame. He’s made 6428 other posts.]]

gerardman: Have any of you other ‘Taccers man…
beyond the hidden message in the t…
and on the billboards? I thought it u…
cipher and after a little futzing around…
decoded to a message that rang wh…
think is a fax machine, but all the fa…
got no reply. Nobody answers the ph…
so I’m not sure if I should wait for a…
back or what? I made sure my Calle…
wasn’t blocked and even downloade…
utility so the fax machine spoofed a …
number but so far bupkis. Mainly I’m…
to get worried that the cipher is dep…
moon phases and we’re already wel…
waxing gibbous. If you want to PM r…
promise I won’t cheat 😉 I’ll even sh…
of the license plates I decoded. The …
that deliver the Tic Tacs to the store…
my area all have ‘Apportioned’ plate…
all but four of them feature vowels…
can’t be a coincidence! 😛 ..So I’ve…
an Excel… 20543 characters more

sgallo1995: woah

TicAttack: gerardman, you have had your last warning. You are hereby banned from the forum. Do not post here any longer. Your IP has been logged and added to our site-wide blacklist.

Your trespassing at the homes of our corporate officers has been extensively documented. We have had no choice but to fax your picture to every Tic Tac?? retailer in the country. They will no longer sell you Tic Tacs??.

If we ever hear of you illegally obtaining Tic Tacs??, interacting with our brand in any way, or even using the words “Tic Tacs??” in any form, we will levy criminal charges.

You are done with Tic Tacs??.

sgallo1995: burnnnn

[[Gerald sits alone in the dark, in front of a laptop showing the MyTacs forum.]]

Gerald: So. I must be getting close.

{{header: that’s it. WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Gerard needs this.}}

#816; The Tic Tac Mystery, Part 4 transcribed by in

[[The entire panel is taken up with a cropped screenshot of a web forum: ‘MyTacs: Share your TicTac?? Moments’. Various forum posters are discussing their love of Tic Tacs.]]

kittymom: I love tic tacs I give them to my boyfriend before he kisses me 😉

usaflag5: Was there ever a purpel Tic Tac? I remember from 10-12 yrs ago and maybe it was grape/???
email me if there is still grape popouri75@mapnet.pc

debbieNV: Can Orange Tick Tacks dissolve in water? Someone told me they made orange soda by dissolving Orange T…

[[Gerald is evidently a member of this forum, and his voluminous post does not quite fit in the panel frame. He’s made 6428 other posts.]]

gerardman: Have any of you other ‘Taccers man…
beyond the hidden message in the t…
and on the billboards? I thought it u…
cipher and after a little futzing around…
decoded to a message that rang wh…
think is a fax machine, but all the fa…
got no reply. Nobody answers the ph…
so I’m not sure if I should wait for a…
back or what? I made sure my Calle…
wasn’t blocked and even downloade…
utility so the fax machine spoofed a …
number but so far bupkis. Mainly I’m…
to get worried that the cipher is dep…
moon phases and we’re already wel…
waxing gibbous. If you want to PM r…
promise I won’t cheat 😉 I’ll even sh…
of the license plates I decoded. The …
that deliver the Tic Tacs to the store…
my area all have ‘Apportioned’ plate…
all but four of them feature vowels…
can’t be a coincidence! 😛 ..So I’ve…
an Excel… 20543 characters more

sgallo1995: woah

TicAttack: gerardman, you have had your last warning. You are hereby banned from the forum. Do not post here any longer. Your IP has been logged and added to our site-wide blacklist.

Your trespassing at the homes of our corporate officers has been extensively documented. We have had no choice but to fax your picture to every Tic Tac?? retailer in the country. They will no longer sell you Tic Tacs??.

If we ever hear of you illegally obtaining Tic Tacs??, interacting with our brand in any way, or even using the words “Tic Tacs??” in any form, we will levy criminal charges.

You are done with Tic Tacs??.

sgallo1995: burnnnn

[[Gerald sits alone in the dark, in front of a laptop showing the MyTacs forum.]]

Gerald: So. I must be getting close.

{{header: that’s it. WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Gerard needs this.}}

#816; The Tic Tac Mystery, Part 4 transcribed by in

[[The entire panel is taken up with a cropped screenshot of a web forum: 'MyTacs: Share your TicTac?? Moments'. Various forum posters are discussing their love of Tic Tacs.]]

kittymom: I love tic tacs I give them to my boyfriend before he kisses me ;)

usaflag5: Was there ever a purpel Tic Tac? I remember from 10-12 yrs ago and maybe it was grape/???
email me if there is still grape popouri75@mapnet.pc

debbieNV: Can Orange Tick Tacks dissolve in water? Someone told me they made orange soda by dissolving Orange T...

[[Gerald is evidently a member of this forum, and his voluminous post does not quite fit in the panel frame. He's made 6428 other posts.]]

gerardman: Have any of you other 'Taccers man...
beyond the hidden message in the t...
and on the billboards? I thought it u...
cipher and after a little futzing around...
decoded to a message that rang wh...
think is a fax machine, but all the fa...
got no reply. Nobody answers the ph...
so I'm not sure if I should wait for a...
back or what? I made sure my Calle...
wasn't blocked and even downloade...
utility so the fax machine spoofed a ...
number but so far bupkis. Mainly I'm...
to get worried that the cipher is dep...
moon phases and we're already wel...
waxing gibbous. If you want to PM r...
promise I won't cheat ;) I'll even sh...
of the license plates I decoded. The ...
that deliver the Tic Tacs to the store...
my area all have 'Apportioned' plate...
all but four of them feature vowels...
can't be a coincidence! :P ..So I've...
an Excel... 20543 characters more

sgallo1995: woah

TicAttack: gerardman, you have had your last warning. You are hereby banned from the forum. Do not post here any longer. Your IP has been logged and added to our site-wide blacklist.

Your trespassing at the homes of our corporate officers has been extensively documented. We have had no choice but to fax your picture to every Tic Tac?? retailer in the country. They will no longer sell you Tic Tacs??.

If we ever hear of you illegally obtaining Tic Tacs??, interacting with our brand in any way, or even using the words "Tic Tacs??" in any form, we will levy criminal charges.

You are done with Tic Tacs??.

sgallo1995: burnnnn

[[Gerald sits alone in the dark, in front of a laptop showing the MyTacs forum.]]

Gerald: So. I must be getting close.

{{header: that's it. WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Gerard needs this.}}

Gerard needs this.

#816; The Tic Tac Mystery, Part 4

  — March 23rd, 2012

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Aaaand we’re going to leave it there. (This story began here.)

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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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