#330; The Poison Convention

Comic Transcripts

LLOYD: Wow, what a great turnout! I didn’t think this many people were interested in poison.
DR. HELFSQUIGGLE: Are you kidding? “Every Rose” basically defined a marginalized generation. It was like my anthem senior year.

LLOYD: Wait, are you talking about “Poison” the band?
DR. HELFSQUIGGLE: Totally! Bret Michaels basically raised me. Through the tape player in my Camaro. Oh! And I’m pretty sure the lyrics for “Ride the Wind” were at least partially inspired by one of my fan letters.

LLOYD: Is everyone here for Poison the band?
DR. HELFSQUIGGLE: Uh, yeah, hombre! I’ve already met up with “ratttrap” from the old listserv.
LLOYD: Well, I feel like an idiot now.
DR. HELFSQUIGGLE: Why, what are you here for?
LLOYD: Nothing. Listen, I’d skip the punch.

{{header: I want action at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: n – no reason, it’s just – uh, it’s just GRAPE, and you do NOT look like a guy that appreciates that fakey grape flavor. I mean it would probably put you off your whole night. And this is YOUR night.}}

#330; The Poison Convention transcribed by in

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!