Comic Transcripts

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You’re always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY [[the game’s broad-caster]]: …a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team’s winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn’t having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? “We really don’t think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes.” “Don’t TRY HARD or anything.” Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone’d notice?

[[MARILU’S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: …aaand we’re back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

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#401; In which John has some Questions transcribed by in

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You’re always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY [[the game’s broad-caster]]: …a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team’s winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn’t having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? “We really don’t think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes.” “Don’t TRY HARD or anything.” Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone’d notice?

[[MARILU’S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
“DIRTY LEGS” MACKAY: …aaand we’re back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

{{header: commentate at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i think someone would probably notice}}

#401; In which John has some Questions transcribed by in

[[JOHN and MARILU are listening to a base-ball game over the radiogrammephonimat.]]
JOHN: You're always asking if I want to listen to the game with you, right? So, HERE I AM!
"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY [[the game's broad-caster]]: ...a high fly ball, and that will retire the side.

"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY: After two innings, the score is four-one, Metroville.
JOHN: Who decided they should announce the score by saying which team's winning? That seems one-sided. People love underdogs, right? Framing the score in terms of which team has an obstacle to overcome would be more engaging!

JOHN: And doesn't having fielders convey a lack of confidence in the pitcher? "We really don't think you can throw a no-hitter, so we put eight other guys out there to clean up your messes." "Don't TRY HARD or anything." Oh and hey, what if the pitcher started using a tennis ball? Just like whipped it out? You think anyone'd notice?

[[MARILU'S response: JOHN is crammed into the waste-basket.]]
"DIRTY LEGS" MACKAY: ...aaand we're back. Hope you fans at home are enjoying this great day of baseball!

{{header: commentate at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i think someone would probably notice}}

i think someone would probably notice

#401; In which John has some Questions

  — April 22nd, 2008

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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

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!


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