#567; O Selfless Saviors

Comic Transcripts

[[A group of businessmen are having a meeting. The fellow running the meeting is offpanel. Let’s call him CHESTER.]]
CHESTER: Congratulations, gentlemen!
Another Halloween passed without incident.
No children were poisoned by HOMEMADE COOKIES laced with strychnine.

[[Same as first panel, but slightly closer.]]
CHESTER: No rosy little cheeks were SLASHED by RAZOR-LADEN APPLES.
This year, like every other year, ALL the treats consumed were SAFE.

[[Same as first and second, but closer.]]
CHESTER: Thank heavens our shrill, insistent warnings were heeded!
Our paranoia-inducing hypervigilance has once again saved a generation of children from certain harm.
AND WE DO THIS GLADLY.

[[CHESTER stands in front of a chart with a thin-lipped smile on his face.]]
CHESTER: After all, children are our future!
[[The chart is titled PACKAGED CANDY SALES and shows a sharp increase for the month of October.]]

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{{Alt-text: Teach them well, and let them lead the way along the path we have clearly outlined for them with $18.99 reflective tape.}}

#567; O Selfless Saviors transcribed by in

[[Same as first panel, but slightly closer.]]
CHESTER: No rosy little cheeks were SLASHED by RAZOR-LADEN APPLES.
This year, like every other year, ALL the treats consumed were SAFE.

{{Header: save WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Teach them well, and let them lead the way along the path we have clearly outlined for them with $18.99 reflective tape.}}

#567; O Selfless Saviors 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!