#620; All These Things Are True

Comic Transcripts

[[TODD rides DEANNA and GLINDA on his bicycle.]]
DEANNA: …I mean, he and I have known each other since we were kids!

DEANNA: We never could’ve imagined that one day we’d become…[[DEANNA and GLINDA fade into the distance.]]

TODD: Become what? Partners in a whaling boat? Rival spoon collectors? Veterinary urologists?

TODD: At long last, the only remaining survivors of the ’96 Plague Class? Accidental astronauts? Deaf in the same ear? Child abusers? Each other’s dentist?

[[TODD turns around.]]
TODD: Cold war reenactors? Dressing up in old Soviet uniforms, photographic documents with tiny cameras…using phrases like “Checkpoint Charlie” in bed

[[TODD rides past the ladies again.]]
DEANNA: So we found some old TV antennas, spray-painted a basketball, and BAM! SPUTNIK.
TODD: YESSS

{{header: the full story at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The ’96 Plague Class was the last of the experimental secondary-education programs}}

#620; All These Things Are True transcribed by in

[[TODD rides DEANNA and GLINDA on his bicycle.]]
DEANNA: …I mean, he and I have known each other since we were kids!

DEANNA: We never could’ve imagined that one day we’d become…[[DEANNA and GLINDA fade into the distance.]]

TODD: Become what? Partners in a whaling boat? Rival spoon collectors? Veterinary urologists?

TODD: At long last, the only remaining survivors of the ’96 Plague Class? Accidental astronauts? Deaf in the same ear? Child abusers? Each other’s dentist?

[[TODD turns around.]]
TODD: Cold war reenactors? Dressing up in old Soviet uniforms, photographic documents with tiny cameras…using phrases like “Checkpoint Charlie” in bed

[[TODD rides past the ladies again.]]
DEANNA: So we found some old TV antennas, spray-painted a basketball, and BAM! SPUTNIK.
TODD: YESSS

{{header: the full story at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The ’96 Plague Class was the last of the experimental secondary-education programs}}

#620; All These Things Are True 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!