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[[The strip consists of three photos of people hastily cut from a magazine and stapled to a sheet of paper. Boxes, text, and speech bubbles are drawn in sloppily by hand]]

[[A man receives a package. A monocle is drawn over his left eye, a top hat above his head. He is receiving a package from someone outside the scene.]]
WHATS THIS

[[A different photo of a much older person, again with a top hat and a monocle over the right eye (based on context it can be assumed that, in terms of the narrative, this is the same person.)]]
A FLYING MACHINE???
???

[[Another, much younger man, with a top hat and a monocle over his right eye, looks at a machine resembling a skateboard at the bottom of the panel.]]
WHAT FUN O
HO HO HO

[[Written below the strip:]]
BY BRIAN AGE 21

{{header: Guest comic by Brian, age 21}}
{{alt-text: Brian has distilled Wondermark to its very ESSENCE.}}

Guest comic by Brian, age 21 transcribed by in

[[The strip consists of three photos of people hastily cut from a magazine and stapled to a sheet of paper. Boxes, text, and speech bubbles are drawn in sloppily by hand]]

[[A man receives a package. A monocle is drawn over his left eye, a top hat above his head. He is receiving a package from someone outside the scene.]]
WHATS THIS

[[A different photo of a much older person, again with a top hat and a monocle over the right eye (based on context it can be assumed that, in terms of the narrative, this is the same person.)]]
A FLYING MACHINE???
???

[[Another, much younger man, with a top hat and a monocle over his right eye, looks at a machine resembling a skateboard at the bottom of the panel.]]
WHAT FUN O
HO HO HO

[[Written below the strip:]]
BY BRIAN AGE 21

{{header: Guest comic by Brian, age 21}}
{{alt-text: Brian has distilled Wondermark to its very ESSENCE.}}

Guest comic by Brian, age 21 transcribed by in

[[The strip consists of three photos of people hastily cut from a magazine and stapled to a sheet of paper. Boxes, text, and speech bubbles are drawn in sloppily by hand]]

[[A man receives a package. A monocle is drawn over his left eye, a top hat above his head. He is receiving a package from someone outside the scene.]]
WHATS THIS

[[A different photo of a much older person, again with a top hat and a monocle over the right eye (based on context it can be assumed that, in terms of the narrative, this is the same person.)]]
A FLYING MACHINE???
???

[[Another, much younger man, with a top hat and a monocle over his right eye, looks at a machine resembling a skateboard at the bottom of the panel.]]
WHAT FUN O
HO HO HO

[[Written below the strip:]]
BY BRIAN AGE 21

{{header: Guest comic by Brian, age 21}}
{{alt-text: Brian has distilled Wondermark to its very ESSENCE.}}

Brian has distilled Wondermark to its very ESSENCE.

Guest comic by Brian, age 21

  — April 1st, 2011

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This was given to me (by Brian himself) in Chicago last year! Its pithy-yet-piercing summation of everything Wondermark is and may ever be is chilling in its astuteness.

Thanks, Brian! I will put this on the fridge for everybody to enjoy. Good job!

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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