Comic Transcripts

[[Two friends talk.]]
Friend: Hey! How ya doin’?
Book Clubber: Bluh. In a bit of a STATE.
Book Clubber: Sorry, I just came from BOOK CLUB where all we did was talk about our failed relationships.
Book Clubber: My friggin’ EX can’t accept that we’re broken up.

Friend: That’s kind of the point of social clubs, though, right? Just constructs to stimulate conversation. Nobody REALLY cares what you thought of THE KITE RUNNER. It’s just an icebreaker.
Book Clubber: I guess.
Book Clubber: We were definitely all on edge because GAX wasn’t there. Something about him being there makes me a little calmer.

Friend: Maybe it’s because then you know he’s not pretending to be one of the other people.
Book Clubber: Maybe.
Friend: Well, there’s the bluebird of happiness now. Things will turn around.

[[A parrot is shown.]]
Book Clubber: Thats [sic] not a bluebird. That’s a parrot.
Parrot: How are you? I’m fine. I’m fine.

[[Gax viciously devours the parrot.]]
Parrot: How are you? I’m sqwKKKAWW

Gax: What? I skipped lunch.
Book Clubber: Missed you at book club today, Gax! You okay?

{{header: nibble a bit at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Gax skipped lunch. He is NOT OKAY.}}

#822; Mean, Scary Gax, Part 6 transcribed by in

[[Two friends talk.]]
Friend: Hey! How ya doin'?
Book Clubber: Bluh. In a bit of a STATE.
Book Clubber: Sorry, I just came from BOOK CLUB where all we did was talk about our failed relationships.
Book Clubber: My friggin' EX can't accept that we're broken up.

Friend: That's kind of the point of social clubs, though, right? Just constructs to stimulate conversation. Nobody REALLY cares what you thought of THE KITE RUNNER. It's just an icebreaker.
Book Clubber: I guess.
Book Clubber: We were definitely all on edge because GAX wasn't there. Something about him being there makes me a little calmer.

Friend: Maybe it's because then you know he's not pretending to be one of the other people.
Book Clubber: Maybe.
Friend: Well, there's the bluebird of happiness now. Things will turn around.

[[A parrot is shown.]]
Book Clubber: Thats [sic] not a bluebird. That's a parrot.
Parrot: How are you? I'm fine. I'm fine.

[[Gax viciously devours the parrot.]]
Parrot: How are you? I'm sqwKKKAWW

Gax: What? I skipped lunch.
Book Clubber: Missed you at book club today, Gax! You okay?

{{header: nibble a bit at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Gax skipped lunch. He is NOT OKAY.}}

Gax skipped lunch. He is NOT OKAY.

#822; Mean, Scary Gax, Part 6

  — April 4th, 2012

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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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