Comic Transcripts

[[A thin man in black suit is speaking. In the next panel, it is revealed he is speaking to a wide man in a grid suit. They are in front of a cemetary]]
Black suit; Imagine a PERFECT manifestation of the American Dream. Everybody’s work rewards them abundantly. Any person willing to put in an HONEST DAY’S LABOR is paid well enough to live in comfort and provide for their family. Nobody need work TRIPLE SHIFTS simply to have enough to SCRAPE BY, or live in fear of being BANKRUPTED by a FREAK INJURY or ILLNESS.

Black suit; Is this a worthwhile goal? Would you consider it a good idea to work toward making this a reality?
Plaid suit; Not if ONE SINGLE PENNY of my personal earnings is CONFISCATED to help FREELOADERS. I’d rather STRUGGLE and DIE a MARTYR than contribute any benefit to ANY person that /I/ don’t feel they DESERVE.

Plaid Suit; I put in my hours DAY IN and DAY OUT. I EARN my money by the SWEAT of my brow, and the money I make is DESERVEDLY MINE. The only government /I/ want to support is one that recognizes the VALUE of my labor!
Black Suit; And what do you do?
Plaid Suit; I am the inventor of ‘Truck Nutz’

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#851; Making Good on the Dream transcribed by in

[[A thin man in black suit is speaking. In the next panel, it is revealed he is speaking to a wide man in a grid suit. They are in front of a cemetary]]
Black suit; Imagine a PERFECT manifestation of the American Dream. Everybody’s work rewards them abundantly. Any person willing to put in an HONEST DAY’S LABOR is paid well enough to live in comfort and provide for their family. Nobody need work TRIPLE SHIFTS simply to have enough to SCRAPE BY, or live in fear of being BANKRUPTED by a FREAK INJURY or ILLNESS.

Black suit; Is this a worthwhile goal? Would you consider it a good idea to work toward making this a reality?
Plaid suit; Not if ONE SINGLE PENNY of my personal earnings is CONFISCATED to help FREELOADERS. I’d rather STRUGGLE and DIE a MARTYR than contribute any benefit to ANY person that /I/ don’t feel they DESERVE.

Plaid Suit; I put in my hours DAY IN and DAY OUT. I EARN my money by the SWEAT of my brow, and the money I make is DESERVEDLY MINE. The only government /I/ want to support is one that recognizes the VALUE of my labor!
Black Suit; And what do you do?
Plaid Suit; I am the inventor of ‘Truck Nutz’

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{{alt-text: “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit if Novelty prosthetic vehicle Genitals”}}

#851; Making Good on the Dream transcribed by in

[[A thin man in black suit is speaking. In the next panel, it is revealed he is speaking to a wide man in a grid suit. They are in front of a cemetary]]
Black suit; Imagine a PERFECT manifestation of the American Dream. Everybody's work rewards them abundantly. Any person willing to put in an HONEST DAY'S LABOR is paid well enough to live in comfort and provide for their family. Nobody need work TRIPLE SHIFTS simply to have enough to SCRAPE BY, or live in fear of being BANKRUPTED by a FREAK INJURY or ILLNESS.

Black suit; Is this a worthwhile goal? Would you consider it a good idea to work toward making this a reality?
Plaid suit; Not if ONE SINGLE PENNY of my personal earnings is CONFISCATED to help FREELOADERS. I'd rather STRUGGLE and DIE a MARTYR than contribute any benefit to ANY person that /I/ don't feel they DESERVE.

Plaid Suit; I put in my hours DAY IN and DAY OUT. I EARN my money by the SWEAT of my brow, and the money I make is DESERVEDLY MINE. The only government /I/ want to support is one that recognizes the VALUE of my labor!
Black Suit; And what do you do?
Plaid Suit; I am the inventor of 'Truck Nutz'

{{header: your fair share of Wondermark.com}}
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''they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Novelty prosthetic vehicle Genitals''

#851; Making Good on the Dream

  — July 6th, 2012

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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