– Man, this comic strip is lame.
– You’re probably too stupid to see all the layers of meaning.

– I don’t get it.
– Here, I’ll read it and explain the nuances.

– Maybe it’s just lame.
– Can’t be. They wouldn’t publish it.

– Why does Heathcliff need a bookie?
– God, you’re stupid.

header: things aglow at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: president garfield was about 15 when wuthering heights was published

– Man, this comic strip is lame.
– You’re probably too stupid to see all the layers of meaning.

– I don’t get it.
– Here, I’ll read it and explain the nuances.

– Maybe it’s just lame.
– Can’t be. They wouldn’t publish it.

– Why does Heathcliff need a bookie?
– God, you’re stupid.

header: things aglow at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: president garfield was about 15 when wuthering heights was published

- Man, this comic strip is lame.
- You're probably too stupid to see all the layers of meaning.

- I don't get it.
- Here, I'll read it and explain the nuances.

- Maybe it's just lame.
- Can't be. They wouldn't publish it.

- Why does Heathcliff need a bookie?
- God, you're stupid.

header: things aglow at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: president garfield was about 15 when wuthering heights was published

president garfield was about 15 when wuthering heights was published

#026; In which Gambling is referenced

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20 years ago (in photocomic form)

June 9, 2026 by David Malki !

The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.

It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.

I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!