Comic Transcripts

[[An upset-looking child complains to their parent.]]
Child: I went to that character parade at Disneyland and JAFAR was in it!
Parent: Of course.

Child: Jafar’s DEAD! He died in the second movie! How can he be in a PARADE?
Child: Same with DARTH VADER or GASTON or ANY of those guys!
Child: We WATCHED them die! We have it on VIDEO!

Child: It’s like we’re watching them outside of time, at some pre-demise point in their story… but they’re nonetheless trapped!
Child: They can’t change their future!

Child: If I was afar in that parade, I’d try to make a BREAK for it! Get outta dodge! See if I can LIVE this time, for ONCE, before the INEVITABLE!
Parent: You’re SUPER overthinking it. The real explanation is much simpler.

Parent: He IS dead. You’re watching him work off the sins of his life by being in parade after parade until the end of forever.
Child: Then why is Aladdin in the parade too? And all the good guys?
Parent: NO ONE IS TRULY GOOD

{{header: march on at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No… one… waves like Gaston / visits Hades like Gaston / No one works off his sins in parades like Gaston}}

#1033; In which a Parade is questioned transcribed by in

[[An upset-looking child complains to their parent.]]
Child: I went to that character parade at Disneyland and JAFAR was in it!
Parent: Of course.

Child: Jafar’s DEAD! He died in the second movie! How can he be in a PARADE?
Child: Same with DARTH VADER or GASTON or ANY of those guys!
Child: We WATCHED them die! We have it on VIDEO!

Child: It’s like we’re watching them outside of time, at some pre-demise point in their story… but they’re nonetheless trapped!
Child: They can’t change their future!

Child: If I was afar in that parade, I’d try to make a BREAK for it! Get outta dodge! See if I can LIVE this time, for ONCE, before the INEVITABLE!
Parent: You’re SUPER overthinking it. The real explanation is much simpler.

Parent: He IS dead. You’re watching him work off the sins of his life by being in parade after parade until the end of forever.
Child: Then why is Aladdin in the parade too? And all the good guys?
Parent: NO ONE IS TRULY GOOD

{{header: march on at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No… one… waves like Gaston / visits Hades like Gaston / No one works off his sins in parades like Gaston}}

#1033; In which a Parade is questioned transcribed by in

[[An upset-looking child complains to their parent.]]
Child: I went to that character parade at Disneyland and JAFAR was in it!
Parent: Of course.

Child: Jafar's DEAD! He died in the second movie! How can he be in a PARADE?
Child: Same with DARTH VADER or GASTON or ANY of those guys!
Child: We WATCHED them die! We have it on VIDEO!

Child: It's like we're watching them outside of time, at some pre-demise point in their story... but they're nonetheless trapped!
Child: They can't change their future!

Child: If I was afar in that parade, I'd try to make a BREAK for it! Get outta dodge! See if I can LIVE this time, for ONCE, before the INEVITABLE!
Parent: You're SUPER overthinking it. The real explanation is much simpler.

Parent: He IS dead. You're watching him work off the sins of his life by being in parade after parade until the end of forever.
Child: Then why is Aladdin in the parade too? And all the good guys?
Parent: NO ONE IS TRULY GOOD

{{header: march on at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No... one... waves like Gaston / visits Hades like Gaston / No one works off his sins in parades like Gaston}}

No...one...waves like Gaston / visits Hades like Gaston / No one works off his sins in parades like Gaston

#1033; In which a Parade is questioned

  — May 29th, 2014

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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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