Comic Transcripts

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
The Wi-Fi’s not working.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing left]]
ISN’T it? WELL!

[[Younger man’s face fills frame, looking upper left.]]
An object throwing off the tyranny of FUNCTION forces us to reevaluate it in unfamiliar contexts!
Such as: AS a nonfunctional item, what AESTHETIC stance might the router now assume” How does its mass and volume interact with its environment?

[[Younger man continues]]
Might it have LATENT roles we would never have CONSIDERED had it remained shackled to the drudgery of its “designed operative parameters”?
Do ALL things have facets and dimensions we too rarely cast the proper light on them to SEE?

[[Younger man continues]]
IS, in fact, “non-function” thus a MORAL GOOD, for definitions of morality that include as imperative the pursuit of a deeper understanding of all things?

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
Just…try restarting it.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing right.]]
FINE but you realize you’re leaving me no choice but to TUMBL AT LENGTH about the soul-deadening conformist attitudes of the modern work environment!
Once the wifi comes back on, that is.

{{header: the many roles of WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No, I can’t post from my phone, it’s an artisanal model made out of a Super Nintendo controller, a barnwood sign from an old hay-distillery, and an obsolete Finnish SIM card}}

#1034; A Masterpiece in every Router transcribed by in

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
The Wi-Fi’s not working.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing left]]
ISN’T it? WELL!

[[Younger man’s face fills frame, looking upper left.]]
An object throwing off the tyranny of FUNCTION forces us to reevaluate it in unfamiliar contexts!
Such as: AS a nonfunctional item, what AESTHETIC stance might the router now assume” How does its mass and volume interact with its environment?

[[Younger man continues]]
Might it have LATENT roles we would never have CONSIDERED had it remained shackled to the drudgery of its “designed operative parameters”?
Do ALL things have facets and dimensions we too rarely cast the proper light on them to SEE?

[[Younger man continues]]
IS, in fact, “non-function” thus a MORAL GOOD, for definitions of morality that include as imperative the pursuit of a deeper understanding of all things?

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
Just…try restarting it.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing right.]]
FINE but you realize you’re leaving me no choice but to TUMBL AT LENGTH about the soul-deadening conformist attitudes of the modern work environment!
Once the wifi comes back on, that is.

{{header: the many roles of WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No, I can’t post from my phone, it’s an artisanal model made out of a Super Nintendo controller, a barnwood sign from an old hay-distillery, and an obsolete Finnish SIM card}}

#1034; A Masterpiece in every Router transcribed by in

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
The Wi-Fi's not working.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing left]]
ISN'T it? WELL!

[[Younger man's face fills frame, looking upper left.]]
An object throwing off the tyranny of FUNCTION forces us to reevaluate it in unfamiliar contexts!
Such as: AS a nonfunctional item, what AESTHETIC stance might the router now assume" How does its mass and volume interact with its environment?

[[Younger man continues]]
Might it have LATENT roles we would never have CONSIDERED had it remained shackled to the drudgery of its "designed operative parameters"?
Do ALL things have facets and dimensions we too rarely cast the proper light on them to SEE?

[[Younger man continues]]
IS, in fact, "non-function" thus a MORAL GOOD, for definitions of morality that include as imperative the pursuit of a deeper understanding of all things?

[[Elderly balding gentleman in waistcoat standing at left]]
Just...try restarting it.
[[Younger man wearing skullcap seated at right facing right.]]
FINE but you realize you're leaving me no choice but to TUMBL AT LENGTH about the soul-deadening conformist attitudes of the modern work environment!
Once the wifi comes back on, that is.

{{header: the many roles of WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: No, I can't post from my phone, it's an artisanal model made out of a Super Nintendo controller, a barnwood sign from an old hay-distillery, and an obsolete Finnish SIM card}}

No, I can't post from my phone, it's an artisanal model made out of a Super Nintendo controller, a barnwood sign from an old hay-distillery, and an obsolete Finnish SIM card

We have seen the Artist before.

Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

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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