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

#1034; A Masterpiece in every Router

  — June 4th, 2014

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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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