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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Bolted! Shipping is UNDERWAY

April 4, 2026 by David Malki !

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!


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