#1037; In which a Berry turns Bane

Comic Transcripts

[[A doctor is talking to a patient, who is holding a large glass mug.]]
Doctor: So you definitely have a strawberry allergy.
Patient: Oh NO! I LOVE strawberries!

Patient: I have strawberries every MORNING! I named my dog SHORTCAKE! This is a strawberry smoothie RIGHT NOW!
Doctor: Well, that’s where your hives are coming from.

Patient: But… I’ve already made a month’s worth of smoothies…!
Doctor: I’m sympathetic but I’m not really in charge of your body’s histamine

[[The patient opens his mouth and slowly brings the straw to his lips, staring at the doctor in shock.]]

[[The patient drinks.]]
Patient: SSSHHHPPPP

Doctor: You understand that you are literally poisoning yourself right now
Patient: Not ENTIRELY!
Patient: It’s also got, like, vitamins!

{{header: don’t waste WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I have expended calories MAKING the smoothies and YOU TELL ME how I should get that sunk cost back}}

#1037; In which a Berry turns Bane transcribed by in

[[A doctor is talking to a patient, who is holding a large glass mug.]]
Doctor: So you definitely have a strawberry allergy.
Patient: Oh NO! I LOVE strawberries!

Patient: I have strawberries every MORNING! I named my dog SHORTCAKE! This is a strawberry smoothie RIGHT NOW!
Doctor: Well, that’s where your hives are coming from.

Patient: But… I’ve already made a month’s worth of smoothies…!
Doctor: I’m sympathetic but I’m not really in charge of your body’s histamine

[[The patient opens his mouth and slowly brings the straw to his lips, staring at the doctor in shock.]]

[[The patient drinks.]]
Patient: SSSHHHPPPP

Doctor: You understand that you are literally poisoning yourself right now
Patient: Not ENTIRELY!
Patient: It’s also got, like, vitamins!

{{header: don’t waste WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I have expended calories MAKING the smoothies and YOU TELL ME how I should get that sunk cost back}}

#1037; In which a Berry turns Bane transcribed by in

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 🙂

[image or embed]
— 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

[image or embed]
— 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!