Comic Transcripts

[[A man and woman are lounging around, a laptop on a nearby table.]]
Nostalgic Woman: I realized today that while we might save LETTERS, emails and other digital correspondence will be lost to the ages soon enough.

Critic: Unless you print them out.
Nostalgic Woman: Sure. But when’s the last time you saved a printed email the way you’d save a letter?
Nostalgic Woman: Say the PRESIDENT emailed you. You might save it. But would you FRAME it?

Nostalgic Woman: So I built a program that automatically creates beautiful letters out of digital communications.
Nostalgic Woman: Suitable for cherishing throughout the years and passing down as heirlooms.

[[An array of printed emails is spread out on a table. Each is printed with elaborate and beautiful letterheads. One is from “GRANDMA”, subject “FWD: Fw: re: Fwd: MUST READ” with text “A Marine was” (rest obscured). Another is from “Office of the Governor of Guam”, with text “Blessings to my Dear Friend, I am Mother Sarah Susan Emmanual, the wife to Late. Rev. Dr. Alan George Emmanual who worked with the embassy in Ghana for Nine years. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $48 Million Dollars (Forty Eight Million)” (rest obscured). Another is from “Cashchum Limited LLC Bankers”, titled “Notice of Policy Updates” with text “Each year we send you a copy of our Privacy Policy just to keep you up on our data… [obscured] protection practices” (rest obscured). A final email from “HELEN RICHARDSON” in “HUMAN RESOURCES” titled “Re: Re: Sandra’s Birthday Card” reads simply “Ok.”]]

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#1069; Render Unto Paper transcribed by in

[[A man and woman are lounging around, a laptop on a nearby table.]]
Nostalgic Woman: I realized today that while we might save LETTERS, emails and other digital correspondence will be lost to the ages soon enough.

Critic: Unless you print them out.
Nostalgic Woman: Sure. But when’s the last time you saved a printed email the way you’d save a letter?
Nostalgic Woman: Say the PRESIDENT emailed you. You might save it. But would you FRAME it?

Nostalgic Woman: So I built a program that automatically creates beautiful letters out of digital communications.
Nostalgic Woman: Suitable for cherishing throughout the years and passing down as heirlooms.

[[An array of printed emails is spread out on a table. Each is printed with elaborate and beautiful letterheads. One is from “GRANDMA”, subject “FWD: Fw: re: Fwd: MUST READ” with text “A Marine was” (rest obscured). Another is from “Office of the Governor of Guam”, with text “Blessings to my Dear Friend, I am Mother Sarah Susan Emmanual, the wife to Late. Rev. Dr. Alan George Emmanual who worked with the embassy in Ghana for Nine years. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $48 Million Dollars (Forty Eight Million)” (rest obscured). Another is from “Cashchum Limited LLC Bankers”, titled “Notice of Policy Updates” with text “Each year we send you a copy of our Privacy Policy just to keep you up on our data… [obscured] protection practices” (rest obscured). A final email from “HELEN RICHARDSON” in “HUMAN RESOURCES” titled “Re: Re: Sandra’s Birthday Card” reads simply “Ok.”]]

{{header: always cherish WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I’m usin’ up all my letterhead on these dang animated GIFs!}}

#1069; Render Unto Paper transcribed by in

[[A man and woman are lounging around, a laptop on a nearby table.]]
Nostalgic Woman: I realized today that while we might save LETTERS, emails and other digital correspondence will be lost to the ages soon enough.

Critic: Unless you print them out.
Nostalgic Woman: Sure. But when's the last time you saved a printed email the way you'd save a letter?
Nostalgic Woman: Say the PRESIDENT emailed you. You might save it. But would you FRAME it?

Nostalgic Woman: So I built a program that automatically creates beautiful letters out of digital communications.
Nostalgic Woman: Suitable for cherishing throughout the years and passing down as heirlooms.

[[An array of printed emails is spread out on a table. Each is printed with elaborate and beautiful letterheads. One is from "GRANDMA", subject "FWD: Fw: re: Fwd: MUST READ" with text "A Marine was" (rest obscured). Another is from "Office of the Governor of Guam", with text "Blessings to my Dear Friend, I am Mother Sarah Susan Emmanual, the wife to Late. Rev. Dr. Alan George Emmanual who worked with the embassy in Ghana for Nine years. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $48 Million Dollars (Forty Eight Million)" (rest obscured). Another is from "Cashchum Limited LLC Bankers", titled "Notice of Policy Updates" with text "Each year we send you a copy of our Privacy Policy just to keep you up on our data... [obscured] protection practices" (rest obscured). A final email from "HELEN RICHARDSON" in "HUMAN RESOURCES" titled "Re: Re: Sandra's Birthday Card" reads simply "Ok."]]

{{header: always cherish WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: I'm usin' up all my letterhead on these dang animated GIFs!}}

I'm usin' up all my letterhead on these dang animated GIFs!

#1069; Render Unto Paper

  — October 17th, 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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