Comic Transcripts

[[A man is musing to himself.]]
Philosopher: It’s so frustrating to watch humanity repeat the same mistakes over and over again!
Philosopher: What if we had SPECIES MEMORY? What if every single baby DIDN’T have to relearn ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING from scratch? Seems like such a waste!

[[A young woman reclining on a chair joins the conversation.]]
Philosopher: Just a thought experiment… what if we could INHERIT MEMORIES?
Pragmatist: Like, memories persisting down a family tree? You’d get these SILOS OF MEMORY between different families, generations whose points of view would be born into them with staggering inertia… we’d probably relate to one another even LESS than we do now.

[[The thoughtful man continues, a crazed look beginning to enter his eyes.]]
Philosopher: Okay, how about this. You don’t inherit memory at birth. You have to INGEST it. From the BRAIN of another person. Eat their brain, get their memories.
Philosopher: And it’s SACRED. It’s RITUALIZED. You nominate your heirs, and on the day, it’s a very solemn ceremony, involving candles, and soft music, and off-duty surgeons operating on a freelance basis, and short speeches from family and friends, and a full china service with paring knives and little fondue forks… wouldn’t that be LOVELY?
Pragmatist: This is starting to sound less like a thought experiment and more like the scrawlings the investigators discover in a secret room behind a false wall in the suspect’s basement

{{header: know all about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: captain, you have to see this. *tastes the strange substance on the table* wait…I remember what happened here.}}

#1070; A Night to Remember transcribed by in

[[A man is musing to himself.]]
Philosopher: It’s so frustrating to watch humanity repeat the same mistakes over and over again!
Philosopher: What if we had SPECIES MEMORY? What if every single baby DIDN’T have to relearn ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING from scratch? Seems like such a waste!

[[A young woman reclining on a chair joins the conversation.]]
Philosopher: Just a thought experiment… what if we could INHERIT MEMORIES?
Pragmatist: Like, memories persisting down a family tree? You’d get these SILOS OF MEMORY between different families, generations whose points of view would be born into them with staggering inertia… we’d probably relate to one another even LESS than we do now.

[[The thoughtful man continues, a crazed look beginning to enter his eyes.]]
Philosopher: Okay, how about this. You don’t inherit memory at birth. You have to INGEST it. From the BRAIN of another person. Eat their brain, get their memories.
Philosopher: And it’s SACRED. It’s RITUALIZED. You nominate your heirs, and on the day, it’s a very solemn ceremony, involving candles, and soft music, and off-duty surgeons operating on a freelance basis, and short speeches from family and friends, and a full china service with paring knives and little fondue forks… wouldn’t that be LOVELY?
Pragmatist: This is starting to sound less like a thought experiment and more like the scrawlings the investigators discover in a secret room behind a false wall in the suspect’s basement

{{header: know all about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: captain, you have to see this. *tastes the strange substance on the table* wait…I remember what happened here.}}

#1070; A Night to Remember transcribed by in

[[A man is musing to himself.]]
Philosopher: It's so frustrating to watch humanity repeat the same mistakes over and over again!
Philosopher: What if we had SPECIES MEMORY? What if every single baby DIDN'T have to relearn ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING from scratch? Seems like such a waste!

[[A young woman reclining on a chair joins the conversation.]]
Philosopher: Just a thought experiment... what if we could INHERIT MEMORIES?
Pragmatist: Like, memories persisting down a family tree? You'd get these SILOS OF MEMORY between different families, generations whose points of view would be born into them with staggering inertia... we'd probably relate to one another even LESS than we do now.

[[The thoughtful man continues, a crazed look beginning to enter his eyes.]]
Philosopher: Okay, how about this. You don't inherit memory at birth. You have to INGEST it. From the BRAIN of another person. Eat their brain, get their memories.
Philosopher: And it's SACRED. It's RITUALIZED. You nominate your heirs, and on the day, it's a very solemn ceremony, involving candles, and soft music, and off-duty surgeons operating on a freelance basis, and short speeches from family and friends, and a full china service with paring knives and little fondue forks... wouldn't that be LOVELY?
Pragmatist: This is starting to sound less like a thought experiment and more like the scrawlings the investigators discover in a secret room behind a false wall in the suspect's basement

{{header: know all about WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: captain, you have to see this. *tastes the strange substance on the table* wait...I remember what happened here.}}

captain, you have to see this. *tastes the strange substance on the table* wait...I remember what happened here.

#1070; A Night to Remember

  — October 21st, 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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