#1562; A Cold Stare From a Tall Bookshelf (Part 1 of 4)

Comic Transcripts

A woman holds up a thick hardcover book. Smiling, she addresses her friend! What a nice friendship they seem to have!

READER: I just finished reading HEADSTABBERS: FATHOMS!

FRIEND: Ooh, what’d you think?

READER: I LOVED it. Meiji-era Atlantis was SUCH a cool setting. And the way the writing AUTHENTICALLY felt like a wet manuscript was SO compelling

READER: And of course, I fell in love with Vertebrakz INSTANTLY.

FRIEND: I would GIVE MY LIFE for Vertebrakz. Even if such a sacrifice were completely unnecessary.

READER: So, yeah! I THOROUGHLY enjoyed it!

FRIEND: Then you’ll be thrilled to learn it’s just the START of a 66-BOOK CYCLE!

The Reader is suddenly overwhelmed by this thought, throwing off flop sweat. Nervously, she asks:

READER: W-will you tell me if the rest of them are as good as the first?

FRIEND (eyes narrowed): How DARE you demand the FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE

#1562; A Cold Stare From a Tall Bookshelf (Part 1 of 4) 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 🙂

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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!