Comic Transcripts

[[OCTAVIO and DENNIS are talking in the street.]]
OCTAVIO: Isn’t it great knowing that no matter what you do, there’s someone better at it than you? More dedicated? More committed?

OCTAVIO: Like playing video games? For every hour you play, some Korean kid plays five. Name any sport you like. Some dweeb-o’s been at it all day every day since he could walk. And forget about creative media. In this day and age, not even the most avid hobbyist can compete with “pirated software and zero social life.”
OCTAVIO: I mean anything. The dumbest thing you can concieve of, I guarantee some nerd is a certified expert at it.
DENNIS: Bouncing a wiffle ball on the shell of an irate turtle while chanting archaic epithets in every Indo-European language?
OCTAVIO: Saw a dude do it on YouTube for a week straight.

DENNIS: What if I’m okay with not being the world’s greatest at something? What if I’m content with being an easygoing, well-rounded individual whose pursuits are more about personal enjoyment than internet competitiveness?
OCTAVIO: This guy in Norway’s been doing that since Eisenhower. And he has a theme song.

{{header: second best at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: waitaminnit! it’s NOT great to know that, what are you TALKING about}}

#285; In which Everyone is a Failure transcribed by in

[[OCTAVIO and DENNIS are talking in the street.]]
OCTAVIO: Isn’t it great knowing that no matter what you do, there’s someone better at it than you? More dedicated? More committed?

OCTAVIO: Like playing video games? For every hour you play, some Korean kid plays five. Name any sport you like. Some dweeb-o’s been at it all day every day since he could walk. And forget about creative media. In this day and age, not even the most avid hobbyist can compete with “pirated software and zero social life.”
OCTAVIO: I mean anything. The dumbest thing you can concieve of, I guarantee some nerd is a certified expert at it.
DENNIS: Bouncing a wiffle ball on the shell of an irate turtle while chanting archaic epithets in every Indo-European language?
OCTAVIO: Saw a dude do it on YouTube for a week straight.

DENNIS: What if I’m okay with not being the world’s greatest at something? What if I’m content with being an easygoing, well-rounded individual whose pursuits are more about personal enjoyment than internet competitiveness?
OCTAVIO: This guy in Norway’s been doing that since Eisenhower. And he has a theme song.

{{header: second best at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: waitaminnit! it’s NOT great to know that, what are you TALKING about}}

#285; In which Everyone is a Failure transcribed by in

[[OCTAVIO and DENNIS are talking in the street.]]
OCTAVIO: Isn't it great knowing that no matter what you do, there's someone better at it than you? More dedicated? More committed?

OCTAVIO: Like playing video games? For every hour you play, some Korean kid plays five. Name any sport you like. Some dweeb-o's been at it all day every day since he could walk. And forget about creative media. In this day and age, not even the most avid hobbyist can compete with "pirated software and zero social life."
OCTAVIO: I mean anything. The dumbest thing you can concieve of, I guarantee some nerd is a certified expert at it.
DENNIS: Bouncing a wiffle ball on the shell of an irate turtle while chanting archaic epithets in every Indo-European language?
OCTAVIO: Saw a dude do it on YouTube for a week straight.

DENNIS: What if I'm okay with not being the world's greatest at something? What if I'm content with being an easygoing, well-rounded individual whose pursuits are more about personal enjoyment than internet competitiveness?
OCTAVIO: This guy in Norway's been doing that since Eisenhower. And he has a theme song.

{{header: second best at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: waitaminnit! it's NOT great to know that, what are you TALKING about}}

waitaminnit! it's NOT great to know that, what are you TALKING about

Bolted! Fulfillment Update

Photo courtesy of backer Nicola!

The vast majority of Bolted! game shipments are already shipped, but I understand if you don’t have yours yet, who cares. Here’s a progress report:

Total orders | 1052
Surveys completed | 992
Fully shipped | 946

Incomplete surveys

Obviously, if I don’t have your shipping address, I can’t ship your game! Let me know if you are missing a survey link. As new responses come in, they are rapidly added to the shipping queue.

Orders containing certain add-ons

Some of the add-ons proved more popular than expected — which is lovely! But it meant I had to reprint some stickers, make all the individual comic prints, request a shipment of books from offsite storage, etc, etc. So, any orders which contain an out-of-stock item are still waiting to ship.

All that missing stuff, though, is en route to me at this very second! So those orders will be going out pretty dang soon!

Custom items

I’ve already been in touch directly with the backers who ordered custom collages! Those will be created (and sent to you) after all the other shipments are complete. I’m excited for those, they’ll be fun! My pleasant dessert after the hearty meal of all the other orders.

Anything wrong?

I’m very grateful to the few folks who’ve contacted me to report some kind of issue with their shipment! Thankfully, problems are rare, but when they do occur, I would like to solve them. Please don’t hesitate to send me an email (replying to your shipping confirmation works great) if there’s anything about your order I can correct.

Reviews & photos

On BoardGameGeek are highly appreciated!

Unless you hate the game! You are entitled to that opinion, but please send that review directly to me instead of telling anyone else, so I can eat it and bury it in the yard and watch it grow into a twisted, gnarled tree. Or whatever!


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