Comic Transcripts

[[Ext: house]]
Voice One: Hey, what’s – are you crying?
Voice Two: No! Go away!
<>

Woman: I heard you bawling all the way outside. What’s wrong?
Man: I’m – I’m a bit messed up by the school shooting.

Woman: It’s touching that you’re so moved, but I didn’t think you were personally affected.
Man: That’s just it! I’m not! I’m a complete outsider! I can’t give any interviews. I can’t write an op-ed column. I can’t even BLOG about it! Whenever these awful things happen, the public’s massive appetite for tragedy sucks up every scrap of half-baked “expert opinion” it can find. But I can never fit MY name in anywhere!

Man: If I knew anything about gun control, or campus law enforcement, or even Korean immigration – maybe I’d have a shot. But you have to really specialize if you want to be THE expert. And MY stupid niche has yet to come up.
Woman: Oh? And what’s that?
Man: Guitar Hero.

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#293; In which Tragedy strikes transcribed by in

[[Ext: house]]
Voice One: Hey, what’s – are you crying?
Voice Two: No! Go away!
<>

Woman: I heard you bawling all the way outside. What’s wrong?
Man: I’m – I’m a bit messed up by the school shooting.

Woman: It’s touching that you’re so moved, but I didn’t think you were personally affected.
Man: That’s just it! I’m not! I’m a complete outsider! I can’t give any interviews. I can’t write an op-ed column. I can’t even BLOG about it! Whenever these awful things happen, the public’s massive appetite for tragedy sucks up every scrap of half-baked “expert opinion” it can find. But I can never fit MY name in anywhere!

Man: If I knew anything about gun control, or campus law enforcement, or even Korean immigration – maybe I’d have a shot. But you have to really specialize if you want to be THE expert. And MY stupid niche has yet to come up.
Woman: Oh? And what’s that?
Man: Guitar Hero.

{{header: elbow in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: also, vampire erotica}}

#293; In which Tragedy strikes transcribed by in

[[Ext: house]]
Voice One: Hey, what's - are you crying?
Voice Two: No! Go away!
<>

Woman: I heard you bawling all the way outside. What's wrong?
Man: I'm - I'm a bit messed up by the school shooting.

Woman: It's touching that you're so moved, but I didn't think you were personally affected.
Man: That's just it! I'm not! I'm a complete outsider! I can't give any interviews. I can't write an op-ed column. I can't even BLOG about it! Whenever these awful things happen, the public's massive appetite for tragedy sucks up every scrap of half-baked "expert opinion" it can find. But I can never fit MY name in anywhere!

Man: If I knew anything about gun control, or campus law enforcement, or even Korean immigration - maybe I'd have a shot. But you have to really specialize if you want to be THE expert. And MY stupid niche has yet to come up.
Woman: Oh? And what's that?
Man: Guitar Hero.

{{header: elbow in at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: also, vampire erotica}}

also, vampire erotica

#293; In which Tragedy strikes

  — April 20th, 2007

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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