Comic Transcripts

[[PERCY and his mother. MOTHER is sewing.]]
PERCY: Why do all modern pictures of Santa’s sleigh have RUDOLPH at the front?
Rudolph’s a NON-CANON reindeer!

RUDOLPH: The “Rudolph” song is basically FAN-FICTION!
I GET that a red nose makes for a good TOY…but you can’t just make willy-nilly ADDITIONS to Santa’s OFFICIAL ROSTER!

MOTHER: The “official roster” was ITSELF just MADE UP by the author of “A Night Before Christmas.”
PERCY: Really?
MOTHER: Really. Clement Moore invented the whole brood.

PERCY: Oh.
I thought they were in the BIBLE!

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{{Alt-text: Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus}}

#466; In which Everyone loves the Freak transcribed by in

[[PERCY and his mother. MOTHER is sewing.]]
PERCY: Why do all modern pictures of Santa’s sleigh have RUDOLPH at the front?
Rudolph’s a NON-CANON reindeer!

RUDOLPH: The “Rudolph” song is basically FAN-FICTION!
I GET that a red nose makes for a good TOY…but you can’t just make willy-nilly ADDITIONS to Santa’s OFFICIAL ROSTER!

MOTHER: The “official roster” was ITSELF just MADE UP by the author of “A Night Before Christmas.”
PERCY: Really?
MOTHER: Really. Clement Moore invented the whole brood.

PERCY: Oh.
I thought they were in the BIBLE!

{{Header: stay true at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus}}

#466; In which Everyone loves the Freak transcribed by in

[[PERCY and his mother. MOTHER is sewing.]]
PERCY: Why do all modern pictures of Santa's sleigh have RUDOLPH at the front?
Rudolph's a NON-CANON reindeer!

RUDOLPH: The "Rudolph" song is basically FAN-FICTION!
I GET that a red nose makes for a good TOY...but you can't just make willy-nilly ADDITIONS to Santa's OFFICIAL ROSTER!

MOTHER: The "official roster" was ITSELF just MADE UP by the author of "A Night Before Christmas."
PERCY: Really?
MOTHER: Really. Clement Moore invented the whole brood.

PERCY: Oh.
I thought they were in the BIBLE!

{{Header: stay true at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus}}

Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus

#466; In which Everyone loves the Freak

  — December 2nd, 2008

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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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