Comic Transcripts

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: It turns out that the global economic recession was caused by EVIL ALIEN ROBOTS!

FRANK: You know what we have to do.
DONNY (off camera): NO! It’s TOO DANGEROUS!

FRANK: There’s only ONE WAY to SAVE THE WORLD.
Let’s go PUNCH ‘EM.
UNTIL THEY BLOW UP.

[[Title card appears.]]
TITLE: The foolproof solution to all of life’s problems
PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP
R/Restricted

{{Header: let’s get ’em at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: The smoke clears. The economy is saved! ROLL CREDITS}}

#520; In which it’s Time to Act transcribed by in

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: It turns out that the global economic recession was caused by EVIL ALIEN ROBOTS!

FRANK: You know what we have to do.
DONNY (off camera): NO! It’s TOO DANGEROUS!

FRANK: There’s only ONE WAY to SAVE THE WORLD.
Let’s go PUNCH ‘EM.
UNTIL THEY BLOW UP.

[[Title card appears.]]
TITLE: The foolproof solution to all of life’s problems
PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP
R/Restricted

{{Header: let’s get ’em at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: The smoke clears. The economy is saved! ROLL CREDITS}}

#520; In which it’s Time to Act transcribed by in

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: It turns out that the global economic recession was caused by EVIL ALIEN ROBOTS!

FRANK: You know what we have to do.
DONNY (off camera): NO! It's TOO DANGEROUS!

FRANK: There's only ONE WAY to SAVE THE WORLD.
Let's go PUNCH 'EM.
UNTIL THEY BLOW UP.

[[Title card appears.]]
TITLE: The foolproof solution to all of life's problems
PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP
R/Restricted

{{Header: let's get 'em at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: The smoke clears. The economy is saved! ROLL CREDITS}}

The smoke clears. The economy is saved! ROLL CREDITS

#520; In which it’s Time to Act

  — May 26th, 2009

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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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