Comic Transcripts

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: Last year, your brother SACRIFICED himself to save the planet. / Thank God he was able to destroy the alien robots controlling our lending markets and RESTORE the world to prosperity!

[[A woman’s silhouette.]]
DONNY (off camera): But Tara… They’re BACK.
TARA: Then I’ve got no choice.

[[TARA shows her face heroically.]]
TARA: I’VE got to punch these NEW robots until THEY blow up. / BRING ME MY TIGHTEST CLOTHES.

[[Title card.]]
TITLE: PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP 2: STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS
RATING: R / Restricted

{{header: hysterical action at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The Bechdel Test: Does she talk to another woman about something other than a man? YES she talks to the ROBOT QUEEN about EXPLOSIONS}}

#521; In which a Heroine scowls a lot transcribed by in

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: Last year, your brother SACRIFICED himself to save the planet. / Thank God he was able to destroy the alien robots controlling our lending markets and RESTORE the world to prosperity!

[[A woman’s silhouette.]]
DONNY (off camera): But Tara… They’re BACK.
TARA: Then I’ve got no choice.

[[TARA shows her face heroically.]]
TARA: I’VE got to punch these NEW robots until THEY blow up. / BRING ME MY TIGHTEST CLOTHES.

[[Title card.]]
TITLE: PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP 2: STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS
RATING: R / Restricted

{{header: hysterical action at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The Bechdel Test: Does she talk to another woman about something other than a man? YES she talks to the ROBOT QUEEN about EXPLOSIONS}}

#521; In which a Heroine scowls a lot transcribed by in

[[All panels are letterboxed, as if on a movie or TV screen.]]
DONNY: Last year, your brother SACRIFICED himself to save the planet. / Thank God he was able to destroy the alien robots controlling our lending markets and RESTORE the world to prosperity!

[[A woman's silhouette.]]
DONNY (off camera): But Tara... They're BACK.
TARA: Then I've got no choice.

[[TARA shows her face heroically.]]
TARA: I'VE got to punch these NEW robots until THEY blow up. / BRING ME MY TIGHTEST CLOTHES.

[[Title card.]]
TITLE: PUNCHING STUFF UNTIL IT BLOWS UP 2: STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS
RATING: R / Restricted

{{header: hysterical action at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The Bechdel Test: Does she talk to another woman about something other than a man? YES she talks to the ROBOT QUEEN about EXPLOSIONS}}

The Bechdel Test: Does she talk to another woman about something other than a man? YES she talks to the ROBOT QUEEN about EXPLOSIONS

#521; In which a Heroine scowls a lot

  — May 28th, 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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