Comic Transcripts

[[A fisherman is standing in a small boat, pole in one hand and Starhorse (like a starfish, but with horse heads rather than arms) in the other, just above the water.]]
Fisherman: Woah-oh! That’s sure a big-un! Bet you taste like artichokes!

Starhorse: I am the mighty Starhorse Release me at once, and one wish will be granted.

Fisherman: Well, I’ll be! That is one mighty strange use of the passive voice! “One wish will be granted.” Do you mean my wish, or just some wish at random? Could even be your wish. I had to guess, I’d say if you had a wish, it’d be to get back in that water! So I release you, an’ your wish is granted. That’d sure leave me high and dry!

Fisherman: So I’d just like to clarify, before I go doin’ anything irreversible. If I release you, do I get to make a wish? I want you to state it plainly. Or are you just playing games with semantics? Because I swear to heaven I will simmer you in butter.

[[The part of the Starhorse not in the fisherman’s hand breaks off and falls in the water.]]

Fisherman: Heh heh, I’ll bet now you wish your friends hadn’t abandoned you!
Starhorse: They will regenerate a new head in my place But they will always Forever Be a bunch of jerks

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#808; The Wish of the Starhorse transcribed by in

[[A fisherman is standing in a small boat, pole in one hand and Starhorse (like a starfish, but with horse heads rather than arms) in the other, just above the water.]]
Fisherman: Woah-oh! That’s sure a big-un! Bet you taste like artichokes!

Starhorse: I am the mighty Starhorse Release me at once, and one wish will be granted.

Fisherman: Well, I’ll be! That is one mighty strange use of the passive voice! “One wish will be granted.” Do you mean my wish, or just some wish at random? Could even be your wish. I had to guess, I’d say if you had a wish, it’d be to get back in that water! So I release you, an’ your wish is granted. That’d sure leave me high and dry!

Fisherman: So I’d just like to clarify, before I go doin’ anything irreversible. If I release you, do I get to make a wish? I want you to state it plainly. Or are you just playing games with semantics? Because I swear to heaven I will simmer you in butter.

[[The part of the Starhorse not in the fisherman’s hand breaks off and falls in the water.]]

Fisherman: Heh heh, I’ll bet now you wish your friends hadn’t abandoned you!
Starhorse: They will regenerate a new head in my place But they will always Forever Be a bunch of jerks

{{header: catch WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Everyone is the hero of their own story.}}

#808; The Wish of the Starhorse transcribed by in

[[A fisherman is standing in a small boat, pole in one hand and Starhorse (like a starfish, but with horse heads rather than arms) in the other, just above the water.]]
Fisherman: Woah-oh! That's sure a big-un! Bet you taste like artichokes!

Starhorse: I am the mighty Starhorse Release me at once, and one wish will be granted.

Fisherman: Well, I'll be! That is one mighty strange use of the passive voice! "One wish will be granted." Do you mean my wish, or just some wish at random? Could even be your wish. I had to guess, I'd say if you had a wish, it'd be to get back in that water! So I release you, an' your wish is granted. That'd sure leave me high and dry!

Fisherman: So I'd just like to clarify, before I go doin' anything irreversible. If I release you, do I get to make a wish? I want you to state it plainly. Or are you just playing games with semantics? Because I swear to heaven I will simmer you in butter.

[[The part of the Starhorse not in the fisherman's hand breaks off and falls in the water.]]

Fisherman: Heh heh, I'll bet now you wish your friends hadn't abandoned you!
Starhorse: They will regenerate a new head in my place But they will always Forever Be a bunch of jerks

{{header: catch WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Everyone is the hero of their own story.}}

Everyone is the hero of their own story.

#808; The Wish of the Starhorse

  — March 9th, 2012

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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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