#819; What a Mean, Scary Life

Comic Transcripts

Mr. Meanscary: Gax, nobody’s afraid of you because you’re cool. You say what’s on your mind and don’t take crap from anybody. People look up to you! They desperately want to be cool enough to be your friend. I look up to you.

Mr. Meanscary: I’m thrice-divorced. I’m allergic to balloons. I have Hepatitis F. I was caught trying shoplift a Happy Meal toy for my kid and now I can’t get within fifty yards of a hamburger. Once, my milk went bad in the fridge and I drank it because I didn’t feel like I deserved to have fresh milk.

Mr. Meanscary: I just emit something. Trigger some kind of primal brain-stem revulsion. People aren’t afraid that I’ll hurt them. They’re afraid that I’ll rub off on them. That’s why people like you. Because they hope you will.

Mr. Meanscary: <> That, and your skin secretes serotonin.
Gax: I know! The fear pheromone! That’s what’s got me so puzzled!

{{header: a contact high from WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Mr Meanscary’s favorite TV show is The Biggest Loser.}}

#819; What a Mean, Scary Life transcribed by in

Mr. Meanscary: <> That, and your skin secretes serotonin.
Gax: I know! The fear pheromone! That’s what’s got me so puzzled!

{{header: a contact high from WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Mr Meanscary’s favorite TV show is The Biggest Loser.}}

#819; What a Mean, Scary Life transcribed by in

Bolted! games have been shipping to backers over the last couple of weeks! The non-US orders are (mostly) done and some folks have been reporting receiving them already!

@davidmalki.com My game arrived today!! It looks gorgeous 🙂 Hope you are well 🙂

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— Lar deSouza (@lartist.bsky.social) April 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM

My US inventory of games is now in-country, but still being staged at the fulfillment centers. It’s being distributed to regional warehouses, so the actual shipping to backers happens more efficiently. I hope the bulk of US shipping will start next week.

These are what the cartons (and games) look like!

bolted! games BOLTED! GAMES (pounding the table) B O L T E D ! G A M E S

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— david malki ! (@davidmalki.com) April 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

I am also waiting on the bonus cards to be finished printing! I ended up needing many more of those than I had anticipated, so I decided to have the game factory print those too, for perfect matching with the base game cards.

Most people will be receiving two separate mailings: the game itself, and “anything else” (bonus cards and/or add-ons) which will be sent by me personally.

As of today, 86% of backers have completed their surveys so far! That’s pretty good, but it’s not everyone. I know YOU PERSONALLY have already completed YOURS though, so no worries!!

We have now moved OFF of Kickstarter and ONTO BackerKit for any new orders. You can bundle a game with basically anything else I sell on that there website, it’s pretty nuts!