Finally got my Bolted! Wrapped for this year. Man, I did NOT think I used the cestus that much

And that's a wrap! Thank you, all 607 of you (and the 432 of you from earlier this year). This game's gonna be great!! Kickstarter now allows "late pledges" for certain rewards, so if you totally whiffed on this, there's still time, but we are MOVING ON and I'm excited to get this game to ya!!

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BONUS COMIC: When Bolted! first launched, I made this comic for the places where links are throttled or difficult -- a customized version for Instagram (here), Facebook, and GoComics. Bluesky never saw it, because you can link readily on Bluesky! All I have to do is post a link like this. Easy

You’d better take a Tanooki suit, Mario. It gets quite nippy in World 6 this time of year.

Round numbers, once again. 100 minutes to go! When they start counting in minutes, you know things are getting good. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Sometimes you just gotta zig when everyone else thinks you'll zag. Wondermark #779; The Breakthrough

Idk how truly impactful it is, but I will take a moment to appreciate my game being on the actual root boardgamegeek homepage

this is great!

I got up this morning eager to tell everyone how it's the final day for my game Bolted! on Kickstarter. Just so much to say about that, including sharing the long writeup I did about the game's development. But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING

Here's a Designer Diary about Bolted!'s development! Even though it spotlights my more doofus choices and missteps, I trust that some readers may take heart at how a polished outcome can be the result of a long, winding, and setback-filled process... Bolted Design Diary Longread

Oh hot diggity dang! I'm playing wintertimes tunes with @mariancall.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY. Join us for (drumroll) 🥁… 🎉 Call & Molly's Holly Jolly Almost Solstice Singalong! mariancall.bandcamp.com/merch/call-m... Dec 19 6pm PT / 9pm ET. $10+, replay available 48 hours after.

I love this. The system works, folks. Read about the thing I made, and all the mistakes I made making it, but then solved, I swear: www.patreon.com/posts/146182...

It's true!! Both Kory's kind words OF COURSE, but also the fact that Kory colored this comic for my 2009 book. I think this comic was based around the fact that I had source imagery of the same dude with different facial expressions, which was rare!

do you gotta personify the dead trees in the vacant lot too. they're having a hard enough time without you imagining they have an opinion about what's happening Wondermark #1578; In which Trees are a Lot

Renton had this moment when he was finally able to transition & take hormones, which I think about a lot. Renton also found a community of people who loved/supported him, and who will fuck you up if you mess with Renton www.huffpost.com/entry/trans-...

Remember the important mnemonic RNBTG: Round Numbers, Baby, They're Good www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

This comic was created as part of a "Secret Santa" comics exchange. These characters are Tiff and Eve, and this strip was written by Fran Sundblad, the author of the comic Tiff 🏳️‍⚧️ & Eve, and rendered in Wondermark style by me. 🔗 Original Reddit post cc: @tiffandevecomics.bsky.social

Who am I to argue with Sen, either!! (Certainly not someone who has been permanently marred by the events that transpired in Clifton, NJ in 2008)

Who am I to argue with Jason!

This feels like a @bradguigar.com joke. "She's part mermaid and part sea cow." 📖 Gent Yearbook, 1982 #magazinetimemachine

This is starting now!! twitch.tv/davidmalki

TODAY! Shortly! I will play Bolted! in SOLO MODE - aided and assisted by Sam Logan! @samandfuzzy.com Stream starts at 1pm Pacific at twitch.tv/davidmalki Here is the game we'll be playing!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Here's the video replay of yesterday's thrilling game! www.twitch.tv/videos/26442...

perfect parent/child relationship. extremely high bar

Live stream is starting now! twitch.tv/davidmalki

TODAY - 3 more competitors enter the BOLTAGON for a head-to-head BOLT-BOUT: Zach Weinersmith! @zachweinersmith.bsky.social Sen! @dresdencodak.com Kevin McShane! @kevinmcshane.org Streaming live @ 4:15 Pacific at twitch.tv/davidmalki Playing this game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

You know anything from Mattie has to be A+ and this is no exception

The round numbers are like dandelion seeds in the wind

I love me some round numbers!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Starting now!! twitch.tv/davidmalki

Today! Competing live in the BOLTODOME at 1:15 Pacific! It's: Scott C.! @scottlava.bsky.social Shing Yin Khor! @shing.bsky.social Cat Farris! @cattifer.bsky.social Streaming at: twitch.tv/davidmalki Playing THIS GAME: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Here's a blog post all about the 3 different bonus cards you can get with Bolted! wondermark.com/here-is-a-vi...

We love to see it!!

Here's the replay! This one was a DOOZY www.twitch.tv/videos/26414...

This is starting now!! twitch.tv/davidmalki

LATER TODAY, battling in the BOLTRENA: Dylan Meconis! @dylanmeconis.bsky.social Kaylee Rowena! @kayleerowena.com Kendra P! @hagofbolding.bsky.social Streaming live at 12:15 Pacific at twitch.tv/davidmalki Playing THIS GAME (in case it was unclear): www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Here's the replay of yesterday's game! www.twitch.tv/videos/26405...

This is starting now! twitch.tv/davidmalki

Entering the Boltitorium TODAY for a live play of my game Bolted!: Jeph Jacques! @ass.golf Jon Rosenberg! @jonrosenberg.bsky.social Colleen AF Venable! @colleenaf.bsky.social Starting at 1:15 Pacific at twitch.tv/davidmalki WHAT game, you ask? WHY, THIS ONE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

terrifying if true! Wondermark #1020; The Unknown Knowns

Today's stream starts now! twitch.tv/davidmalki

Every day it seems we hear from teachers describing how their students are unable to think because they use AI for everything Meanwhile my THIRD GRADER comes home with a certificate from an "Hour of AI" workshop at school (sponsored by Microsoft, Amazon, Google)

I very much appreciate that Bolted! is a Kickstarter "Project We Love" but I wish they also had a "Projects We Hate" category. I'd love a browse through a list of "Projects We Think Are Just Dogshit"

One of the items I'm offering in the Bolted! Kickstarter is a custom-made collage! I went into the workshop to make one of 'em as an example, here: youtu.be/7bttNfIY1gs Kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Today's Bolted! livestream starts at 6pm Pacific! Featuring the dulcet ear-warming tones of: Molly Lewis! @mollylewis.wtf Seth Boyer! [wisely not on this website] Jordan Morris! @jordanmorris.bsky.social Streaming at: twitch.tv/davidmalki The game itself: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

We got comic books, art books, and even some books WITHOUT pictures (very rare)! These would make great gifts for many different ages, we’d say the range goes from like 1 year old to about 2 million years old? Probably? topatoco.com/collections/...

I am quite taken with this dude on youtube whose whole deal is, "What if you use a weird thing as a camera lens?" and the part I love the most is that 90% of the time, the result is, "idk, looks kind of weird I guess!" www.youtube.com/@lensevision...

People can't handle a trans person changing their name but they'll say "oh that group of people? Collectively they are known as Portugal. The Man. No that's all one sentence, the period is part of the name. Yeah I think they got it from whatever words were visible on the corner of a newspaper"