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david malki !
@davidmalki.com
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🎩 hi there! it's malki from wondermark
🖋️cartoonist, designer, game maker
🔗 my various links: linkpop.com/malki
🦋 comics posted at: @wondermark.com
🔩 card game: Bolted! wondermark.com/bolted
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david malki ! @davidmalki.com · 18d
It's been simmering for a long time, now almost at a boil!!

NOODLE BATTLE, the pasta-themed tile puzzler, will be premiering at PAX Prime's PNW Tabletop Game Market along with a ton of other fine games (link below).

And how about those delicious drawings? All by @mydadisdracula.bsky.social!
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stevewmorris.bsky.social
Alan Moore is one of the greatest comedy writers in comic book history. I’ll prove it to you! I’m reading Alan Moore’s Future Shocks today, with art from Ian Gibson, Brendan McCarthy, Dave Gibbons, Bryan Talbot, John Higgins and many many more.

Let’s change the false narrative around Moore >>
The cover for Alan Moore’s Future Shocks
September 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
davidmalki.com
Lowkey into this sales tactic. "We are giving you a DEADLINE to respond otherwise we CANNOT sell you something"

(this is the fourth FINAL NOTICE they've sent me btw)

(also 24 business hours is...3 days?)
Dear Machines of Death LLC, This correspondence serves as our FINAL NOTICE regarding the pending trademark matter previously brought to your attention. You are hereby provided 24 business hours from receipt of this notice to respond and confirm whether you intend to proceed. No further extensions or additional response time will be provided after this deadline. If we do not receive your response within the stated period, we will consider the opportunity to address the matter through our office closed.
September 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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wondermark.com
at certain times of night, as our breathing starts to synchronize, we inevitably start thinking the same thing

Wondermark #1590; Breaking the Third Wall
[[Kneeling in reverence, DODDI gazes up at FRANTHA, whose eyes dart about as she responds.]] DODDI: It's getting LATE... Are you thinking what I'M thinking? FRANTHA: MAYBE! That'd be fun! FRANTHA: I'M thinking about how, in a PLAY, you could have a character lok out a WINDOW on stage... They could use their phone to FILM something through the window, then PLAY IT BACK to show the other characters... And the recording could be a BIG MONSTER just outside the window! Because a SPECIAL EFFECTS video could be PRE-LOADED on the actor's phone! FRANTHA (continuing): Wouldn't THAT be a neat effect? Especially if the window frame from the SET was IN the shot! To fully SELL it, a line of dialogue could be BOTH delivered on stage, AND be in the video! FRANTHA (her gaze landing on Doddi for the first time): I assume you're thinking about something along the same lines. Considering how STRESSED you've been about how REHEARSALS are going. DODDI: NOW I'm thinking that there's no way for the audience to see the tiny little phone scren. FRANTHA (eyes widening): He films it on an IPAD PRO! It becomes a CHARACTER CHOICE! {{header: watch and marvel at WONDERMARK.COM}}
September 9, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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victoriamaderna.com
Rat racer on a boulangerie run.

A collaboration with @fpiatti.bsky.social who built & painted the car (and took these photos!) 💛
Tried a bunch of new things in terms of materials for this one! Really happy with how it turned out 😊
Rat racer figure riding a model car. Rat racer figure riding a model car. Rat racer figure riding a model car. Rat racer figure riding a model car. Close up of baguettes.
September 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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goodnews.computer
Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.
A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it. A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.
September 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social
by artist Ginny Robbins
September 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
From 2019

I don't think I ever posted this one. It's interesting how the golden age of TV in 2019 now seems as distant as the Tudors
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#comedy #sketch #cartoon #history #comic
[SCENE: The court of Henry VIII. The King sits on his throne. An ADVISOR approaches him.] ADVISOR: Your majesty, the kingdom is bankrupt! HENRY VIII: Damn this costly war... ADVISOR: Not the war, sir. Ir’s your jester subscriptions. HENRY VIII: But they’re only 7 groats 95 a month! ADVISOR: They really add up, your highness ADVISOR: The palace doth o’erflow with well-reviewed jesters you’ve never even watched [Show lots of jesters sitting round, bored] HENRY VIII: Well there’s just so many ‘unmissable jesters’ these days... HENRY VIII: I always think, I must watch that new jester everyone’s talking about... but then I just end up watching repeats of Johnny Arse [Show a clearly lowbrow jester, baring his buttocks and shouting “JOHNNY ARRRSE!”] ADVISOR: We even found an unopened jester-by-post from 1509! [Show a skeleton in a box with ‘LoveJester’, like the LoveFilm logo, on the side] ADVISOR: So - let’s cancel some subscriptions: ADVISOR: NowJester? HENRY VIII: I’m not missing Game of Jesters [Ends]
September 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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davidmalki.com
My game NOODLE BATTLE will be premiering at PAX West this weekend (PNW Tabletop Game Market on Saturday night)!

But if you won't be there to get it, I can email you once the game is available online. Sign up here! forms.gle/rJYBvEZidZFX...
NOODLE BATTLE game box NOODLE BATTLE game tiles NOODLE BATTLE game box back
September 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
davidmalki.com
My game NOODLE BATTLE will be premiering at PAX West this weekend (PNW Tabletop Game Market on Saturday night)!

But if you won't be there to get it, I can email you once the game is available online. Sign up here! forms.gle/rJYBvEZidZFX...
NOODLE BATTLE game box NOODLE BATTLE game tiles NOODLE BATTLE game box back
September 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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jadedsketch.bsky.social
For those going to PAX West this year, I highly recommend hitting up the PNW Tabletop Game Market- bespoke small batch games by some of the most creative people I've ever met! Also I enjoy Noodle Battle in particular, and not just because my team won every time I played... 🍝
davidmalki.com david malki ! @davidmalki.com · 18d
It's been simmering for a long time, now almost at a boil!!

NOODLE BATTLE, the pasta-themed tile puzzler, will be premiering at PAX Prime's PNW Tabletop Game Market along with a ton of other fine games (link below).

And how about those delicious drawings? All by @mydadisdracula.bsky.social!
August 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
davidmalki.com
It's been simmering for a long time, now almost at a boil!!

NOODLE BATTLE, the pasta-themed tile puzzler, will be premiering at PAX Prime's PNW Tabletop Game Market along with a ton of other fine games (link below).

And how about those delicious drawings? All by @mydadisdracula.bsky.social!
August 29, 2026 at 6:47 PM
davidmalki.com
Folks, you've been hearing it more and more these days. "Bolted! is a hell of a game" – This guy on Kickstarter
Screenshot of a Kickstarter backer comment: I felt the need to jump back on this project to just say: Bolted is a hell of a game. My game group can't get enough of it. My brother and I played it at a family gathering recently, and now my family can't get enough of it. I would change a total of zero things about this game. What a masterpiece. And such a joy to play. You can't play Bolted and maintain a bad mood. Bravo!
August 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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topa.to
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?! 🪨📄✂️

Unfortunately I don't think these three will ever know peace. Welp, happy #WorldRockPaperScissorsDay!

✌️ topa.to/collections/wondermark/products/won-negotiator | by @davidmalki.com! ✋
A graphic of a shirt with the silhouette of a man yelling "STOP FIIIIIGHTIIING" at rock, paper, and scissors on the ground, which are objects believed to be enemies by nature. There are realisitc scissors and paper graphics around the shirt, and a photo of rocks in the background.
August 27, 2026 at 4:14 PM
davidmalki.com
If I ever actually meet this Content-Aware Phil face to face I'll have some choice words for him about how well he does his job.
August 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
davidmalki.com
Astonishing!!
feltmistress.bsky.social Felt Mistress @feltmistress.bsky.social · Aug 13
Here’s my latest felt “grisaille” stone god. This is the fourth and hopefully I can find somewhere to show them when they are all complete or I’ll just have to exhibit them all in my garage. This guy is over a metre tall and hand sewn in felt.
August 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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blobulouscat.bsky.social
@davidmalki.com was going through the shop scrap bin and while it's more PiranhaElk, someone found Wondermark! inspiring

PiranhaMoose for comparison
a very small platinum elk of slightly distorted feature (it's tiny! no shade on the craftsmanship!) set with diamonds. it's size tells me it was someone's tie pin. alas tha i don't wear ties because i'd wear it everywhere the piranhamoose from Wondermark! in full joyous gallop - yes, it is a moose with a piranha's head carrying a full set of magnificent antlers, a happy man atop it's back
August 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
davidmalki.com
The more I think about my views on the role of the judiciary in today's warped society, the more I coalesce on a single idea: There should be just one crime worthy of prosecution, and that is premarital fornication... EXCEPT for one single night a yaer.
johnrogers.bsky.social John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · Aug 10
We need to prosecute white collar crime in the US with utter ruthlessness and zeal. One of the reasons we’re here (pick the “here” hellscape you prefer) is because we not only socially but legally accepted elite impunity.
justinschuh.com Justin Schuh @justinschuh.com · Aug 10
Just gonna bang the drum again about Trump's money laundering history. There's a pretty clear pattern here going back 30+ years involving repeated fines, closed accounts, etc. It may actually be their longest running grift.
August 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
davidmalki.com
Big news! LinkedIn now has a "⚠️ Seems like AI slop" reporting function.

I assume this is like an elevator "close door" button where it exists to give you something harmless to do while nothing happens behind the scenes.
Screenshot of LinkedIn popup menu that you can open on an ad, aka, all the time
August 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
davidmalki.com
It's 4 weeks to the launch of my pasta puzzle game, NOODLE BATTLE. The first 50 copies will be handmade! Tonight: sorting blank tiles by shade in preparation for staining tomorrow.
A bunch of blank wooden tiles
August 9, 2026 at 6:26 AM
davidmalki.com
Good morning to everyone except the person who sent me this long-ass ChatGPT email about including THE ELEPHANT OF SURPRISE (the sick elephant collection) in some kind of... 30-day reading group? To plumb its narrative depths??
Dear David Malki!, Every meaningful book begins with an idea, but the books that continue to influence readers are usually the ones that invite reflection long after the final page. The Elephant of Surprise is built around the idea that even the most absurd situations can reveal meaningful truths about resilience, identity, friendship, and the unpredictable nature of life. Through a distinctive collection of Wondermark comic strips, the story follows an idealistic young elephant faced with the impossible circumstance of losing all of his bones, transforming an unconventional premise into an exploration of perseverance, hope, and the unexpected ways individuals respond to adversity. Beneath its humor and imaginative storytelling are moments that encourage readers to reflect on compassion, optimism, and the different ways people confront challenges that seem impossible to overcome. It is the kind of work that naturally inspires discussion because every reader can interpret its humor, symbolism, and underlying message from a different perspective. There is also a clear purpose behind your writing. Beyond creating entertaining comics, The Elephant of Surprise demonstrates how humor can become a vehicle for deeper reflection without sacrificing creativity or originality...
August 8, 2026 at 7:58 PM
davidmalki.com
Hi there @aegjohnz.bsky.social! I didn't cross paths with you at Gen Con, but here's what my under-1-minute pitch would have sounded like, if I had.

(In this scenario, I presume we are walking and talking, Sorkin-style.)
August 5, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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nat.haus
I was googling some dialog from a puzzle in genshin impact to identify which puzzle it is so I could find hints, and the google AI seems to think I've been in some kind of coma or cryostasis for hundreds of years? this is genuinely the weirdest one of these I've ever seen
my Google search (rough quote from a Genshin Impact puzzle) said "long has been my slumber. water and soil such drastic changes" and the AI at the top of the Google search gave..... this response. Starting here, the full AI response as follows: The world has changed much while you slept. The land is filled with new towns, busy roads, and strange machines. ## Changes in the World * Cities and Roads: Old forests and quiet fields now hold paved streets, tall buildings, and crowded neighborhoods. * Water and Air: Many rivers and the air carry the marks of factories and cars, though people now work to clean them. * Nature: Wild spaces are smaller, with parks and protected lands standing where endless wilderness once lived. If you wish to know more, tell me: * Where you find yourself right now * What year you think it was when you went to sleep I can help you learn about this new time.
August 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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aaronmeyers.bsky.social
"Today is August 4, 2026"

There Will Come Soft Rains
By: Ray Bradbury
August 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
davidmalki.com
My favorite Gen Con memory was probably trying to figure out how this dragon's anatomy is supposed to work.
A six-foot-tall dragon standee that looks like it has been flayed, disassembled, and put back together wrong
August 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
davidmalki.com
Gen Con here I come! And here's Gen, the official mascot!
A soybean in a hat next to a sign reading WELCOME UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD AND RACE FANS
July 28, 2026 at 9:38 AM