david malki !
@davidmalki.com
🎩 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! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/malki/bolted?ref=3qh34x
🖋️cartoonist, designer, game maker
🔗 my various links: linkpop.com/malki
🦋 comics posted at: @wondermark.com
🔩 card game: Bolted! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/malki/bolted?ref=3qh34x
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Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hohoho! I drew this year's holiday card for my art rep, Felix Comic Art. I wanted the recipients to get something that looked like a piece of vintage original art, but also couldn't help poking some fun at Felix's love for Dark Knight Returns.
For the second year in a row, I spent an inordinately long time crafting the perfect gift box for a gallon of windshield washer fluid.
(I couldn't find last year's similar box so I had to make a new one.)
(I couldn't find last year's similar box so I had to make a new one.)
December 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
For the second year in a row, I spent an inordinately long time crafting the perfect gift box for a gallon of windshield washer fluid.
(I couldn't find last year's similar box so I had to make a new one.)
(I couldn't find last year's similar box so I had to make a new one.)
How it started / how it's going
I just thought this was a neat picture and deserved a better frame. (Became a lovely present for my wife.)
I just thought this was a neat picture and deserved a better frame. (Became a lovely present for my wife.)
December 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How it started / how it's going
I just thought this was a neat picture and deserved a better frame. (Became a lovely present for my wife.)
I just thought this was a neat picture and deserved a better frame. (Became a lovely present for my wife.)
periodic reminder that my talented wife @nikkirice.bsky.social made this puppet (and all the puppets for this special)
December 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
periodic reminder that my talented wife @nikkirice.bsky.social made this puppet (and all the puppets for this special)
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An old thread is making the rounds again, so here's an updated version.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
An old thread is making the rounds again, so here's an updated version.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is one of the most enduring and adapted works of literature in history.
But did you know that he wrote 22 sequels?
Some are great! Some are trash! Some are bizarrely fascinating.
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Comics like these are the real reason my kids aren't old enough to read SMBC yet.
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/anythi...
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Jodie Foster: They should have sent a poet
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
Poet: Aliens ahoy! A galactic sight. When you’re in space all day is night
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Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
December 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy holidays! Probably my favorite stop-motion from the past few years. Really enjoyed creating this one.
imagine being trump, having done all the things he knows he has done over the course of his life, running for President thinking "ah, this will all be fine, none of it will ever come to light." On some level he might be as surprised as anyone that the country has given him this much rope for so long
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
imagine being trump, having done all the things he knows he has done over the course of his life, running for President thinking "ah, this will all be fine, none of it will ever come to light." On some level he might be as surprised as anyone that the country has given him this much rope for so long
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My favorite historical costume designer is Sandy Powell, and she has an amazing trick that it took me years to realize: Be conservative with color and lean into modern shapes with your hero, and put your villain in the most outrageously period-specific costume you can.
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My favorite historical costume designer is Sandy Powell, and she has an amazing trick that it took me years to realize: Be conservative with color and lean into modern shapes with your hero, and put your villain in the most outrageously period-specific costume you can.
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Finally got my Bolted! Wrapped for this year. Man, I did NOT think I used the cestus that much
December 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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!!
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!!
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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!!
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!!
11 m i n u t e s
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...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
11 m i n u t e s
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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
Bluesky never saw it, because you can link readily on Bluesky! All I have to do is post a link like this. Easy
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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
Bluesky never saw it, because you can link readily on Bluesky! All I have to do is post a link like this. Easy
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You’d better take a Tanooki suit, Mario. It gets quite nippy in World 6 this time of year.
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...
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![[[two men are singing outside, caroling]]
left man: Jingle bells!
right man: Jingle bells!
both: Jingle them halfway!
left man: Oh what fun--
right man: What's wrong?
[[right man looks concerned]]
right man: Listen, man. I've been thinking. I know this is crazy, but hear me out.
right man: What if we -- this is gonna sound stupid--
right man: What if we jingled
right man: ALL the way?
[[LATER]]
[[both men are now nesltled among many large bags labeled with dollar signs]]
right man: Wooooo
{{header: oh what fun at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The future is written by the ones who follow the craziest ideas.}}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kihgsldesfdvdp7fi65m3m45/bafkreic3zgyl4ogga4rkv2in6eanrya4ztxdyvqrhaqsqf4cktk3w2cpwi@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Idk how truly impactful it is, but I will take a moment to appreciate my game being on the actual root boardgamegeek homepage
December 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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 made a video for @wired.com answering questions from the internet about Victorian history! youtu.be/10iYlK7bsJw?...
Historian Answers Victorian England Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
But then my BURRITO INFLATED in the air fryer and sharing this is FAR MORE PRESSING
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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
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
Bolted! Designer Diary Longread | David Malki !
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December 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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
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
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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.
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.
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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.
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...
December 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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!
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!
![[[SALTY BILL finds a ticket marked ""Violation"" on his automobile.]]
[[We see that the ticket is, in fact, a picture of himself asleep in bed, taken through a window. Upon the picture is written ""I AM WATCHING.""]]
[[SALTY BILL looks up in astonishment.]]
[[OFFICER WHEATGRASS peers around the front of his patrol car.]]
{{header: watch out at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: AGAIN?!}}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3jhbncpebnyeposo7cmqczc/bafkreibusengjyxvhhhq6hsxk6h67yheopvw6oyjokuckxiy5xy6qcwo2y@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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!
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!