In the next issue of Schmalk magazine: Michaelina Wautier’s Triumph of Bacchus (1650) meets modern politics.
Our author Giorgio Vasari writes an allegorical poem connecting Bacchus—the god of intoxication and collective frenzy—to the spectacle of 2025’s world stage.
From divine ecstasy to political delirium, the procession continues.
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(1/2) On July 4th 2026, the United States turns 250.
To mark the occasion, the government unveils its plan for a new America-centric calendar system — one in which 1776 becomes Year 0.
A short story about the power of time-keeping by Schmalk author W. Dupris.
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From "The Wheels of the Godavari": the young bookkeeper stands before the Commandant’s lair, a place where duty meets myth.
One of our favourite images from the webcomic — a meditation on power, obedience, and the quiet terror of entering someone else’s world.
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“Each of us is sometimes a cretin, a fool, a moron, or a lunatic. A normal person is just a reasonable mix of these components.” — Umberto Eco
2025 feels like an Eco novel: Normal persons everywhere.
Meet Schmalk’s patron saint — the man, the myth, the legend.
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