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PANEL 1: Location: TIERRA Description: A fleet of ships in silhouette speed toward the viewer, streaks of stars indicate FTL flight.\ NARRATION: It is of historical note that the Nyx built exactly 72 ships for their new fleet. This was not an accident. In. Nyxian mathematics, 72 carries a quasi-numinous weight. PANEL 2: The NYX ships speed from left to right, 4 ships indicating a large fleet. Stars streak behind them as they continue in FTL flight. NARRATION: They chose 72 because it reflects the internal harmonics of an eight-dimensional structure. PANEL 3: Close up on one ship, angled toward the viewer, stars streaking behind them. NARRATION: They chose 72 because it counts every rotation of an ideal form that preserves identity. They chose 72 because it arises naturally in the mathematics of continuous symmtry. PANEL 4: 14 of the 72 ships are shown, no longer in flight, all firing M-waves from their cannons at one target (off panel). NARRATION: And so it was that 72 Nyxian ships unpinched space just past the Lagrance Point for Tierra. And fired 72 next-generation M-Wave cannons. PANEL 5: Close up on the ring of La Invencible being rained down with M-waves. NARRATION: Which struck presicely at 72 points around a Class-9 Super Heavy Ring. PANEL 6: A full view of La Invencible, it’s ring completely blown to bits. Shadows of other hits around the entire ship. NARRATION: Which meant La Invencible would never again pinch space. ——— Want to read the full story? Join us at Patreon.com/drive for the *FULL* Tales of the Drive archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! DRIVE copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
PANEL 1: Location: TIERRA Description: A fleet of ships in silhouette speed toward the viewer, streaks of stars indicate FTL flight.\ NARRATION: It is of historical note that the Nyx built exactly 72 ships for their new fleet. This was not an accident. In. Nyxian mathematics, 72 carries a quasi-numinous weight. PANEL 2: The NYX ships speed from left to right, 4 ships indicating a large fleet. Stars streak behind them as they continue in FTL flight. NARRATION: They chose 72 because it reflects the internal harmonics of an eight-dimensional structure. PANEL 3: Close up on one ship, angled toward the viewer, stars streaking behind them. NARRATION: They chose 72 because it counts every rotation of an ideal form that preserves identity. They chose 72 because it arises naturally in the mathematics of continuous symmtry. PANEL 4: 14 of the 72 ships are shown, no longer in flight, all firing M-waves from their cannons at one target (off panel). NARRATION: And so it was that 72 Nyxian ships unpinched space just past the Lagrance Point for Tierra. And fired 72 next-generation M-Wave cannons. PANEL 5: Close up on the ring of La Invencible being rained down with M-waves. NARRATION: Which struck presicely at 72 points around a Class-9 Super Heavy Ring. PANEL 6: A full view of La Invencible, it’s ring completely blown to bits. Shadows of other hits around the entire ship. NARRATION: Which meant La Invencible would never again pinch space. ——— Want to read the full story? Join us at Patreon.com/drive for the *FULL* Tales of the Drive archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! DRIVE copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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Posted on January 22, 2026 by Beth Reidmiller

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Posted on October 31, 2025 by Beth Reidmiller

Pals! Every week my cartooning pal Brad Guigar and I fire up the mics to talk about comics. It’s half shop talk, half how-to, and half friendship. That’s right: WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It’s tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro!

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Cathy Guisewite, the creator of the iconic comic strip ‘Cathy’, shares her journey through the world of cartooning, the challenges she faced as a female cartoonist, and the cultural impact of her work. From her early days of struggling with drawing to her experiences on The Tonight Show, Cathy reflects on her evolution as an artist and the significance of her comic strip in addressing women’s issues. She discusses the release of her 50th Anniversary Collection and the bittersweet feelings surrounding the end of her long-running strip.

🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 We redesign Skeletor!

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Dave Kellett

ha ha ha GANG, have you ever wanted to know what I look like, WHILE ALSO laughing on the couch for 20 minutes?!? Well do I have the perfect drawing show for you! 

On the new episode of “The Wrong Way” —our drawing-n-friendship show— we redesign **SKELETOR** to hilarious results! I ended up drawing him as an emo midwestern teen. 

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Posted on August 21, 2025 by Beth Reidmiller

Drive readers! It’s SPECIAL OFFER TIME! Join patreon.com/drive/membership by Aug 31 and you’ll get *three* Drive eBooks: 

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DRIVE @ San Diego Comic-Con!

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Dave Kellett

Drive Pals! I’ll be at SDCC all five days, signing and sketching at Booth 1228! I’m happily putting free sketches in all Drive books — and we’ll have ACTS 1-4 in hardcover *and* softcover! The second printing of the ACT 1 softcover is here! Hope to see you there!

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