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PANEL 1: ORLA and NANDO walk to the Grand Council, a brick wall and bushes behind them. ORLA: The Grand Council is going to be a brawl. The Jinyiwei knows of two other factions that will stand their own candidates. PANEL 2: ORLA continues. ORLA: On the banking side, Emiliana Cruz is considered your strongest competitor. She is ex-special forces, and Senior V.P. of Banco Imperial. PANEL 3: Super close in on ORLA’s face as she furrows her brow. ORLA: More importantly, she knows where all the skeletons are buried. She’s got dirt on a billion cousins. PANEL 4: ORLA continues, NANDO stops, terrified. ORLA: On the military side, Admiral Cayetano Cruz is the heavy hitter. 44 years in the Armada with a fiercely loyal following. NANDO: LORD. PANEL 5: NANDO turns, freaking out, while Orla keeps thinking. NANDO: How do I compete against any of that? I’m 16! ORLA: Well, you’ll have one small benefit. Since you’re the youngest, YOU’LL SPEAK LAST. And you can hammer La Familia with the truth. PANEL 6: Close up on ORLA as she encourages NANDO. ORLA: You can tell them exactly what we’re facing…because YOU’VE FACED IT YOURSELF. Many of the cousins serve out Drive Corps in a lazy lunar orbit…while you’ve flown half the galaxy. PANEL 7: ORLA continues, arms out. ORLA: You’ve come face-to-face with the Continuum, the Vinn, the Sill, and the Gannath. PANEL 8: ORLA continues while NANDO turns. ORLA: And you’ve built friendships with Veetans, Grasskans, Fillipods, Rhinn, the Qen, and more. NANDO: That’s all well and good, but what if none of that works??? PANEL 9: ORLA, in the background, holds a glowing vid-pak tablet. NANDO, in the foreground and shadow, looks surprised. ORLA: Then…we switch to Plan B. …AND YOU TAKE THIS VID-PAK CALL ONSTAGE. —— 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: ORLA and NANDO walk to the Grand Council, a brick wall and bushes behind them. ORLA: The Grand Council is going to be a brawl. The Jinyiwei knows of two other factions that will stand their own candidates. PANEL 2: ORLA continues. ORLA: On the banking side, Emiliana Cruz is considered your strongest competitor. She is ex-special forces, and Senior V.P. of Banco Imperial. PANEL 3: Super close in on ORLA’s face as she furrows her brow. ORLA: More importantly, she knows where all the skeletons are buried. She’s got dirt on a billion cousins. PANEL 4: ORLA continues, NANDO stops, terrified. ORLA: On the military side, Admiral Cayetano Cruz is the heavy hitter. 44 years in the Armada with a fiercely loyal following. NANDO: LORD. PANEL 5: NANDO turns, freaking out, while Orla keeps thinking. NANDO: How do I compete against any of that? I’m 16! ORLA: Well, you’ll have one small benefit. Since you’re the youngest, YOU’LL SPEAK LAST. And you can hammer La Familia with the truth. PANEL 6: Close up on ORLA as she encourages NANDO. ORLA: You can tell them exactly what we’re facing…because YOU’VE FACED IT YOURSELF. Many of the cousins serve out Drive Corps in a lazy lunar orbit…while you’ve flown half the galaxy. PANEL 7: ORLA continues, arms out. ORLA: You’ve come face-to-face with the Continuum, the Vinn, the Sill, and the Gannath. PANEL 8: ORLA continues while NANDO turns. ORLA: And you’ve built friendships with Veetans, Grasskans, Fillipods, Rhinn, the Qen, and more. NANDO: That’s all well and good, but what if none of that works??? PANEL 9: ORLA, in the background, holds a glowing vid-pak tablet. NANDO, in the foreground and shadow, looks surprised. ORLA: Then…we switch to Plan B. …AND YOU TAKE THIS VID-PAK CALL ONSTAGE. —— 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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We always advise having “many legs under your table.” In other words, comic creators should have many sources of revenue. If one is threatened, the others can keep the business aloft. So it’s important, from time to time, to check for wobbly legs! What are the sources of comics income that are currently vulnerable? ALSO: What’s the difference between Design and Style?



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