YOU'LL GET:
Join Patreon
Login with Patreon
FULL ARCHIVES
Act 5. Pg 087
Act 5. Pg 088
Act 5. Pg 089
LOG IN TO READ EARLY!
(Patreon Only)Patreon Only
JUMP TO:
Act 1Act 4
Act 2Act 5
Act 3Act 6
Tales of the Drive
JUMP TO:  Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5Act 6 Tales of the Drive
ARCHIVE
ARCHIVE
PANEL 1: The Spark of Thought getting pummeled with m-waves in space. GRUN, from inside the ship: “S’rrender?” I aint here for no treaty, Emp’ror. I’m here for a FUNERAL. PANEL 2: Close up on the Emperor, underlit, terrified, eyes wide as he looks over his shoulder. EMPEROR: But I yield! I give you everything! PANEL 3: The Emperor yells in the foreground as the Tesskan who has been trying to get through the doors in the background finally makes it though. EMPEROR: I surrender for Madrid! TESSKAN: Fear’s runnin’ thick on you, little man. PANEL 4: The Tesskan steps through the hole he made, with another tesskan seen behind him. TESSKAN: …But it ain’t lyin’. Yer down to yer last few breaths. PANEL 5 and 6: Two panels are the same scene, split down the middle of the Emperor’s face. He grips the edges of a computer terminal that is throwing light on his face. Behind him the large Tesskan unsheeths his claws with a “SHINK,” CAPTAIN, over intercom: Sire, hang on! We’re six minutes out! EMPEROR: CAPTAIN…? THey’d cut out the heart of our Empire. FOR MADRID I’D SURRENDER. TESSKAN: You read t’ die, boy? PANEL 6: The Emperor’s hand is scene on the terminal screen, sliding a button up to the point where an exclamation mark in a triangle gives a warning. EMPEROR (in Spanish): “…de Madrid al cielo, y en el cielo, un agujerito para verlo.” PANEL 7: The back of the Emperor’s ship, La Invencible shows the nacels charging up their power. The ships’ ring is obliterated. EMPEROR (from inside the ship): For Madrid, Tio CAPTAIN (from the Machito, via intercom): SIRE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PANEL 8: The Emperor’s head, bags under his eyes, stands terrified but calm. A blast of white begins to engulf his form. EMPEROR REMEMBER ME, CAPTAIN. Remember me as someone who always— PANEL 9: A splash page of a terrific collision. La Invencible blasts into the wing and side of The Spark of Thought. A large THOOOOOOOOM stretches across the panel, shrapnel and explosions flies out. —— 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: The Spark of Thought getting pummeled with m-waves in space. GRUN, from inside the ship: “S’rrender?” I aint here for no treaty, Emp’ror. I’m here for a FUNERAL. PANEL 2: Close up on the Emperor, underlit, terrified, eyes wide as he looks over his shoulder. EMPEROR: But I yield! I give you everything! PANEL 3: The Emperor yells in the foreground as the Tesskan who has been trying to get through the doors in the background finally makes it though. EMPEROR: I surrender for Madrid! TESSKAN: Fear’s runnin’ thick on you, little man. PANEL 4: The Tesskan steps through the hole he made, with another tesskan seen behind him. TESSKAN: …But it ain’t lyin’. Yer down to yer last few breaths. PANEL 5 and 6: Two panels are the same scene, split down the middle of the Emperor’s face. He grips the edges of a computer terminal that is throwing light on his face. Behind him the large Tesskan unsheeths his claws with a “SHINK,” CAPTAIN, over intercom: Sire, hang on! We’re six minutes out! EMPEROR: CAPTAIN…? THey’d cut out the heart of our Empire. FOR MADRID I’D SURRENDER. TESSKAN: You read t’ die, boy? PANEL 6: The Emperor’s hand is scene on the terminal screen, sliding a button up to the point where an exclamation mark in a triangle gives a warning. EMPEROR (in Spanish): “…de Madrid al cielo, y en el cielo, un agujerito para verlo.” PANEL 7: The back of the Emperor’s ship, La Invencible shows the nacels charging up their power. The ships’ ring is obliterated. EMPEROR (from inside the ship): For Madrid, Tio CAPTAIN (from the Machito, via intercom): SIRE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PANEL 8: The Emperor’s head, bags under his eyes, stands terrified but calm. A blast of white begins to engulf his form. EMPEROR REMEMBER ME, CAPTAIN. Remember me as someone who always— PANEL 9: A splash page of a terrific collision. La Invencible blasts into the wing and side of The Spark of Thought. A large THOOOOOOOOM stretches across the panel, shrapnel and explosions flies out. —— 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
FULL ARCHIVES
Act 5. Pg 087
Act 5. Pg 088
Act 5. Pg 089
LOG IN TO READ EARLY!
(Patreon Only)Patreon Only
JUMP TO:
Act 1Act 4
Act 2Act 5
Act 3Act 6
Tales of the Drive
JUMP TO:  Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5Act 6 Tales of the Drive
ARCHIVE
Get the Books >>>
Login to Patreon to join the conversation
More ways to read drive >>>

Blog

Act 5. Pg 089
Posted on March 19, 2026 by Beth Reidmiller

Did you know I give away a free piece of original art every week on the Drive Patreon? EVERY WEEK! It's just one of the reasons that Patreon is awesome.
Join us on Patreon and get:

  •   200+ pages of bonus "TALES OF THE DRIVE"!
  •   Weekly art giveaways!
  •   Behind-the-scenes!
  •   Pal-times forums!

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!

Check it out: Dave’s Favorite from *THIS DAY* in the Archives!

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Beth Reidmiller

Pals! Here’s my favorite Sheldon comic from THIS DAY IN 2021! 

If you’re a Patreon Pal, you can log in and check out 5,000 more comics in the archives!

And if you’re not yet a pal on Patreon…JOIN US! You’ll get immediate access to:

– Over 5,000 comics!

– Plus all the themed collections! (Including “Dave’s Faves”, “Pugs”, “Coffee”, and more!)

– Plus weekly giveaways of original art!

– It’s so dang cool: JOIN US!

PANEL 1: An orange SCORPION rides of the back of a green FROG, who is wildly splashing in the water. The sky is blue. FROG: OW! Scorpion! Why would you sting me int he middle of the river? Now are both going to die! PANEL 2: The SCORPION looks annoyed, the FROG is angry, but has stopped thrashing. SCORPION: Ah, my friend. Because it is my NATURE to sting. FROG: Your nature is to be a tremendously huge but ahead! THAT’S your nature!! PANEL 3: The sky has turned a darker blue, the FROG looks ill and starts to sink. The SCORPION looks introspective. No text. PANEL 4: The sky is a darker blue now, the frog is head-down in the water, bubbles popping on the surface. The SCORPION is still on the frogs back, his eyes wide. SCORPION: Well that is just hurtful. ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

Ha ha ha watch Dave draw Garfield…THE WRONG WAY

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Dave Kellett

Drive Pals! The next episode of THE WRONG WAY is up! And this time, we tackle my pal Jim Davis’ orange furball…GARFIELD! I love how my (incorrect) version came out — I hope you’ll check it out. These shows are so fun to make. And so far….no lawsuit from Jim! So it’s a win-win episode! 🙂

And if you missed them, here’s the first two episodes:

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzfGkZEDtPA
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74IPbDRRrkA

More of Dave Kellett >>>More Dave >>>