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PANEL 1: NARRATION: Saseet We return to CAPTAIN TILL’s table where CAPH the grasskan, ORLA, CUDDOW, NANDO and SKITTER are seated. It is snowing outside, and a chandelier of glass balls hang above their head. TILL: Caph. You haven’t answered my question. WHY WERE YOU FOUND ALONE IN SPACE? CAPH: Because I…I abandoned my post. PANEL 2: Close up on CAPH, the young male grasskan, as he begins to tear up. CAPH: The Empress was dead. The Princesses were dead. And my entire ship was about to commit suicide by nightfall. It felt like the whole Empire had just…decided to die. PANEL 3: CAPH, getting honest and upset, sears up more as he continues. CAPH: BUT I DIDN’T WANT TO DIE! I felt like my life was just getting started at seventeen. PANEL 4: Close up on CAPTAIN TILL as she thinks about Cash’s response. No text. PANEL 5: CAPTAIN TILL frowns, thinking more. No text. PANEL 6: CAPTAIN TILL speaks, sternly. TILL: To abandon one’s post is a serious matter, Caph. I can’t overlook it. PANEL 7: CAPTAIN TILL clenches her eyes shut, thinking harder. No text. PANEL 8: CAPTAIN TILL relaxes a little, eyes still closed. No text. PANEL 9: CAPTAIN TILL, in silhouette, continues. TILL: But I do not find you guilty of DESERTION. It could be argued that your command abandoned YOU…rather than the reverse. PANEL 10: A view of the table, again, as the crew reacts to TILL’s seemingly harsh words. CUDDOW squints, NANDO looks askance at TILL. TILL: Instead, I find you ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. The penalty of which is forfeiture of all pay, and a reduction in rank. PANEL 11: Close up on CAPTAIN TILL, who smiles softly. CAPH (off-panel): But I’m a draft cadet! What rank could I even be reduced to? TILL: Perhaps…a free citizen of Saseet. —— 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: NARRATION: Saseet We return to CAPTAIN TILL’s table where CAPH the grasskan, ORLA, CUDDOW, NANDO and SKITTER are seated. It is snowing outside, and a chandelier of glass balls hang above their head. TILL: Caph. You haven’t answered my question. WHY WERE YOU FOUND ALONE IN SPACE? CAPH: Because I…I abandoned my post. PANEL 2: Close up on CAPH, the young male grasskan, as he begins to tear up. CAPH: The Empress was dead. The Princesses were dead. And my entire ship was about to commit suicide by nightfall. It felt like the whole Empire had just…decided to die. PANEL 3: CAPH, getting honest and upset, sears up more as he continues. CAPH: BUT I DIDN’T WANT TO DIE! I felt like my life was just getting started at seventeen. PANEL 4: Close up on CAPTAIN TILL as she thinks about Cash’s response. No text. PANEL 5: CAPTAIN TILL frowns, thinking more. No text. PANEL 6: CAPTAIN TILL speaks, sternly. TILL: To abandon one’s post is a serious matter, Caph. I can’t overlook it. PANEL 7: CAPTAIN TILL clenches her eyes shut, thinking harder. No text. PANEL 8: CAPTAIN TILL relaxes a little, eyes still closed. No text. PANEL 9: CAPTAIN TILL, in silhouette, continues. TILL: But I do not find you guilty of DESERTION. It could be argued that your command abandoned YOU…rather than the reverse. PANEL 10: A view of the table, again, as the crew reacts to TILL’s seemingly harsh words. CUDDOW squints, NANDO looks askance at TILL. TILL: Instead, I find you ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. The penalty of which is forfeiture of all pay, and a reduction in rank. PANEL 11: Close up on CAPTAIN TILL, who smiles softly. CAPH (off-panel): But I’m a draft cadet! What rank could I even be reduced to? TILL: Perhaps…a free citizen of Saseet. —— 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 June 26, 2025 by Beth Reidmiller
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Drive books now on Kindle Unlimited!

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Dave Kellett

For those of you who have Kindle Unlimited accounts, a heads up: All three Drive books are now on Unlimited. You can read ’em, review ’em, rate ’em, and more! Here are the links!

DRIVE: Act 1
DRIVE: Act 2
DRIVE: Act 3


As you’ll see on my Author Page, all my books are now on Unlimited. All ten Sheldon books, all the pug books, all the themed books, and all the Anatomy books! So if you have an Unlimited account, happy reading!
Anatomy of Dinosaurs
Anatomy of Authors
Anatomy of Animals
Pugs Unleashed
Pugs: They Think They’re People
Pugs: God’s Little Weirdos
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The Good, the Bad and the Pugly
62% More Awesom
A Blizzard of Lizards
Nerds on Parade
Living Dangerously with Saturated Fats
Still Got It
Delightful Jokes for High-Class Folks
In It to Swim It
Pal Times…for Pals!
Coffee: It’s What’s for Dinner
Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953
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Wooo! Special Offer Time!

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Dave Kellett

Special offer: Join us on the Drive Patreon by Thanksgiving (Nov 23), and get the 140-page ACT 4 PREVIEW eBOOK! It’s an exclusive, just for Patreon pals! You’ll also get the 69 page DRIVE MANUAL eBOOK! Plus, you get all the regular Patreon awesomeness:

  • Weekly art giveaways!
  • 200+ pages of bonus “TALES OF THE DRIVE”!
  • Behind-the-scenes!
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  • It’s super worth it! Jump in: https://www.patreon.com/drive


Wanna get my Comic-Con exclusive pins, without going to the ‘Con???

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Dave Kellett

I have six new pins debuting exclusively at Comic-Con next week! But YOU can get them without travelling to San Diego, when you join us on Patreon by Thurs July 13th. On Friday I’ll be sending out the secret link to just the Patreon Pals™, where you can get ‘Con-Exclusive pins without going to the ‘Con!
And when you join on us Patreon, you’ll also get:

  •   200+ pages of bonus “TALES OF THE DRIVE”!
  •   Weekly art giveaways!
  •   Behind-the-scenes!
  •   Pal-times forums!
  •   It’s super worth it! Jump in: https://www.patreon.com/drive

Quick bit of fun news!

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Dave Kellett
hey neat!

…DRIVE just got nominated for “Best Long Form Story” in the National Cartoonist Society Awards!

And to make things even more fun: It’s up against two cartoonists who I’d be proud to lose to! So that’ll make for a fun night in Jersey City!

I think I’ll make a trip of it with my pal Brad Guigar….so! That means I’ll probably do my first east-coast signing in 15 years! Would any NYC/Jersey/Connecticut/Pennsylvania folks come out, if I did that?* More info to come as we get closer to the Sept 7th Awards night!

*You can let me know over on the Patreon chats, or email me at [email protected]

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