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PANEL 1: The EMPEROR’s head peaks out from the bottom of the panel, because two huge TESSKANS tower above him.
LOCATION: LA INVENCIBLE
EMPEROR: ADMIRAL! How is this possible? Where was our drive early warning system?!?

PANEL 2: The ADMIRAL leans over the shoulder of PILOT wearing a helmet that covers his eyes.
ADMIRAL: It’s down! Oh god…that whole system is down!
PILOT: The orbital phalanx as well!

PANEL 3: The ADMIRAL holds a see-through tablet up, the glow of an alert reflecting on his face.
ADMIRAL: It’s just repeating some…NYXIAN ERROR MESSAGE.

PANEL 4: The EMPEROR holds his hands up aghast, while the ADMIRAL responds.
EMPEROR: And the fleets? Where are my fleets?
ADMIRAL: At your orders, sire. They’re conducting war grames all week… in orbit over New Zealand.

PANEL 5: The EMPEROR holds his hands up to his head, eyes bulging in horror. The ADMIRAL is also concerned, holding the tablet.
EMPEROR: What?!? RIGHT NOW?!? Tell them to leap! Tell them to leap immediately!
ADMIRAL: My lord, they can’t pinch space near tierra. They’ll have to come via nacelle.

PANEL 6: The EMPEROR looks up at his two TESSKANS.
EMPEROR: GAHHH! Then we have two critical duties: WE NEED TO GET COMMAND AND CONTROL TO SAFETY. I want you two tesskans on me. You go where I go.

PANEL 7: The EMPEROR turns to address a crowd of huge TESSKANS, looing down at him.
EMPEROR: And the rest of you! Go prep my shuttle for immediate departure.

PANEL 8: Extreme close up on the EMPEROR as he gets very intense.
EMPEROR: And Admiral, you turn La Invencible toward that ship, and BEGIN FIRING EVERY M-WAVE YOU HAVE. This ship is the only thing that can stop that city-killer.

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PANEL 1: The EMPEROR’s head peaks out from the bottom of the panel, because two huge TESSKANS tower above him.
LOCATION: LA INVENCIBLE
EMPEROR: ADMIRAL! How is this possible? Where was our drive early warning system?!?

PANEL 2: The ADMIRAL leans over the shoulder of PILOT wearing a helmet that covers his eyes.
ADMIRAL: It’s down! Oh god…that whole system is down!
PILOT: The orbital phalanx as well!

PANEL 3: The ADMIRAL holds a see-through tablet up, the glow of an alert reflecting on his face.
ADMIRAL: It’s just repeating some…NYXIAN ERROR MESSAGE.

PANEL 4: The EMPEROR holds his hands up aghast, while the ADMIRAL responds.
EMPEROR: And the fleets? Where are my fleets?
ADMIRAL: At your orders, sire. They’re conducting war grames all week… in orbit over New Zealand.

PANEL 5: The EMPEROR holds his hands up to his head, eyes bulging in horror. The ADMIRAL is also concerned, holding the tablet.
EMPEROR: What?!? RIGHT NOW?!? Tell them to leap! Tell them to leap immediately!
ADMIRAL: My lord, they can’t pinch space near tierra. They’ll have to come via nacelle.

PANEL 6: The EMPEROR looks up at his two TESSKANS.
EMPEROR: GAHHH! Then we have two critical duties: WE NEED TO GET COMMAND AND CONTROL TO SAFETY. I want you two tesskans on me. You go where I go.

PANEL 7: The EMPEROR turns to address a crowd of huge TESSKANS, looing down at him.
EMPEROR: And the rest of you! Go prep my shuttle for immediate departure.

PANEL 8: Extreme close up on the EMPEROR as he gets very intense.
EMPEROR: And Admiral, you turn La Invencible toward that ship, and BEGIN FIRING EVERY M-WAVE YOU HAVE. This ship is the only thing that can stop that city-killer.

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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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Quick bit of fun news!

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!

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International pals: ACT 3 now w/ better shipping!

ACT 3 just got added to Amazon (link). This is good news if you’re outside the U.S., as this might be the cheapest way to get the book shipped to you. Aaaaand, it just so happens they have it on sale at the moment, 47%-off! So this is a good time to snag it. (The artist makes the same whether on sale, or normal price, btw.)

ACT 3 hardcover on sale on Amazon (47%-off, as of 2/14/23)

ACT 3 softcover on sale on Amazon (34%-off, as of 2/14/23)

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ACT 1 hardcover on sale on Amazon (not on sale, it seems)



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NEW FEATURES! NEW ARCHIVES!

  • The new site is a culmination of 2+ years of work. OVER TWO YEARS. 🙂
  • Key pages have been re-mastered!
  • The *entire archive* has been re-colored!
  • An entirely new archiving system has been designed!
  • Pages are now bigger and prettier — AND there are sliced comics for a mobile version of the site!
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The main story will always be free to read, but we’ve also woven a bunch of rad Patreon extras and exclusives throughout the site. Now, when you join us on Patreon, you’ll get:

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Huge thanks to Brian, the incredible talent behind Toocheke.com and Leetoo.net— for bringing the site to life! I highly recommend Brian and his amazing skills! He is a kind, talented person, who I will absolutely work with again! And huge thanks also to Beth, for the 2+ years of work remastering the Drive archives, and the billion other tasks that went into the new site. And thank YOU for your continued support for Drive on Patreon.com/drive. The story has some fantastic twists and turns ahead, and I can’t wait to share it via this site!

— Dave

PS: Oh! And I should note: There will of course be bugs here and there — every new site has them. But we’ll iron them out in the days and weeks ahead. 🙂


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