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PANEL 1: Location: The Spreading Fire KIK, the lizard-lie alien, sits at a table reading from a clear tablet, hand on his head. His bird leans over, seemingly reading along with him KIK: I guess Ahmis was right, Buddy. The Circle’s End DOES kinda sing. PANEL 2: From outside their ship, we see the ship zooming through the stars. KIK (from inside): Or at least, these Continuum books sez it’s so. They say it uses the harmonies of a naked singularity to “sing a new song to the universe.” PANEL 4: KIK stretches his arms out as he continues. KIK: And as it sings, the waltz-like rhythm of a fractional quantum hall state forms. And all the chaotic dancers of the cosmic plenum begin to swirl…TOGETHER! PANEL 5: KIK bends over, pulling his hands together. KIK: What was once a crowded dance floor, where everyone was bumpin’ into each other, becomes perfect synchronicity! A swirling ballroom of dancers perfectly aligned, and at perfect Planck-scale densities PANEL 6: KIK swirls his finger in the air. KIK: And as them dancers whirl around the ballroom, faster and faster, they become more stable, more topologically protected! Their dance is irresistible! Every onlooker is intoxicated by their energy! Their entanglement! PANEL 7: KIK brings his fingers to touch close to his face. KIK: And the internal curvature of the dance creates a collective quantum geometry! And in that moment ONLY THE DANCE MATTERS. All quantum information, all spacetime, warps to match the dancers flow! PANEL 8: KIK puts the tablet down to talk directly to his bird. KIK: Or…at least… that’s what the book says? PANEL 9: KIK slumps over with his fists on his chin. The bird looks down at him. Behind them, the door is open to a bright hallways. AHMIS stands int he door way, backlit, with a sweet smile on his face. KIK: I dunno, Buddy. MEBBE I DON’T GET IT YET. —— 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: The Spreading Fire KIK, the lizard-lie alien, sits at a table reading from a clear tablet, hand on his head. His bird leans over, seemingly reading along with him KIK: I guess Ahmis was right, Buddy. The Circle’s End DOES kinda sing. PANEL 2: From outside their ship, we see the ship zooming through the stars. KIK (from inside): Or at least, these Continuum books sez it’s so. They say it uses the harmonies of a naked singularity to “sing a new song to the universe.” PANEL 4: KIK stretches his arms out as he continues. KIK: And as it sings, the waltz-like rhythm of a fractional quantum hall state forms. And all the chaotic dancers of the cosmic plenum begin to swirl…TOGETHER! PANEL 5: KIK bends over, pulling his hands together. KIK: What was once a crowded dance floor, where everyone was bumpin’ into each other, becomes perfect synchronicity! A swirling ballroom of dancers perfectly aligned, and at perfect Planck-scale densities PANEL 6: KIK swirls his finger in the air. KIK: And as them dancers whirl around the ballroom, faster and faster, they become more stable, more topologically protected! Their dance is irresistible! Every onlooker is intoxicated by their energy! Their entanglement! PANEL 7: KIK brings his fingers to touch close to his face. KIK: And the internal curvature of the dance creates a collective quantum geometry! And in that moment ONLY THE DANCE MATTERS. All quantum information, all spacetime, warps to match the dancers flow! PANEL 8: KIK puts the tablet down to talk directly to his bird. KIK: Or…at least… that’s what the book says? PANEL 9: KIK slumps over with his fists on his chin. The bird looks down at him. Behind them, the door is open to a bright hallways. AHMIS stands int he door way, backlit, with a sweet smile on his face. KIK: I dunno, Buddy. MEBBE I DON’T GET IT YET. —— 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 December 18, 2025 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.
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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”!
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  •   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]

International pals: ACT 3 now w/ better shipping!

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Beth Reidmiller

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)

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

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

THE NEW SITE IS LIVE!

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Dave Kellett

Hooray! The new site is up and running!
Click around! Check it out!

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!
  • And it’s all wrapped up in a clean new design!
  • New RSS feed is here: https://www.drivecomic.com/feed

PATREON NOW WOVEN INTO THE SITE:

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:

  • Exclusive early reads for future weeks!
  • Exclusive sneak peeks and behind-the scenes!
  • Exclusive community forums where I chime in all the time!
  • Exclusive Kickstarter extras!
  • 200+ pages of “Tales of the Drive”! (Going forward, every new Tales will run once on the main site, then move to the “Tales” sub-domain a month or so after it wraps.)
  • Special maps, ship blueprints, timelines and more!
  • And — a Patreon favorite — weekly giveaways of original art!

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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