…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]

For those of you who love original art:

I put this Nosh-and-Cuddow piece up on eBay, starting at one penny. It’s ink-and grays and white opaques…and will frame up soops good. Go snag it for your wall! Starts at one penny!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295742324010

Get all 3 gorgeous Drive hardcovers, and save $15! If you haven’t checked out how *beautiful* the Drive hardcovers are, this is your chance to jump in on Drive the way it was meant to be read! And hot dang: If you’ve got a loved one that loves sci-fi: This is an amazing gift! Go snag ’em!

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)

Drive Pals! For those of you who read DRIVE via RSS, there’s a new feed you’ll want to use, going forward:

https://www.drivecomic.com/feed

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. 🙂