Author: Dave Kellett

Pals! The nominations for sci-fi’s biggest award — the HUGOS — are officially OPEN! If you’re a past/present member of WorldCon, you got an email today [from “LA V Virtual Convention Team” / [email protected]] asking you to activate your WorldCon account and make your nominations. And gang, it would mean the world to me if you considered these two lil’ sweethearts among your nominations:

• FOR BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC:
  DRIVE (DriveComic.com) | Artist: Dave Kellett | Publisher: Small Fish Studios
  
• FOR BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST:
  DAVE KELLETT  |  Example of their Work: DriveComic.com

(NOTE: The “Drive Act 4” book had a copyright of 2024, so that book doesn’t qualify. But the two above do qualify!)

Drive has never been nominated for a Hugo — and I think it would be tremendous fun! Especially since I’LL BE THERE for the first time in a decade! That’s right: With WorldCon being in Anaheim this year — I’ll be at the show, handing out high-fives LIKE THEY’RE GOING OUT OF STYLE!

But honestly, there’s no shortage of amazing sci-fi stories in 2025 — so be generous with your nominations!

Thanks, pals!
– Dave

Sci-fi pals! If you’re hoping to nominate your favorites for the Hugo Awards, the first step is joining the World Science Fiction Society before Jan 31st! Here’s the link — look for the”WSFS Membership Only” tier: https://scifiinc99.regfox.com/membership

(Or even better, get tickets for WorldCon in LA at that same link, and come say hi! I’ll be there!)

ha ha ha GANG, have you ever wanted to know what I look like, WHILE ALSO laughing on the couch for 20 minutes?!? Well do I have the perfect drawing show for you! 

On the new episode of “The Wrong Way” —our drawing-n-friendship show— we redesign **SKELETOR** to hilarious results! I ended up drawing him as an emo midwestern teen. 

Check out the episode here: youtu.be/JPmULPU9WoY, or get all the episodes, here: https://www.youtube.com/@wrongwayshow

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!

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

A heads up for Patreon Pals™, and folks who want to become Patreon Pals™! There’s a bonus DRIVE page up on Patreon right now — one that will never appear on the main site! ha ha ha and it’s awesome. You won’t want to miss it! Here’s the link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-from-of-99737493

JOIN US ON PATREON! LOOK WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU JOIN!

•   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

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
Pure Ducky Goodness
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
Pop Culture!

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!
• Pal-times forums!
• It’s super worth it! Jump in: https://www.patreon.com/drive

ha ha ha
I tried out Adobe Photoshop’s A.I. “generative fill on a Drive splash page, to FASCINATING and hilarious results. Patreon Pals™: Go check out the bonkers images and commentary, here: https://patreon.com/posts/91718196

For DRIVE folks who like original art: I drew that pivotal scene with Skitter in inks and washes, and it came out *beautiful*! If you’d like it for your walls, I put it on eBay for one penny: Go snag it! https://www.ebay.com/itm/295900489729