Dave Kellett

PANEL 1: THE CAPTAIN talks to SKITTER, sitting in his hover chair. CAPTAIN: “Laying down the block”? For who? SKITTER: The Moron’s Mane. They’re not armada, so Tierra’s cannons are gunning for them. I told Genn to get behind me. PANEL 2: ORLA, at a computer console, gestures. ORLA: Skitter, what if those cannons decide to shoot THROUGH us? PANEL 3: SKITTER, alone in his chair, responds. SKITTER: They won’t. The M-waves are staying clear of— VOICE: HEY EMP’ROR? YOU STILL THERE? PANEL 4: The CAPTAIN stands in the background as ORLA squints at the computer console. CAPTAIN: Orla, what’s that voice? ORLA: Some idiot is blasting on every open frequency. VOICE: EMP’ROR? PANEL 5: From behind the CAPTAIN, pointing at SKITTER, squinting. CAPTAIN: Well turn it down! And skitter, tell Genn to FLY TIGHT. We’re getting to that ship. SKITTER: Yes Ma’am. But this is like running a three-legged race… TRYING TO FLY TWO SHIPS IN SYNC. VOICE: IT’S GRUN AGAIN. AND I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS. PANEL 6: From space, we see THE SPARK OF THOUGHT above Earth, still being pelted with M-waves. GRUN, from inside the ship: OUR SHIP JUST FIGGERED OUT WHICH O’ THEM PRETTY CITIES DOWN THERE IS YER CAPITAL. —— 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

Bluesky pals! I have a sci-fi graphic novel called DRIVE, & it's my favorite thing I've ever done! If you need a long, escapist read at the moment the entire thing is free to read, here: drivecomic.com
(THIS PAGE: EMP'ROR)

PANEL 1: Against a dramatic orange-red background, SHELDON, a ten year old boy with large glasses, dramatically gestures as he recites: CRY HAVOC! And let slip the dogs of war. Next to him stands OSO, a fawn pug, who looks at him unfazed. PANEL 2: SHELDON pauses his dramatic motions, waiting for OSO to respond. OSO stands closer, simply looking up at him without emotion. PANEL 3: SHELDON opens his eyes, still posed dramatically, to look at OSO. OSO looks at him, cocking his head. The background has become slightly less red. PANEL 4: On a slightly less orange background, SHELDON tries again, less dramatically, recites: CRY HAVOC! And let slip the dogs of war!! OSO looks at him still confused. PANEL 5: SHELDON, posing dramatically but a little less so, leans closer to OSO who looks at him, ears down. The background is now a pale peach. No text. PANEL 6: OSO lifts his leg against a tree as the background bleeds the last of the orange into a blue sky. SHELDON stands arms downs, furrowing his eyebrows. No text. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Dogs of War

Title treatment for ANATOMY OF MONSTERS

Coming soon: ANATOMY OF MONSTERS!

"We got yer warewolfs & wendigos, yer draculas & yer dryads, yer minotaurs & yer mothman!"

...it's gonna be fun to draw up everyone's favorite beasties in my style :)

In-flight announcement patreon.com/berkeleymews

ha ha ha y' ain't wrong! :)

This super fun idea was completely lifted from @bradguigar.com, by the way! A genius idea, through-and-through

A solid strategy that my wife and I have used! We use the metaphor of two cliff-climbers, and one has to stake in while the other scrambles higher. Then *they* stake in, and the other scrambles up and past :)

It's been a long time since a comic strip series had me really excited for the day the new page came out, and boy oh boy, Drive Comic by @davekellett.bsky.social really has me hooked w/ the unfolding story.
I literally had a "Oh it's thursday, a new Drive it out!" moment today.
www.drivecomic.com

Maybe some day! Gotta finish it, first! :)

This was a super fun episode...especially because we had to name our three favorite Muppets.

AND BECAUSE YOU ASKED: For me, it's Pepé the King Prawn, Link Hogthrob from Pigs in Space, and Janice from the Elecric Mayhem

Pals! Go visit the ever-delightful, ever-wonderful @davidmalki.com at ECCC!

Oh wow! @gurihiru.bsky.social is at ECCC! Seattle pals, you gotta go visit them! Just amazing, beautiful, delightfully sweet art!

PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, holds a clear box of paperwork. GRAMP: There’s one part of taxes I don’t hate: FINALLY BEING ORGANIZED! PANEL 2: GRAMP holds his box of paperwork like a pizza box. GRAMP: I take a year of chaos and randomness and lost slips of paper… and basically call do-overs! PANEL 3: Two boxes of paperwork sit on the ground, glowing with starburst rays. ARTHUR looks at them. GRAMP holds up two thumbs, mouth open in excitement. GRAMP: Now I’m all stapled and labelled and organized! IT’S SO DANG TIDY! PANEL 4: ARTHUR stands on the boxes of paper in the background. GRAMP, in the foreground, eyes wide. ARTHUR: You sound like you WANT to get audited, just to show this off. GRAMP: “Wow,” they’d say! “This dude wasn’t AT ALL a living trainwreck who was barely keepin’ it together!” ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Finally being organized!

Oh great!!

:)

Hooray!

Oh no KS yet, no -- haven't even started making 'em yet :)

Title treatment for ANATOMY OF MONSTERS

Coming soon: ANATOMY OF MONSTERS!

"We got yer warewolfs & wendigos, yer draculas & yer dryads, yer minotaurs & yer mothman!"

...it's gonna be fun to draw up everyone's favorite beasties in my style :)

In the spirit of MARCH MADNESS, it's time for some MARCH MANIA over on Patreon.com/drive! What species in the Drive Universe has the best fleet?

In our first bracket: VEETANS vs THE GANNATH! Go vote!

I love me a good Musterbeutelklammer!

Ha ha ha all I know is he MaryAnne'd my paperwork

It absolutely NOT about @bradguigar.com ! How dare you!!

PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, stands at a large wall calendar. ARTHUR, dressed in a red shirt with a “UP”, a black Batman-like cape, and a mask over his eyes, flies in behind GRAMP. ARTHUR: Citizen! Did you just pronounce the word FEB-U-ARY? GRAMP: I did. PANEL 2: GRAMP looks at ARTHUR, annoyed. ARTHUR stands and looks up at him. ARTHUR: Ah, but the correct pronunciation is Feb-RU-ary! GRAMP: Literally no one says it that way, but fine. Whatever. PANEL 3: ARTHUR cringes in the foreground, GRAMP looks annoyed in the background. ARTHUR: But are you not thankful? Did the unnecessary pedant not show you the way? GRAMP: You showed me what a weenie you can be. PANEL 4: ARTHUR’s cape flies behind him as he runs off panel. GRAMP holds his hands up to his mouth yelling after him. ARTHUR: SUCH ARE THE WAYS OF THE PEDANT! GRAMP: You help no one but your ego! —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Wednesday

PANEL 1: SHELDON, a ten year old, sits on a swing as it swings back, looking a little unsure. NARRATION: Life is like a swing: sometimes it throws you backward…. PANEL 2: As the swing swings up, SHELDON closes his eyes blissfully. NARRATION: Only to suddenly be chargin’ full speed ahead! PANEL 3: The swing swings back again, SHELDON looking unsure again. NARRATION: And sometimes the tables turn quickly PANEL 4: As the swing swings back up, and SHELDON closes his eyes, his foot knocks ARTHUR, a yellow duck, in the head with a “POW!” NARRATION: And you get clocked by someone ELSE livin’ their best life. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Swings

Yes! Can’t wait!

PANEL 1: SHELDON, a ten year old boy with large glasses, holds a small brass brad out to ARTHUR, a yellow duck. SHELDON: Did you know these paper-holder-things are called BRADS? ARTHER: “BRADS?” PANEL 2: SHELDON holds the brad up close to him while ARTHUR responds. SHELDON: Brads! How the heck do you invent a fastener and say “oh that’s DEFINITELY a brad.” ARTHUR: HA! Imagine if other office products had names like that. PANEL 3: Cut to an different scene - very beige office. An older lady with white hair holds some paper and a red stapler. A thin black man holds some scissors. LADY: Do you have a Maryann remover? I accidentally Maryanned these pages together. MAN: I’ll look: let me just put down these Bobby-Gregs. ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Brads

You do! It's not too late!

Not a bad idea, actually!

Gosh, that looks GORGEOUS! Congratulations on bein' super talented

PANEL 1: We see the scene of inside Mount Doom from Return of the King, The lava of the mountain licking at the walkway where FRODO stands, contemplating throwing in the ring. Behind him stands SAM. SAM: FRODO! Destroy it! Throw it in the fire! PANEL 2: Close up on FRODO and SAM, both dirty from their journey. FRODO: I can’t! I CAN’T, Sam! SAM: WHY NOT? PANEL 3: Cut back to the Shire, inside FRODO’s hobbit hole, BAG END. The space is cozy with circle door ways, comfy chairs, wood paneling. On a table next to some candles that have been blown out is a piece of paper that reads: PICKLES! DON’T FORGET TO PACK with arrows pointing at a gold ring. PANEL 4: A yellow background with red text that reads “#@&%!! PICKLES” A purple bird wearing the fellowship’s green cloak and leaf pendant, wearing a brown backpack on his back, cringes at the viewer. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Throw it in the fire!