It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for our Saturday Sci-Fi Series: Drive.

The full archives can easily be read over in the place-holder site (until the new one gets built). Swing by over HERE.

I’m happy to report that we’re going into a second printing on Sheldon book two: The Good, The Bad & The Pugly. Thank you for this: It’s a wonderful sign of support for the strip, and means there’s a lot of love for Sheldon, out there!

For an independent cartoonist like myself, there is no kinder support you can show than picking up a book in the Sheldon Store. It directly relates to the continued good health of the strip and the site.

…And with the kind support you guys continue to show the strip…there’ll be new Sheldon comics for many years to come. 🙂

…falls under the category of “You’re more like your dog than you care to admit.“

It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for our Saturday Sci-Fi Series: Drive.

Just a reminder: You can now read the archives easily, in order — and including all the “historical” documents from the empire — over HERE.

The horror….the horror….

My joking idea from the other week seems to have been more prophetic than I ever could’ve feared.

I’m speaking, of course, about the “Star Wars Babies” strips (Read ’em here: ONE, TWO).

It turns out that Ol’ George is actually pursuing this idea.

Next up: My jokes on “Star Wars: Golden Girls Edition”, starring Betty White.

For those of you in/around Los Angeles, some news: I’ve added an April 7 book signing at Metropolis Comics in Bellflower, CA, from 5-8 PM, with fellow cartoonist David Malki.

I should have all the Sheldon books with me, plus the prints. And a super exclusive which isn’t in the Sheldon Store yet: HUGS.*

*Note: Offer invalid if you’re all sweaty from a jog or somethin’.

There’s a new way to read “Drive”.

We’re still working on the full-function, separate site for Drive…but a lot of you have been asking for a way to easily read the strips in order.

And you know what? You’re right. It’s a long-form story, with a prologue that takes place 143 years before the main story, has a mix of historical “documents” thrown in, and a bunch of other stuff that just needs its own webspace to live.

So! Thanks to the kindness and brilliance of resident Sheldon tech guru Phillip Karlsson, we now have a separate sub-directory for Drive.

The new site will replace this, once it comes online…but in the meantime, it’s a great way to read the strip:

HEAD ON OVER!

These are coming in late, but they’re both sufficiently weird enough pics that they’re worth adding, just for the laugh:

Exhibit A: A sketch request for Arthur in a cupcake car:

Exhibit B: Another completely random pose with a Sheldon reader:

At Emerald City Comicon, a really nice Sheldon reader named Matthew asked if he could do some 3-D printing of Sheldon characters, or Drive characters/ships.

Having worked at Mattel Toys, and fallen in love with their super-expensive 3-D printers waaaaaay in the back of the Mattel Design Center, I of course said “Yes!” ….3-D printing is awesome. (Not familiar with it? Here’s a sped-up YouTube video to give you the basic idea.)

Anyway, to do a 3-D printing, Matthew needs a CAD-type file that could be “loaded into Blender or Sketchup”, which, I’ll be honest, I don’t have. I just draws ’em, I don’t have the skill to model ’em.

But! I know there are a few Sheldonistas out there who have started CAD files of Drive ships, or who have hand-sculpted Sheldon characters in the past. If the former would be willing to share their files, or the latter be willing to do a 3-D scan — if they have access to one — send ’em on to Matthew! Matthew notes that “simpler models print best.”

Thanks!
Dave

It’s Saturday! That means it’s time for our sci-fi series, “Drive”.

Just a reminder: When the emperor mentions a “Veetan”, he’s talking about our big, Russian-sounding friend Nosh. But maybe that goes without saying! This story is unfolding slow enough, at one entry per week, that I don’t want to assume you remember what happened 20 weeks back. 🙂

Anyway, here are the full archives in order:

#1, #2, Text Entry: Continuum, #3, Text Entry: Secrets, #4, Text Entry: Veetans, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, Text Entry: Memos, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29.