Over in the Sheldon forums, Stickfodder just posted up some first-pass CAD images of the scout ship “Machito” from Drive. It’s still a work in progress, but I thought this was AWESOME to see…and had to share it with you guys.

This is awesome, Stickfodder! And, it should probably go without saying, but I totally encourage this, if more folks want to take a crack at it. It’s really fun to see!

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

Open the above links in tabs to read ’em in order.

Sheldonista Rachel sent in this pic of her Christmas haul: The first three Sheldon books and her Lucky Duck shirt!

Daaaang, Rachel — someone set you up nicely!

Sheldon readers! I’m going to be interviewed on a comics-focused show called Tall Tales Radio, and they’ve kindly invited your questions. If you have anything you’d like to see asked of me re: Sheldon, Drive, how I create the strips, or anything at all, drop a line to Tom, the show’s host.

I’ll be sure to let you know when the interview goes up for you to listen to. Thanks!

Sheldonista Rebecca H. tweeted me this pic of her husband sporting his Coffee: It’s What’s For Dinner. I thought the raised-eyebrows-pose alone made it worthy of sharing here….

Saturdays around these parts mean our sci-fi series “Drive”. Here are the 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.

Open the above links in tabs to read ’em in order.

Do you remember the strips we had last week about Nerf guns, Link and Link?

Well, spring-boarding off that, Sheldon reader Kerrie L. sent in this awesome montage of her son Corry Reilly…and I had to share it with you:

Fellow Los Angeleno cartoonist (and new dad!) Kazu Kibuishi has a new book out: Copper. And after diving into my copy at home, I wanted to highly recommend it to you all: It’s a wonderful, wonderful read.

It’s one of those rare, all-ages comics that is both a visual and life-affirming joy to read. There’s a sweetness to it, and an beautifully drawn line quality that adds a sense of excitement.

And Kazu is, without doubt, one of the most talented cartoonists I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. If his studio wasn’t on the exact opposite side of LA from mine, I would be over there every day bothering him, watching how he works — he’s just fantastically talented.

So! Whether you’re a librarian, a teacher, or just a lover of comics looking for a good read, I highly recommend it.

Hey, so today’s my birthday! I totally forgot to mention that!

Please join me in thanking my folks, as they did all the work for the first few decades.

And if you’d like to do something nice for your friendly neighborhood cartoonist on their birthday, I’ll humbly suggest one thing: Maybe consider telling two people in your life about Sheldon. I know it sounds cheesy, but you’d be amazed how many folks come to the strip by word of mouth. It would be the nicest thing you could do for me on my birthday!

Thanks!

I’m still catching up on the great pics that Sheldonistas have been sending in. Next up, Jonathan G. in his Squee shirt, replicating Flaco’s pose:

Nice work, Jon!