It’s time for a little Flaco adventure-time, guys. It’s been a while since he went on one of his wild ‘n wooly adventures. I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with Icarus wings.

Just how do pugs do it??

In fact, it’s a ducturturo!!!!

Here’s a strip from

For those who love such things, it looks like someone (or a group of someones) has started a TV Tropes page on DRIVE…..

Here’s a bit about Sheldonsoft and.. what else but Lord of the Rings!?!

Here’s a strip about the functions of a ten year old kid.

You may have noticed that DRIVE didn’t update last week: And I wanted to apologize for not posting a heads-up about it. It wasn’t a server hiccup or anything: I just didn’t want to rush out an update that wasn’t ready.

To me, it’s important that the story be advanced in just the right way, and that each installment has a little something special in the art department. DRIVE is a gift I’m giving myself, you see, and I want to do it right.

So! Know that we may have a skipped week once or twice a year, but I’ll promise to give you a heads up when it happens. Thanks, all!

Here’s a classic saying about pugs

For those interested, here are links (in order) for all the cartoonists appearing in today’s journal comic:

Panel 1:
Myself, Randall Munroe of xkcd, and Kate Beaton of Hark! A Vagrant

Panel 2:
Kris Straub of F Chords, Scott Kurtz of PvP and Jeff Keane of The Family Circus.

Panel 3:
Sandra Boynton of everyone’s golden childhood, and then there’s me again, laughing at Sandy’s jokes.

Panel 4:
Me, the talented Scott C, Rodd Perry of Brevity, and the always kind Richard Thompson of Cul de Sac.

Panel 5:
Me and a creeped-out Bill Amend of Foxtrot.

Panel 6:
Glen Keane of “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty & the Beast,” “Tangled,” and more. Then, Kate Beaton of Hark! A Vagrant, Kris Straub of Starslip, Scott Kurtz of PvP, Scott C, and me.

A huge thank you to the NCS board and membership for the kind invite out to talk, to Universal Press Syndicate for the hospitality — and for the warm welcome to all us youngin’s over the course of the weekend. It was nothing but lovely.