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PANEL 1: SHELDON, a ten year old boy with large glasses, leans against a rock reading a book. ARTHUR, a yellow duck, sits on the rock reading over SHELDON’s shoulder. ARTHUR: Whenever I read about the extinct Irish Elk, it’s always written in a SUPER DEPRESSING WAY. PANEL 2: Close up on ARTHUR, yelling. ARTHUR: “It’s antlers were way too large” “The antlers killed it off” “The antlers gave it a terrible quality of life.” why’s it gotta be a huge downer? …maybe it was more lie — PANEL 3: Cut to a scene of an Irish Elk, with anglers stretching far off the panel, as he sits in a hot tub at night. He holds a martini with one hoof. He makes eyes at the viewer while pursing his lips. He is lit from the below from the light from the hot tub. ——— 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: The Irish Elk

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PANEL 1: A NYX alien, a rhino-like creature with a pointed crest and a single horn on it’s nose, works on a piece of machinery. LOCATION: Du Fu NARRATION: The Nyxian understanding of “love” is vastly complicated. It is a multi-layered, nested conceit. PANEL 2: The NYX working on machinery pulls down welding goggles to block the bright white light of his welder. NARRATION: Philosophers, philologists, and cognitive linguists have spent decades trying to decode it. PANEL 3: The NYX welding is now in the background, as another NYX carries an armful of corded plugs. His eyes are furrowed and serious. NARRATION: Much like the Nyx themselves, it remains a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. PANEL 4: The NYX carrying the corded plugs walks out a doorway, eyes furrowed. NARRATION: But the fundamental truth is this: the Nyx had come to genuinely, whole-heartedly LOVE Governor Sebastián. THE LOVED HIM. PANEL 5: We see the NYX carrying the corded plugs walk towards a window where another NYX points at what we see. Outside the window, looking in to space, hover 3 large new rings ships, in various forms of completion. These ships looks a little fish-like, with fins jutting out the top and bottom, with aztec-like architecture. Large rings stick out the end of the ship, connected by triangular architecture. Attached to the side are large dark cannons. NARRATION: And as we all know: LOVE IS THE GREATEST MOTIVATOR …. when building a fleet of revenge starships. ——— 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

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PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, stands at the sink washing dishes. GRAMP: Alexa, play the Rolling Stones. PANEL 2: Closer up on GRAMP while he sinks deep into his thoughts. GRAMP: But, like, a concert from when they were STARTING. Something that feels young and fresh and hopeful about the future. PANEL 3: GRAMP, in silhouette as he continues washing dishes, sinking deeper in thought. GRAMP: Alexa… give me back my youth. PANEL 4: Back to reality, GRAMP continues washing dishes. ALEXA: Ordering 17 shirts that say “give me back my youth.” GRAMP: Dangit Alexa, NO! …order two at most. ——— 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: Alexa?

Photo of HIRAYASUMI, book 3, pg 37… showing an inward indicating word balloon tail

I’ve never seen this before! An *inward-indicating* word-balloon tail (that’s the speaker’s right arm descending below the word balloon).

FASCINATING! Does this tail technique have a name? Have folks seen it used elsewhere?? I have so many questions!!! (From HIRAYASUMI, book 3, pg 37)

PANEL 1: The scene is from Lord of the Rings. The BALROG falls while GANDALF and his glowing staff falls next to him. BALROG: HEY. I just want you to know I feel bad about coming at you like that. You were ACTIVELY trying to leave… ACTIVELY trying to avoid trouble..but I “HAD” to stop you. PANEL 2: Closer up on the BALROG. BALROG: It’s my darn temper. I could tell you were trying to be a good role model for those kids. …Hobbits? Whatever they were. But still! I HAD TO MAEK THE MOMENT ABOUT ME. PANEL 3: Fufther back, we see the BALROG still falling, shoulders slumped. GANDALF and his glowing staff still falling next to him. BALROG: And, like even when you beat me ina. fair fight… I couldn’t let it go! I had to DRAG YOU DOWN WITH ME. MISERY LOVES COMPANY, I guess. PANEL 4: Close up on the BALROG as he continues. BALROG: And now I keep hearing my mom’s voice in my head: “Act the way you want to feel.” And dang it! I was ACTIGN UNKIND. And that ain’t the me I wanna be. PANEL 5: A tan paper-like background, with simple text: the balrog works through some stuff. ——— 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: An Epic Battle

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This single-panel comic shows a big tree with forking branches - perfect for climbing. The grass below is green, the sky behind is blue. The foliage of the tree is thick and green. Standing wide across one of the forking branches high up is DIGBY, a brown dashchund. Below on the ground is OSO, a fawn pug, looking up at DIGBY. DIGBY: Fortune favors the bold. OSO: Gravity don’t. —— 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

TODAY'S COMIC: Fortune Favors the Bold!

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PANEL 1: Plane paper background with text TEXT: Imagine being the person who invented EARRINGS PANEL 2: An Egyptian woman in full regalia looks in a hand-held mirror while a servant holds a pitcher behind her. EGYPTIAN: Hey. What If… and hear me out on this… What if we HUNG STUFF from this little flap-doodle? Could that be a thing? PANEL 3: The Egyptian woman now has modern-style earrings hanging from her ears, bright pink and green. She glows as she shows them off. The servant leans in from the edge of the panel to react. NARRATION: IT WAS A THING Servant: oh dang that’s choice. —— 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: Earrings

PANEL 1: The scene is from Lord of the Rings. The BALROG falls while GANDALF and his glowing staff falls next to him. BALROG: HEY. I just want you to know I feel bad about coming at you like that. You were ACTIVELY trying to leave… ACTIVELY trying to avoid trouble..but I “HAD” to stop you. PANEL 2: Closer up on the BALROG. BALROG: It’s my darn temper. I could tell you were trying to be a good role model for those kids. …Hobbits? Whatever they were. But still! I HAD TO MAEK THE MOMENT ABOUT ME. PANEL 3: Fufther back, we see the BALROG still falling, shoulders slumped. GANDALF and his glowing staff still falling next to him. BALROG: And, like even when you beat me ina. fair fight… I couldn’t let it go! I had to DRAG YOU DOWN WITH ME. MISERY LOVES COMPANY, I guess. PANEL 4: Close up on the BALROG as he continues. BALROG: And now I keep hearing my mom’s voice in my head: “Act the way you want to feel.” And dang it! I was ACTIGN UNKIND. And that ain’t the me I wanna be. PANEL 5: A tan paper-like background, with simple text: the balrog works through some stuff. ——— 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: An Epic Battle

PANEL 1: A cartoon, generic person walks jauntily on a yellow-to-orange background. Music notes come out of his pursed lips, as if whistling. NARRATION: 11 AM. Happy! PANEL 2: Same character, still walking jauntily and whistling. NARRATION: 4 PM. Still happy! PANEL 3: The person is now in bed, gripping his blankets to his chin, eyes bulging, teeth tight together. NARRATION: 3 AM. EVERY WORRY EYOU’VE EVER HAD. PANEL 4: Return to the first scene, yellow-to-orange background, person walking jauntily, whistling. NARRATION: 11 AM. Happy! ———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: My day's schedule

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PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, stands in the dark, eating directly from a tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream. NARRATION: It’s 11pm, so you have a bite of ice cream. Bu then one bite turns into 20. PANEL 2: We see GRAMP in the drivers seat of his car. NARRATION: And 20 turns into eating the entire pint. Which means you have to do a late-night drive to the supermarket and REPLACE the pint, so no one notices. PANEL 3: GRAMP holds the pint of ice cream, looking at it. NARRATION: But here’s the kicker… PANEL 4: GRAMP goes back to eating the ice cream. NARRATION: You now have to eat the new pint DOWN TO THE LEVEL IT WAS BEFORE. ——— 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: The Ice Cream Cycle

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PANEL 1: THE CAPTAIN, NOSH, and ORLA continue their conversation from the previous page. CAPTAIN: OK, then, here’s the plan: We fly in with a nacelle sparking. Say we “caught a pebble en route.” PANEL 2: THE CAPTAIN continues, as ORLA chimes in. CAPTAIN: They won’t want to risk an explosion near the flagship…so they’ll let Cuddow and I SHUTTLE over. ORLA: No ‘Nando? He will want ‘Nando. PANEL 3: In the foreground THE CAPTAIN responds, while in the background NANDO raises his hand, mouth wide. CAPTAIN: DEFINITELY no ‘Nando. We keep that boy as far away from those tesskans as possible. NANDO: Who else LOVES this plan?? PANEL 4: THE CAPTAIN turns around to point at NANDO, looking sheepish. SKITTER floats in his chair next to him, silently. CAPTAIN: Instead, he stays here and keeps the drive spun up. And Skitter stays ready to leap at a moment’s notice. PANEL 5: THE CAPTAIN continues, motioning to CUDDOW, facing away. He raises his eyebrows at the mention of his name. CAPTAIN: All while Cuddow and I shuttle over, report on the Astheet mission, then shuttle back. PANEl 6: THE CAPTAIN leans over to talk directly to a nervous CUDDOW. CUDDOW scrunches his neck down, terrified. CAPTAIN: WE CAN DO THIS, Cuddow. We jsut gotta stay calm, stay collected, and keep our head on our shoulders. CUDDOW: THAT, SPECIFICALLY, IS MY GOAL. ——— 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

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PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, runs past an open window while a stack of papers on an end table starts to fly away in the wind. NARRATION: Hav eyou ever had a stack of paper get completely hoisted by the wind? PANEL 2: GRAMP grabs after flying pieces of paper, his shirt lifting up to show his belly. NARRATION: It’s ridiculous. The papers are bouncing around like mad, in a weird pattern of physics that makes no sense. PANLE 3: Three small dogs bounce around a room: OSO, a fawn pug, lays on his belly with all 4 legs stretched out. DIGBY, a brown daschund flies above OSO, twisting in the air. BISCUITS, a black mutt with wavy ears and a fluffy tail, leaps off the wall. All three have wide eyes and mouth open. NARRATION: Well congrats! Now you know what it’s like to own a small dog! —— 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

TODAY'S COMIC: Hoisted by the wind...

TITLE: Fighting the Joker PANEL 1: BATMAN and ROBIN in the foreground, stand facing away from the JOKER in the background. ROBIN looks behind him at JOKER, who holds his hands up to his exaggerated smile, yelling at the two heroes. JOKER: Batman and Robin? More like “Fat-Man and Slobbin”! PANEL 2: JOKER, in the foreground, holds his hands up to his mouth while saying “ooooo”. In the background BATMAN and ROBIN look over their shoulders. PANEL 3: Back at home, JOKER lays on his bed, writing in a diary with a pink fluffy pen. Behind his is a bookshelf with stuffed animals, and a poster on the wall of a teen with heart eyes that reads “Beebs”. A cut out of a page shows what he is writing: Dear Diary: nailed it. ——— 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: Fighting the Joker

PANEL 1: ARTHUR, a yellow duck, stands against a blue sky, green grass and green bushes/ A purple butterfly flies next to him. ARTHUR: Well hello you lovely thing. Aren’t you just a ray of light in this all-too-shadowed world. PANEL 2: ARTHUR continues pontificating to the butterfly, as a long tongue comes from the bottom right corner. ARTHUR: You’re a living testament that life isn’t just unending ugliness! You are BEAUTY personified! You’re a reminder that life can offer up moments of — SOUND EFFECT interrupting ARTHUR: THWIP! PANEL 3: ARTHUR stands against the blue and green background, aghast. The butterfly is gone. No text. PANEL 4: ARTHUR bends down to yell at FLACO, a green lizard, as he munches on the butterfly. ARTHUR: Hey! You ate my metaphor! ——— 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: Ray of Light

PANEL 1: ARTHUR, a yellow duck, lays on a green grassy hill, with a blue sky with white puffy clouds in the background. FLACO, a green lizard, stands next to Arthur, looking at him. ARTHUR: Wouldn’t this be a lovely spot to just get lost in thought? PANEL 2: ARTHUR continues to lay, while FLACO runs out of frame. No text. PANEL 3: FLACO returns, carrying a thought bubble, tongue out in concentration like it’s heavy. No text. PANEL 4: FLAVO stands above FLACO, holding the thought bubble over his head, tongue out in concentration. It casts a shadow on ARTHUR’s face. ARTHUR smiles. ARTHUR (text in the thought bubble): ahhh that’s better. ——— 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: Lost in Thought

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PANEL 1: GRAMP, an older bald man with a grey mustache, sits at a desk in front of a computer, tongue out in concentration. TEXT: You’ve tried sitting desks! PANEL 2: GRAMP stands looking up at a computer on a desk at armpit-height. TEXT: You’ve tried standing desks! PANEL 3: In silhouette, we see GRAMP running on a treadmill attached to a standing desk. TEXT: You’ve even tried treadmill desks! But have you tried a HAMMOCK desk? PANEL 4: We see GRAMP asleep in a hammock tied to a tree. A margarita and newspaper are on the ground. TEXT; “Hammock desk! …Just give up!” ——— 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: The Search for an Ergonomic Desk!

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