David Kelly (comic artist)

David Kelly (born December 17, 1965)[1] is an American cartoonist and comics creator. He is best known for his strip, Steven’s Comics, which ran in LGBT and alternative newspapers and zines from 1995 to 1998[2]. His strip has won the Xeric award[3] and he has worked alongside critically acclaimed cartoonist Robert Kirby. He and Kirby co-edited the gay comics zine series Boy Trouble[2].

Steven’s Comics

Steven's Comics is set in the 1970s and tells the story of a young gay boy named Steven who draws comics about a super-heroine named Starwoman[4].

All of Steven’s Comics has been compiled into an anthology graphic novel titled Rainy Day Recess, published by Northwest Press, with some exclusive material made specifically for the volume[5]. Before that, there were several other compilation volumes. The original Xeric award-winning compilation was Steven’s Comics: We Are Family. The others are Steven's Comics: Premiere Edition!, Steven's Comics: Starwoman Comics, and Steven's Comics: New Best Friend [6].

Publications

Anthologies
  • The Book of Boy Trouble: Gay Boy Comics with a New Attitude ISBN 978-1931160452
  • Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics ISBN 978-0984594023

Contributions
  • Boy Trouble #1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ISBN 9780974885506
  • Gay Comics #23, 25 ISBN 0-452-26229-1
  • Juicy Mother[2] ISBN 978-1932360707
  • QU33R[7] ISBN 9781938720369
  • The Stranger[2]
  • Three #2 ISBN 9780615480619
  • Unsafe for All Ages 2[8]
  • Young Bottoms in Love[9] ISBN 9780976278672

References
  1. "David Kelly". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. "David Kelly Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". www.comixology.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. "Xeric Foundation Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants for 1995". xericfoundation.org. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. It Gets Better w Steven's Comics author David Kelly & Diana Terranova, retrieved 2019-11-26
  5. "Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics – Northwest Press". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. "David Kelly - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. "QU33R – Northwest Press". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  8. "Unsafe for All Ages 2 – Northwest Press". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  9. "Young Bottoms in Love – Northwest Press". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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