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 1994 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

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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: The Complete Steven's Comics, published by Northwest Press, with foreword by Dan Savage and 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

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Anthologies

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "David Kelly". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. ^ a b c "David Kelly Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". www.comixology.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. ^ "Xeric Foundation Comic Book Self-Publishing Grants for 1995". xericfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. 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". 19 March 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. ^ "David Kelly - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. ^ "QU33R – Northwest Press". 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  8. ^ "Unsafe for All Ages 2 – Northwest Press". Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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