David Kelly (born December 17, 1965) 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.
His strip has won the
Xeric award and he has worked alongside critically acclaimed cartoonist
Robert Kirby. He and Kirby co-edited the gay comics zine series ''
Boy Trouble''.
''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.
All of ''Steven’s Comics'' has been compiled into an
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
graphic novel titled ''Rainy Day Recess,'' published by
Northwest Press
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, with some exclusive material made specifically for the volume. 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''.
Publications
Anthologies
* ''The Book of Boy Trouble: Gay Boy Comics with a New Attitude''
* ''Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven's Comics''
Contributions
*''Boy Trouble'' #1, 2, 3, 4, 5
*''
Gay Comics
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'' #23
25
*''Juicy Mother''
*''QU33R''
*
The Stranger
*''Three #2''
*''Unsafe for All Ages 2''
*''Young Bottoms in Love''
References
External links
* David Kelly'
Instagram*''Steven's Comics'
Instagram
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American comics artists
American comic strip cartoonists
American gay artists
1965 births
LGBT comics creators
Underground cartoonists
Queer literature
Living people
21st-century American LGBT people