Molly Maud Kiely (born October 10, 1969)
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best known for

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. Her work is published by

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and has influenced other artists such as

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. Kiely was born in

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, raised in Kitchener, and attended the

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.Vasseur, Richard (June 11, 2007),
Molly Kiely Artist of Gothic Classics
, Jazma Online. Retrieved April 15, 2017 She has liked drawing her whole life, and discovered comics through ''

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'' and ''

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''. She created her first minicomic in 1991 at the

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.Dowers, Michael,
Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two
pp300-301. Retrieved April 15, 2017 She left

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for

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in 1992. Her first comic, ''Communion'', was a collaboration with J. Hagey based on a stream-of-consciousness poem about a one-night stand. It was published by the

imprint of

in 1992.Mayerson, Ginger (February 4, 2006),
Erotica, Utopia and Judicial Proceedings
, Sequential Tart. Retrieved April 15, 2017 In 1993, Wooley Comics commissioned her to do a comic adaptation of

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's novel ''Philosophy in the Bedroom''. She describes her work as "clean line style" that has been compared to Aubrey Beardsley and Jaime Hernandez. The pornographic nature of her work sometimes draws judgement from feminists who see her as helping men exploit women. Under Subsection 163 of the Canadian Criminal Code, the Canadian Customs and Post Office occasionally confiscated Kiely's work when it was being mailed between her and Eros in 1995. She had a daughter with her husband in 2007 before being widowed in 2015.About
, Official website. Retrieved April 14, 2017 As of 2017, Kiely resides in Tucson, Arizona with her daughter.

Selected bibliography

* ''Communion'', 1992 (written by

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) * ''Philosophy in the Bedroom'', 1993 * ''Diary of a Dominatrix'', 3 volumes, 1994–1995 * ''Sass'', 1995 * ''Saucy Little Tart'', 5 volumes, 1995–1997 * ''That Kind of Girl'', 1999 * ''Tecopa Jane'', 2000 * ''On Your Knees Boy'', 2002 * Adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's '' The Tale of Genji'' in the anthology ''The Graphic Cannon'', edited by Russ KickArmitage, Hugh (September 17, 2013),
5 graphic novels to improve your mind: 'Neurocomic', 'xkcd', more
,

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. Retrieved April 13, 2017

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiely, Molly 1969 births American female comics artists Canadian female comics artists American erotic artists Canadian erotic artists Living people People from Bracebridge, Ontario