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 1994 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. Kelly's work is celebrated for its authenticity and emotional nuance.
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. Before that, there were several other compilation volumes. The original Xeric award-winning compilation was Steven's Comics #3: We Are Family. The others are Steven's Comics #1: Premiere Edition!, Steven's Comics #2/Starwoman Comics, and Steven's Comics #4: 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
Seattle Arts, A Publication of the Seattle Arts Commission June 1991, 'The Bus Ride'. Boy Trouble #2, 3, 4, 5 Gay Comics #23, 25 Juicy Mother 2: How They Met, edited by Jennifer Camper, Manic D Press, 2007 Young Bottoms In Love, edited by Tim Fish, Poison Press, 2007 No Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics, edited by Justin Hall, Fantagraphics, 2012 QU33R The Stranger Three #2 Unsafe for All Ages 2
References
External links
David Kelly's Instagram Steven's Comics Instagram