David Kelly

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 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 graphic novel titled Rainy Day Recess, published by Northwest Press, 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 .

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 ISBN 978-1932360707
• QU33R ISBN 9781938720369
• The Stranger
• Three #2 ISBN 9780615480619
• Unsafe for All Ages 2
• Young Bottoms in Love ISBN 9780976278672

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• Steven's Comics Instagram