Jeff Krell

Jeff Krell
Born Jeffrey A. Krell
Nationality American
Area(s) Cartoonist
Notable works
 Jayson
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Jeffrey A. Krell is an openly gay American cartoonist, known for his long-running syndicated comic strip Jayson.[1] The strip is about Jayson Callowhill, a skinny farm boy who moves to Philadelphia searching for a job and a man, and has been described as "the gay Archie".[2]

Career

Krell created the comics strip Jayson in 1982, and it began appearing in Philadelphia Gay News the following year.[3] New strips were created for Gay Comix starting with issue #6, and reprints appeared in most volumes of Meatmen, two of the most-read anthologies of LGBT-themed comics. The strip was syndicated nationally beginning in 1989. Collected editions of selected stories from the strip began in 1997, including Jayson: A New Collection, Jayson: Best of the 80s, and Jayson: Best of the 90s. Original graphic novels published since 2008 include Jayson Goes to Hollywood and Jayson Gets a Job.

In 1998, Krell collaborated with singer/songwriters Romanovsky and Phillips on an off-Broadway Jayson musical comedy, which ran for 10 weeks at The 45th Street Theatre in New York City.[4]

Krell translated into English a few works by German gay cartoonist Ralf König (Maybe...Maybe Not, Maybe...Maybe Not Again!, and Down to the Bone).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Krell". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. ↑ "Comic-Con Highlights". 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Krell's Jayson: "The Gay Archie"". Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  4. ↑ Van Gelder, Lawrence (1998-07-14). "THEATER REVIEW; Of Lovers, Roommates And a Parent Managerie". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Amazon.com: Jeff Krell: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.



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