Molly Kiely

Molly Maud Kiely (born October 10, 1969)[1][2] is a Canadian-American alternative cartoonist best known for erotica.[3] Her work is published by Fantagraphics/Eros Comix and has influenced other artists such as Jess Fink.[4]

Molly Kiely
BornMolly Maud Kiely
October 10, 1969 (1969-10-10) (age 51)
Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist
Notable works
Eros Comix titles
MollyKiely.com

Kiely was born in Bracebridge, Ontario, raised in Kitchener, and attended the University of Waterloo.[5] She has liked drawing her whole life,[5] and discovered comics through Krazy Kat and Li'l Abner.[6] She created her first minicomic in 1991 at the San Diego Comic-Con.[7] She left Canada for San Francisco in 1992.[1]

Her first comic, Communion, was a collaboration with J. Hagey based on a stream-of-consciousness poem about a one-night stand.[7] It was published by the Eros Comix imprint of Fantagraphics in 1992.[8] In 1993, Wooley Comics commissioned her to do a comic adaptation of Marquis de Sade's novel Philosophy in the Bedroom.[8]

She describes her work as "clean line style" that has been compared to Aubrey Beardsley and Jaime Hernandez.[5]

The pornographic nature of her work sometimes draws judgement from feminists who see her as helping men exploit women.[9] 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.[8]

She had a daughter with her husband in 2007[7] before being widowed in 2015.[2] As of 2017, Kiely resides in Tucson, Arizona with her daughter.[1][2]

Selected bibliography
  • Communion, 1992 (written by Jonathan Hagey)
  • Philosophy in the Bedroom, 1993[10]
  • Diary of a Dominatrix, 3 volumes, 1994–1995[11]
  • Sass, 1995[12]
  • Saucy Little Tart, 5 volumes, 1995–1997
  • That Kind of Girl, 1999[13]
  • Tecopa Jane, 2000
  • On Your Knees Boy, 2002[14]
  • Adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji in the anthology The Graphic Cannon, edited by Russ Kick[15]

References
  1. Kiely entry, Lambiek's Comiclopedia. Accessed Mar. 6, 2014.
  2. "About", Official website. Retrieved April 14, 2017
  3. Spurgeon, Tom (October 25, 2015), "FFF Results Post #434 -- Dirty Comics", Comics Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2017
  4. Chevat, Zoe. "The Mary Sue Interview: Sexy Comics Artist Jess Fink!". The Mary Sue. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  5. Vasseur, Richard (June 11, 2007), "Molly Kiely Artist of Gothic Classics", Jazma Online. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  6. Keller, Katherine, "She's That Kind of Girl", Sequential Tart. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  7. Dowers, Michael, "Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two" pp300-301. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  8. Mayerson, Ginger (February 4, 2006), "Erotica, Utopia and Judicial Proceedings", Sequential Tart. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  9. Hall, Ed (April 28, 2011), "Chester 5000 XYV: Pornography and feminism in the graphic novel", Burnaway. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  10. "Marquis de Sade's Philosophy in the Bedroom, Part One by Erick Gilbert & Molly Kiely: Wooley Com Stapled - Gardner's Used Books, Inc". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  11. Kiely, Mary (December 1997). Diary of a Dominatrix. Eros Comix; 1st edition. ISBN 1560972920.
  12. Kirby, Robert (February 26, 2015), "Treasury of Mini Comics Volume Two", The Comic Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2017
  13. "9781560973751: That Kind Of Girl - AbeBooks - Molly Kiely: 1560973757". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  14. "ON YOUR KNEES BOY by Kiely, Molly: Eros Comix 1st Printing. - Alta-Glamour Inc". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  15. Armitage, Hugh (September 17, 2013), "5 graphic novels to improve your mind: 'Neurocomic', 'xkcd', more", Digital Spy. Retrieved April 13, 2017
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