Bio
Kel McDonald has been working in comics for almost two decades–most of that time has been spent on their webcomic Sorcery 101. More recently, they have organized the Cautionary Fables and Fairytales anthology series and written the Eisner nominated mini-series, The Stone King as well and won the Eisner for editing the Best Anthology You Died. They work on the comics of properties such as Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Adventure Time. Most of their work is creator owned books such as the series Misfits of Avalon for Dark Horse Comics and Stars, Hide Your Fire for Iron Circus. They’re currently working on their self-published series The City Between.
You can contact them via email at sorcery101@gmail.com
Press
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The Lizard Prince | Kirkus | April 11, 2023
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An Interview with the Editors of “The Lizard Prince and Other South American Stories” | ComicCon.com | April 7, 2023
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Making the Bad Choices f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 624 | February 20, 2023
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Woman in the Woods | Kirkus | April 5, 2022
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Changing the Vowels f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 584 | March 28, 2022
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9 Queer Adventure Comics | Bookriot | July 12, 2021
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No Suburbs f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 551 | June 14, 2021
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The Nightmarchers | Kirkus | April 20, 2021
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The Kids Who Give Up f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 507 | July 20, 2020
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When is a Monster Just a Monster? Roberson, Farris, & More Weigh In At “Monster or Metaphor?!” panel | The Comics Beat | September 14, 2019
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Kel McDonald on Creating The Stone King for Comixology | The Comics Beat | June 18, 2019
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Tamamo the Fox Maiden | Kirkus | April 15, 2019
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“Stone King” Finds Young Woman Trying to Save Her Hometown | Hollywood Soapbox | December 18, 2018
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The Stone King #1: How Comixology Originals Make The Season Bright | Geek Mom | November 21, 2018
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How “The Stone King” Team Is Embracing “Characters That Are Messy” | Hollywood Reporter | November 14, 2018
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A Comixology Originals Debut: The Stone King Q&A With Kel McDonald & Tyler Crook | ComiCon.com | November 14, 2018
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Walking on Toenails f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 427 | November 12, 2018
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A Young Thief Gets More Than She Bargained For in This Look Inside The Stone King | i09 | November 8, 2018
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Life Lessons in The Nameless City and The Girl Who Married a Skull | Tor.com | October 25, 2018
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The Girl Who Married a Skull | Kirkus | October 2, 2018
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Cautionary Fables and Fairytales | Comics Worth Reading | June 12, 2018
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Rube Goldberg Machine of Destiny f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 379 | November 20, 2017
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Buffy Experiences Mama Drama In Latest High School Graphic Novel | Comic Book Resources | June 28, 2017
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Werewolf Illuminati f/Kel McDonald | | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 357 | June 12, 2017
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Kel McDonald Tells Us About Her Favorite Moments In Buffy and Angel | Free Comic Book Day | March 28, 2017
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Interview With Kel McDonald on Buffy: The High School Years and Misfits of Avalon | Comics Worth Reading | October 18, 2016
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Magical Girls Who Are Jerks | Women Write About Comics | March 4, 2016
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Leaping into Asian Myth with ‘Cautionary Fables and Fairy Tales’ | Comics Alliance | November 23, 2015
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Wolfman, Hawkman, Serpentor, Panther f/ Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 257 | June 8, 2015
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No Reason Not To Do Both | Comics Alliance | December 17th, 2014
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Interview: Kel McDonald on Misfits of Avalon | Good Comics for Kids | November 13th, 2014
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No Kissy Opinions f/Kel McDonald | War Rocket Ajax, Episode 232 | December 8, 2014
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The Biggest Mistakes People Make When They Start A Webcomic | io9 | August 1, 2014
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Four Asshole Magical Girls Must Stop The Rise Of King Arthur | io9 | June 25th, 2014
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Kel McDonald Talks ‘Misfits of Avalon’ | Comics Alliance | May 28, 2014
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Is San Diego Comic-Con still worthwhile for independent cartoonists? | io9 | June 30th, 2012
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Dracula Mystery Club mocks sparkly vampire romance without mercy | io9 | September 10th, 2011
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Learn magic, become a werewolf, and don’t cross the Demon Mob | io9 | December 11th, 2010