David Kiersh is an illustrator and cartoonist with a love for personal comics. He created the comic strip Drop-In and published the books Afterschool Special and Dirtbags, Mallchicks and Motorbikes which he also wrote and illustrated. By day, he has worked as a planetarium narrator, children’s librarian and graphic designer.

His website, davidkiersh.com showcases his illustrations and comics over a period of twenty years. More recently, Dave has created and maintained a personal collection of obscure comics and related ephemera into the searchable site/archive comicartandbooks.com

You can check out his shop to help support his projects and encourage him on his journey to create more books, both handmade and heartfelt. Or visit his website for a deep dive into this exhaustive survey of his portfolio, most of which has never been published elsewhere!