published “Jayson Goes to Hollywood,” and it was the first series of new Jayson stories. This milestone gave Krell the opportunity to be a featured guest at San Diego Comic-Con’s “Gays In Comics” panel. The series also earned Krell two nominations (Favorite Writer and Favorite Graphic Novel) in the 2009 Comic Buyer's Guide Fan Awards. In this graphic novel, Jayson goes on an adventure with Arena Stage to find their mutual ex-boyfriend Ed before Arena's sister Meryl, who was first introduced in this series, attempts to take Ed's sperm. It also features panels of Bertha, Jayson's mother, in Philadelphia working as Robyn's assistant for his latest film. Jayson Comics #1 Desperate for a job, Jayson begs his ex-boyfriend Walter to him find a source of income in this debut issue of Jayson comics, which was published in 2011. Jayson Gets a Job! Published in 2012, Jayson is desperate for work and applies at his ex-boyfriend Walter's company, and ultimately gets hired. Unfortunately Arena Stage has a hard time in this issue after her parents cut her off and force her to find a “real job.” This graphic novel was inspired by the 1977 Archie comic issue “Archie Gets a Job,” which is one of the many Archie comics Krell purchased as a child. Jayson Comics #2 In the second issue of the Jayson comics, which was published in 2012, Jayson finds himself working at his ex-boyfriend Walter's firm, and is forced to work under his husband Steven's authority. Jayson Does Christmas Published in 2014, issue three of the Jayson comic series include a 16 Christmas strips from 1983 to 2014, including an infamous strip for Catholic Christians, “Jayson’s Christmas Carol.” Arena Stage The fourth issue of Jayson comics features Jayson's go to gal pal Arena Stage, and it was published in 2015. Jayson's Joke Book As the fifth issue of Jayson comics, Jayson’s Joke Book was published in 2016 and it contains a variety of pages from the syndicated Jayson comic strip. This graphic novel features comic strips going back to 1984 to 2016, and it also has a game board called, "Help Jayson out of the closet!" Other Works Jayson: A New Musical In 1998 Krell produced an off-broadway musical Jayson: A new Musical. It was based on Jayson's comic series, specifically the strips featured in Jayson: New Collection, and the songs were by Ron Romanovsky and Paul Phillips.