Raised in Victor, New York, Kesel read comic books as a child. He later decided that he wanted to become a cartoonist. He eventually worked for DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
- The Glove of Darth Vader
- The Lost City of the Jedi
- Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
- Mission from Mount Yoda
- Queen of the Empire
- Prophets of the Dark Side