๐ Pronounced like Ian with an H ๐บ Gay, he/him โจ Comic & interactive fiction artist ๐ Very bad at keeping up with DMs โ๏ธ wavingcomics
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๐ป To Bear A Title ๐ป
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@ohjoysextoy
What does it mean for me to compete for Mr. Bear again? I dig deep to find my own motivation for running in this introspective comic ft. a look at my journey with Bears Perth, and a short interview with a decorated titleholder ๐งก
๐ It's me! Hien! I make gentle stories of respite, of caring and loving and being loved and cared for. Below is a thread of my work highlights! Thank you for swinging by! ๐โจ
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๐ช๐พ Landmarks ๐
My last comic of 2021, and the biggest and most out-there one yet! Fair warning, I do wax poetry a lil' bit about my lil' dick so if you're one for some silly and beautiful body positivity, deffo check this one out!
Reminder that body-shaming people you donโt like literally doesnโt hurt them but it WILL hurt people on the sidelines who deserve better from you.
Drop the fatphobic jokes and genitalia size insults. They donโt make you superior. They make you untrustworthy.
(NSFW)
Scars / Stars
Dedicated to Adam W. who was the first person to ever made me feel beautiful. If we weren't literally half a world apart, you bet I'd kiss your head and play with your hair while you slept on my chest.
Y'all I'm so tired of the small dick jokes... Outside of consensual kinks, there's no point to making them other than to literally make the world a worse place.
Do you truly believe shaming a bad person for their dick size is going to make them rethink their fuckin life choices?
I'm Shirtless In This One: a mini twine comic about body image made mostly for myself but please have a read anyway!
Topics include: very light fatphobia and confidence and "self love" and yes, I do actually take my shirt off so prolly mildly NSFW?
๐ Refuge ๐ถ๐พโโ๏ธ
My latest for
@OhJoySexToy
is a small quiet moment of healing connection I had while volunteering at my local dogs' refuge home. A bit of a different comic for the site, but I hope you'll find comfort in it regardless ๐๐โจ
Hey everyone! I've relaunched my Patreon with the hope for financial support during the pandemic, as I've lost my teaching job for the time being ๐โจ
To come: projects previews, hi-res illustrations, sketch pdfs & other goodies!
Hello fellow asexuals, I realized literally just now that when people on dating app say โfunโ they mostly mean sexy stuff ๐คฆ๐พโโ๏ธ...
I thought... I genuinely thought they meant like... movies and games...
A countryside chef and a former athlete chasing his coaching dream try to cope with their now-long-distance relationship in a city too crowded for their giant dog.
Boyfriends & Their Giant Dog graphic novel Kickstarter is live!
#BoyfriendsGiantDog
๐ป The Grey Expanse ๐
Ngl y'all this one's a bit scary to put out ๐ฌ... but I hope you'll enjoy this short introspective on allowing myself to change, to do what feels right, and to continue to redefine who I am.
Super honoured I got to make a guest comic for Oh Joy Sex Toy โบ๏ธ๐๐โจ!!! Really happy with this one! Here's a little comic from me about learning to be kind to myself through drawing my titties many many times ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ
๐ฅต Steamed Bunsโบ๏ธ
I had such a blast making this comic about my first time going to a gay sauna! Your exp may vary as I went on an event night and not a weeknight. I hope you'll enjoy my antics and feel empowered to explore fun spaces on your own terms!
๐๐พA Comforting Weight ๐บ๐พ
I've been so looking forward to this one! Harnesses, skirts, and the amazing documentary Bear Run. I hope you'll enjoy this nice warm afternoon with me and
@MooseknuckleAus
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It Will Be Hard won an Australian Game Developers Award and it is available for FREE for the rest of the month ๐๐โจ
A town hall full of people watched a gay brown man talk about gay shit with his comic of two brown dudes cuddling.
Thank you so muchโจ
I made a choose-your-own hug for myself, and for you all too!
Best played downloaded! Put on your favourite gentle tune, and play <3 I hope you'll like it!
Oh hey!!! I'm 27 today!!! And here's hoping for many more birthdays ๐ฅฐ๐๐พโจ
I was going to do some reflection on how much I've progressed since last year, but I already think too much on a daily basis so I'm just gonna take a break, watch fun stuff, nap, and eat food ๐ฅณ๐โจ
Are you looking for an ace-spec comic that does both sappy feelings and sexy fantasies ๐ค??? Fuckin' Ace Chapter 1 can provide!!!
๐ฅ Hot fat queer POCs
๐ฅฒ Feelings of being a minority within a minority
๐Please I worked so hard on the body hair PLEASE
Literally every single time I rewatch Everything Everywhere All At Once, which I have like maybe 5 times now, I just cry and sob at every emotional turn.
It's a masterpiece, y'all. It's beautiful.
๐ Hien here (pronounced like Ian with an H)! I make gentle queer stories of respite, of caring and loving and being loved and cared for. Plus deeply personal journal comics!
Thread of my work highlights:
CW: suicidal ideation and heavy depression stuff ๐
Some weeks are been really hard, and sometimes all you can do is ride it out by doing lots of small groceries trips for on-sale frozen meals and wearing a really cute hat.
#komikkomik
is a new hashtag for cartoonists from South East Asia! I'm Hien! from Vietnam originally but currently found a home in Australia.
My work revolves around optimistic queer stories - comics of queer fat men of colour, body positivity, ace & poly and more!
New pinned post of some of my work:
๐ It Will Be Hard (queer romance GN):
โจ I'm Shirtless In This One (body image mini):
๐ Currently working on Boyfriends and their Giant Dog (all-ages comic of queer men in fantasy) and more!
โจ It Will Be Hard โจ
Two men, with two polar opposite sexualities, working together toward one mutually fulfilling relationship.
Sweet, award-winning, imperfect, and now free forever! I hope you'll like it ๐๐โจ
HELLO your boy is an entire 26 years-old today ๐ฅณ๐โจ
Iโve never properly celebrated my birthday (and kept it secret for decades) but I am happy to get to exist and draw everyday so ๐บ
Thank you for sticking around, everyone! I hope youโll have a lovely day ๐!!!
Games companies hiring union-busting firms in response to people standing up to sexual harassment. Big comic festival invites bigoted artists and wouldnโt back down until diverse creators risk their livelihood to speak up.
What the FUCK is the point of being in any industries?
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#artvsartist2021
End-Of-Year Edition ๐
Featuring self-portraits galore and sneak peeks from my upcoming comics!
2021 has been my most prolific year yet as I found sustainable work drawing smut and sex-ed comic journalism. Plus self-portraits and even made fun doodles again!
One of the happiest nights of my life ๐ป๐โจ I cried so many times throughout the night feeling so loved and cared for. I really felt like I belonged, and that Iโm not so alone.
Endless hugs and cuddles!!! And my last-minute flower crown was a huge hit! Spent all arvo on it!
I made a choose-your-own hug for myself, and for you all too!
Best played downloaded! Put on your favourite gentle tune, and play <3 I hope you'll like it!
A little something to show my appreciation for Brad, Claire, and
@matthunzi
SourDoughtnut trilogy which has been such a place of comfort for me recently, haha!
@bonappetit
please give these three my love thank you!!!
Next month's OJST comic is basically the ultimate Hien Body Image comic!!! It's very explicit and very poetic, and also my ding dong is in it LOL ๐คฃ Please look forward to it and I hope you'll enjoy!!
New pinned post of some of my work:
๐ It Will Be Hard (queer romance GN):
โจ I'm Shirtless In This One (body image mini):
๐ Currently working on Boyfriends and their Giant Dog (all-ages comic of queer men in fantasy) and more!
It Will Be Hard is still free for the next few days so grab it while itโs hot!
You can also just claim it and download it later! Pass your link around! Treat it like a book you bought that you share with your friends!
I hope youโll enjoy it!
Lumberjack Prince Overdressed For His First Prom ๐ป๐บ๐โจ
For Perth Kickball Club Camp event ๐ฅฐ๐โจ so excited to see everyone elseโs outfits ๐
๐ช๐พ I'm Shirtless In This One ๐ช๐พ
An award-nominated mini Twine comic of me literally taking my shirt off to talk about body image issues so I could go swimming! Also free!
I originally just wanted to do another melancholy self-portrait but yโall??! This turned out sick actually Iโm very happy with it?? Really leveled up on showing the form and suppleness of a soft body.
SMALL DOG APPROVED HELL YES HELL YES HELL YES ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โจโจโจ!!!!!!!! Paying the pet bond today and continuing my look out for the rare small rescue needing a good home which I hope I am ready to provide omg am I ready?????
I'm also happy to announce that I've signed on to be a regular artist with Oh Joy Sex Toy! Please look forward to my antics once a month for a good lil while! This is part of the site's reorganization and I can't be more happy to work with such a lovely team โบ๏ธ๐โจ
Iโve always loved dancing but have always been afraid due to body image and confidence issues etc. you know, the usual.
BUT I finally did it properly for the first time at a company event with good friends and a very safe inclusive space and HOO BOY did I have fun!!!
Bears Picnic was SO GOOD!!! My food went over great and so did my surprise gift! I drew all of us Mr. Bear crew and our mentors and printed it all out as acrylic blocks. Got many hugs! Had many chats and good food. All in all a great Sunday albeit my feet are killing me, haha!
๐ป Thanks For Finding Me Again ๐ป
This one's dedicated to hugs, affectionate touch, and the friends who've helped pull me out of the spiraling dark abyss. Features the best hug I've drawn yet, and plenty of warm cuddly feelings ๐ฅฐ๐โจ
(NSFW)
Oh hey!!! Surprise Crimbo miracle! The first chapter of my self-indulgent grey-ace smut is on sale!!!
Itโs 36 full colour pages and itโs super sappy and emotional and sexy and I worked really hard on it! I hope youโll enjoy it!
Minh doesnโt fully understand what his grey-asexuality means, and heโs afraid it might doom his latest crush. His BF helps him explore the topic both academically & with steamy real-life scenarios!
๐ Fuckin' Ace by
@wavingpeople
now at Comic Orgy!
๐ณ My First Toy Review!? ๐ค
A super different comic from my usual stuff but I hope you'll have fun reading it just the same! Features many, MANY jokes, and a very cute stand-in Masturbateer ๐
Anyway I'm pretty much officially diagnosed with major / severe depression hahaha! I really appreciated the quiet moment my psychologist said "and you've been dealing with this by yourself all this time". Very fortunate to have the privilege to get therapy now!
Boyfriends & Their Giant Dog is 100% FUNDED ๐ญ๐๐โจ!!!!
Thank you SO SO MUCH for your help and support everyone!!! Thank you for trusting me and joining me on this journey! I won't let you down!
5 days left on the clock but omg I am so relieved ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ