#ocpride

#pride hoes, love is love as long as it’s legal and human (until we find sexy aliens of course)

I’ve loved performing since I was a child bouncing around with socks on my head singing “Who Let The Dogs Out”. Idk… something about being on stage just makes me feel so alive (cliche af)!!! But since being apart of @echovmusic, and really being able to share my music & my thoughts with the world is a rewarding feeling, that I simply cannot put into words!! Thank you @oclgbtpride for granting us the opportunity to perform at this years #OCPride!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 @yosttheater @devincollinsofficial (at The Yost Theater)

BE PROUD

We have come to the end of the month long project that is #OCPride! Day 30 brings us… ME! Or, at least the most modern version of the cartoon avatar of me that I’ve used for many of the semi-autobiographical voice made over the last few decades. Octavius, or “Ozzie” as he’s currently known has been the main guy of my comics Shrimp Fried Riot, My Own Personal Apocalypse, Octopus Ink and about a half dozen others. He is my mouthpiece when I am nerd raging, my butt monkey when I am wracked with self loathing and doubt and the recipient of cartoon blessings when I’m actually having a good day. Octopus Ink ended abruptly when I drew some feelings that got a bit too real, but Ozzie will return. Possibly someday soon. Until then, the chibi-ish cartoon version of Your Humble Cartoonist hopes that #pride2022 has been good to you all! I may do this again next year! . . . #Spacekrispies #AlwaysBeCartooning #QueerCharacters #cartoonist #PrideMonth #BiPride #Bisexual #selfinsert #ComicFury #webcomic #TheDuckWebcomics #ShrimpFriedRiot #MyOwnPersonalApocalypse #JohannOctaviusGans #Xailenrath (at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcsGIrvk9G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I actually had this one ready to go on the proper day, but I fell asleep before posting. So, #OcPride Day 28 - Karen Hartman is a freelance blogger who specializes in #superheroes. She has, thus far been seen in the back ground of my #IWATSV comic ( where Riot Rabbit -day 6 - and Moshpit - day 18 - are from). She was at the scene of a big fight between Team Hades and Chicago’s metahuman street gang, Pain Tribe. Since then she has decided to make it her business to learn more about the teenage supervillains, no matter what it takes. . . . #Spacekrispies #AlwaysBeCartooning #queercharacters #transgirl #pridemonth #pride2022 #journalist #webcomic #theduckwebcomics #Comicfury (at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZ3nKIPzcQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day 27 of #OCPride brings the young superhero, Fab, from my comic, “Back To Status Quo”. B2SQ was a comic ABOUT comics, as a loose knit group of teen heroes patrolled a city where nothing “super” really ever happened. So this group of super kids, who were all comic nerds mostly just flew, sped and swung around talking about the then-current goings-on in #Marvel and #DCcomics. Fab is a huge Superman fan, even though his hard light power set is closer to that of #GreenLantern. Even if I hadn’t let B2SQ fall by the wayside, I later found out that there was already a gay indie superhero called “FabMan” who was somewhat similar in design to Fab. Should I ever revive Back To Status Quo (and considering my #NerdRage and what’s currently going on with The Big Two, it’s a distinct possibility) I may have to give Fab a complete makeover. . . . #Spacekrispies #AlwaysBeCartooning #pridemonth #pride2022 #gaysuperhero #ComicFury #queercharacters #webcomic (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXq84vJ5z-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=