Gabriel Joy

🏖️Lvl 26 | BU CFA ’25 | Trans☀️🏄🏽 👩🏽‍🎨Cartoonist | Animator | Educator 🍉 | 🏳️‍⚧️Trans Kids Belong | BLM ✊🏽linktr.ee/gabrieljoyyy

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Until next time!⭐🧽🏖️🌊🏄🏽✨

George is moving away, and I’m really gonna miss him! :((( Anyone who’s ever met George Zachary knows he is one of the sweetest, funniest, most musical, and most ✨fashionable✨, people you might ever meet. I’m so lucky to have rocked grad school with him, watched so SO many movies together, and gone on some epic adventures in Boston and beyond with this dude. George, you’re an absolute treasure! Thank you for being my friend!

Wishing you the very best in your next big adventure! See you VERY soon!🎸🤘🏽

Art inspired by Otsukare Summer by Halcali, SpongeBob SquarePants, extremely late nights in the BU Visual Narrative Studio, Motown records, Summer of Soul, and of course apple soda.

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Keep making your people proud.

💙🦋Happy Father’s Day to Andres Caden and the real dad who inspired him!

My comic Kid Chrysalis: Butterfly Warrior turns 3 years old in just a couple of days, a story about just how much love and acceptance, even when it’s imperfect and messy, is still so important in the coming-out process. Shoutouts to all the Dads that love their trans kids. and I love you, Dad ☺️🏳️‍⚧️🩵🤍💖

Read and watch Kid Chrysalis: Butterfly Warrior at https://gabrieljoyreid.com/kid-chrysalis!

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🗞️💫✨EXTRA EXTRA! I’m honored to be this month’s featured artist in issue 190 of the Boston Compass Newspaper! I illustrated the front page and some art throughout the interior pages too! Swipe to see a closer look at the original artwork! It was so much fun to be a part of, thank you so much for having me, BCN! Go pick up a copy of the April Edition now or visit bostoncompassnewspaper.com🚀🩵💙🐹

Next stop… Boston Comics in Color Festival!❤️🖤💚

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#blackastronaut #blackartists #bostonarts #independentpress #supermariogalaxy

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4 years ago, my first webcomic SUPER DAWG AND THE PET CREW premiered! And today I’m excited to announce a new version of the first issue will be available in Spring 2026!

SUPER DAWG AND THE PET CREW: PAWS OF POWER DELUXE EDITION compiles almost 10 years of Super Dawg art and comics into one book! It includes a special behind the scenes look at the making of the comic, a Q&A from WEBTOON Canvas readers, and additonal concept art of the world and characters of Tailu City! The book also includes a sneak peak at the next issue, a new story that dives into the mysterious orgins of The Pet Crew! 👀 Discover soon what new adventures lie ahead for this ragtag team of heroes!

And catch up now with Super Dawg on WEBTOON Canvas and YouTube! 🩵💖❤️💚🧡

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Their adventure is just beginning. Issue #2 of Super Dawg and the Pet Crew is now in production! Stay tuned. 🐶🏔️🌨️⚡️

In this new adventure Super Dawg, Super Kat, and the rest of the Pet Crew venture deep into The Snowi Mountains on a mission to stop the villainous Dr. Retriever from unleashing his most dangerous plan yet… uncovering their own mysterious pasts along the way.

🩵💖Get caught up now with Super Dawg and the Pet Crew on WEBTOON Canvas!

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Happy 4 Years to Super Dawg and The Pet Crew on WEBTOON Canvas! Some new surprises are cooking up behind-the-scenes…stay tuned!🐶🩵 Catch up now with Super Dawg on WEBTOON Canvas and YouTube!🩵💖❤️💚🧡

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Last batch of hourlies! Thanks for following along as I embraced imperfection!

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Afternoon hourly comics! We're really embraced imperfection that day 😂

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Almost forgor to post my Hourly Comics here for 2026!🙈 First time I decided to try drawing these with pen and pencil instead of digital so excuse the messiness lol.

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I’m so incredibly excited to announce that I just started a full-time position as the Media Coordinator the Shah Family Foundation! I help capture and create media content for some of the fantastic initiatives Shah is a part of, from the Center for Comprehensive Healing at Mass General Brigham, the Last Night @ School Committee Podcast, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, and so much more! So honored to be a part of this organization involved in wonderful work for our local Boston communities and beyond. Learn more about Shah Family Foundation at shahfoundation.org 🌱💙💚

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Big hair for a big year! Happy 2026 y’all! Here’s to another year of art, storytelling, and creativity! 🥂✨💖🩵☺️

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2️⃣✌️🏽🧡🩵⚽TWO NEW VIDEOS ARE ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Finally uploaded my full pitch presentation on GOOD GAME! (formerly OFFSIDES!) my middle grade soccer story with a trans protagonist! I also uploaded my animation based on the comic that I made for my Digital Drawing final as well! Go check them out and leave a nice comment if you want! ☺️👉🏽👈🏽🧡🩵

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🩷 but if you really hold me tight, all the way home i’ll be warm

drew @gabrieljoyyy’s beautiful t4t yuri ocs Azi & Michaela 🤭

prompt list under cut

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Thank you for drawing my girls @magicmooshka !🥹🫶🏽✨🏳️‍⚧️

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Joyous Kwanzaa, Everyone! ❤️🖤💚✨ I made this for Boston Compass Newspaper back in 2023 as a bit of a season finale to my comic strip series, The Adventures of Aaron and Beatrice! Somehow just getting around to posting it but better late than never lol. Habari Gani?!

Hope ya’ll are having a wonderful holiday season! ☺️🙌🏽✨

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It’s that time of year again! Thanks for following along!💖🧡💜🌸☺️

Between thesis, soccer book, graduation, getting representation, and so much more, this has been a massive year for me and my art! I may not have as much time for end-of-the-year posts as I usually do, but just know that there are many exciting projects coming up that I cannot wait to tell you about! Let me take this moment to thank you SO much for all the love and support all year long! Take good care of yourselves and others always! Happy holidays! ☺️🫶🏽🏳️‍⚧️✨

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And nobody is ever gonna bring me down💚

Had this idea for a mini comic ever since I caught Wicked Part 1 in theaters last fall! It had suddenly occurred to me that I had I deeper connection to this story than I remembered…btw did I mention I am from Kansas?😂 Happy Wicked Weekend y’all 💚💖

Based on The Wizard of Oz (1939), Directed by Victor Fleming and Wicked (2024), Directed by Jon M. Chu, and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

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WAKE UP BABE NEW BENEE ALBUM JUST DROPPED!!!✨🩶🤩 To celebrate the release of Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles, here’s some BENEE fan art I’ve made over the past year or so! Stella’s music has been a huge inspiration for several of my recent comics and animation projects, and it’s been such a vibe following her work! Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll be having this album on loop all day long.🎧😌