Gabriel “Joy” Reid

Digital illustration of Gabriel‘s logo, which is a yellow circle with a doodle of her face in the middle.

Digital illustration of a woman with huge hair singing with her eyes closed in black-and-white

Illustration of two characters sitting on a soccer field, looking at each other

Illustration of a little kid with braces holding hands with the witch from wicked as she lifts them off the ground, and it says because everyone deserves the chance to fly

VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENT: @gabrieljoyyy.bsky.social

I’m Gabriel Joy Reid! I’m a cartoonist, animator, and educator originally from Kansas City, Kansas. I most often create comics that explore Black trans and queer experiences for middle-grade and young adult readers.

I’m so incredibly excited to announce that I just started a full-time position as the Media Coordinator at the Shah Family Foundation! So honored to be a part of this organization involved in wonderful work for our local Boston communities and beyond. Learn more at shahfoundation.org 🌱💙💚

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

#cartoonprofilepic #pfp #profilepics #blackcomics #blackcartoons #procreateillustration #procreateartist

Sabrina from “Painted Strawberries” leans in to kiss a pleasantly surprised Jiwon, who blushes fiercely. They are set in front of a rosy pink background dotted with confetti. Written in the bottom right corner are the words: [HAPPY NEW YURI], in the top left corner is [2026.]

🍓don’t make me fall in love again if she won’t be here next year

Thank you everyone for following along with me in 2025, whether this was your first or nth year! May 2026 be even more wonderful than you imagine.

#12daysofyurimas #12daysofyurimas2025 #yurimas #paintedstrawberries #oc

2️⃣✌️🏽🧡🩵⚽ TWO NEW VIDEOS ARE ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! LINK IN THE BIO!

Finally uploaded my full pitch presentation on GOOD GAME! I also uploaded an animation based on the comic too! Go check them out and leave a nice comment if you want! ☺️👉🏽👈🏽🧡🩵
#trans #middlegradebooks

#artvartist2025 It’s that time of year again! Thanks for following along!💖🧡💜🌸☺️

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 projects, and it’s been such a vibe following her work! #benee

🍂✏️October Commission 3/3! I love drawing your cats!!! Here’s Gigi and Kitty requested by Gaby!🧡🩶🐱
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#catsketch #petsketch #cats #petcommissions #catmom #doodlerequestsopen

🍂✏️October Commission 2/3! Who’s gonna tell them? A tavern night commission requested by Anna! (Thanks for letting me include myself into the art too lolol) 🧝🏼‍♀️🧝🏾🔥🐉
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#tavernnight #renfaire #dragonart #dragonsketch #doodlerequestsopen

All aboard the DC Fan Art Train! Here’s Damian Wayne and Jon Kent requested by Penelope! God they’re soooo cute! 🩵❤️💚💛

✨🌟It’s me again!🌟✨It’s about time for a #meettheartist update! Plus a quick guide to some of the projects I’ve worked on at my studio, Sunflower Workshop!✨💛🌻 BTW you can read all my comics now at gabrieljoyreid.com/comics!

More beautiful renders by Sasha Lou, this one of the legendary space explorers, Nova (she's also Stella's Mama!) More on this adventure as it develops!🚀☄️🌌💜

WE DID IT! So epic to share a graduation with my sister, Sasha! Sasha just graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a BFA in Film and I just graduated from Boston University with an MFA in Visual Narrative (on the exact same day, you can’t make this stuff up!) Congrats to the Class of 2025!

Omg me posting my face?! Whaaat! Thank you Taylor Rossi Photography for my brand new updated headshots! It was soooo fun to work with you! ☺️🌻💛🖤

Uncovered some #teamcoco sketches from last summer lol. Enjoy watching the Oscars tonight folks!🧡🧡🧡

My biggest video yet!!! Can you believe it’s been 3 years since Super Dawg premiered on Webtoon!? To celebrate, please enjoy this behind-the-pages of the first book Paws of Power now on YouTube! Link in the bio! 🐶💙💖😼

My sister, Sasha Lou, created some stellar new renders of astronaut prodigy, Star Powers! I wonder where she’s off to next…⭐️🌟💫🩵

Tehehe!🤭

Oh yeah it’s time for some OC brainrot! >:D Learn all about the history of Super Dawg now on my YouTube channel! Link in the bio!🐶💙🩵

a couple wips bc i do actually still draw sometimes LOL

one of them maybe an upcoming exciting announcement i may or may not commit to!! 🫠

#oc #art

🚨JUST REVEALED!🤠 Some of the work I did with the always spectacular Kalen Allen over the past couple of months and his new social media project: KalenVision! Thank you so much Kalen and team for the opportunity! 📺❤️💛🧡✨

I redrew that Alex and Kamaria pose from last summer in the new OFFSIDES comic art style hehe 🤭 also I’m gonna try to post a little OFFSIDES sneak peek leading up to the preview event in April! More info soon!⚽️🧡🩵🏳️‍⚧️
#offsundays #yaromance #offsidescomic #newwebcomic #letkidsplay #lettranskidsplay

This really was our hourly comic day! So great to hear from Desmond Reed, Sadie Saunders, Ellen T. Crenshaw and Erin McGrath tonight at Comicazi!🗓️✨

No hourlies tomorrow as I must spare my wrist for my thesis project this weekend...hourly comics tend to take my hand out like crazy ›.‹ But I look forward to seeing my mutuals’ exciting Saturdays! :)

Just read a quote that goes SO hard: “The world probably won't stay dumb forever, but transphobia is ticking down quite slowly. So why watch it burn away slowly when you can torch it straight from the bottom with your own hands?” - Yakusinn Deboer quoted in Growing Up Trans Our Own Words. 🏳️‍⚧️✨

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good morning, blue sky world!