Hien Pham 🐻

@hiencomics.com.au

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🌈 Pronounced like Ian with an H (he/him) 🌺 Award-winning comic artist: It Will Be Hard, Amarantus. ✨ OJST writer: ohjoysextoy.com/category/comic/hienpham/ 💖 Patreon: patreon.com/hiencomics ✏ Portfolio: hiencomics.com.au ✉️ wavingcomics@gmail.com

A cheerful cartoony of a smiling bald Asian man wearing glasses and a thin, full beard with multiple chibi characters hanging on his out-reached hand and shoulder. Underneath is a graphic that says: "I'll be tabling at the Perth Comic Arts Festival! FREE EVENT! Sun 26 July 2026 MARKET DAY at the State Library of WA"
A digital comic page drawn in a semi realistic but mostly cartoony style of anthropomorphic animals. Panel 1 Narration: "Earlier this year, I became part of a local nudist group by complete accident." A bunny and a brown bear chat cheerfully. Bunny: "I'm going to the beach this weekend." Bear: "Ooh! Can I come?" Panel 2 Bunny and bear arrive at a nude beach where several other nude animals have already set up shop. A surprised bear thinks to himself: "I didn't realize this was a whole group thing!!!" A jovial capybara calls out to the bear: "Join us!" Panel 3 Bear sits down anxiously at a table in a cabin in the woods. A kookaburra with a cigarette in its beak glances at him while opening the door to go outside. Narration: "When this overnight retreat came up, I felt pretty hesitant, as it's quite far beyond my comfort zone..." Panel 4 Bear stands naked and slightly afraid in the cabin's kitchen, chatting with a nude capybara and meerkat. Narration: "Still, I wanted to better understand social nudism, so I braced myself and committed to the agenda!" Panel 5 Bear fans himself with his emotional support hand fan as he looks out toward an open room full of other nude furries making conversations. Comic title splashes across the page: "One Nudist Night" Read the full comic with transcriptions here: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/nudist-night-hien-pham/
A man wearing a long-sleeved shirt stands up. His entire torso is covered in a layer of thin white dog fur which makes his shirt looks more like a wooly jumper.
A digital illustration of the moment a big cloud eclipsing the bright shining sun. Multi-coloured rays of light crest the top of the clouds.
Panel 1 Long shot from above of a dog rescue. A small girl runs holding a skateboard in her arms while her dad (long-haired brown-skinned middle-aged man with a walking stick) chats to a rescue worker (grey-haired dark brown-skinned middle-aged man) Dad: Excuse me, could you tell us more about these dogs? Worker: Terry and Jam? Why, yes! Of course! Panel 2 The trio stand in front of a kennel. The girl waves her hand excitedly from outside the kennel's fencing. Worker: These poor boys have been with us for a little while now... but they're very sweet! And very excited to meet you! Girl: Hi, doggies! Panel 3 Jam, a huge brown fluffy dog with poofs of hair hiding his eyes jump up excitedly, his tongue wagging out of his mouth splattering drool all over the panel. His kennel mate Terry, a yellow and brown Terrier with thick fur around his snout that looks like a big mustache, jumps up with him enthusiastically. They both shout: "HELLO!" Panel 4 The dad and the girl both have their faces comically covered in Jam's drool as the refuge worker gently moves them along away from the kennel. Jam sits down, regretting his excitement, while Terry desperately jumps up and down trying to get their attention. Worker: I'm so sorry about that! Please, let me get you both a towel... Jam: Oops... I got too excited... Terry: Wait! Come back! Panel 5 A disappointed Jam slumps down on the ground, his drool all over his face and the kennel floor. Terry maintains his intense energy. Jam: We're never going to get adopted at this rate... Mayb we're just not calm or cool enough for a family, Terry... Terry: Jam! What are you talking about?! We're the coolest! Panel 6 Terry strikes a cool pose atop Jam's head who mirrors him Terry: IN FACT, WE CAN GET EVEN COOLER! Jam: Even cooler? Panel 7 Terry and Jam look on from their kennel at the girl holding the skateboard who's laughing the whole drool incident off. Terry: WE'RE GONNA LEARN HOW TO SKATEBOARD! Jam: Oh! So we can be her friends!
A smiling artist poses in front of a computer screen showing three book covers he has been working very hard on! They're likely too colourful to print out properly lol. The three titles read: "A Bald Introvert Makes A Friend" "Bears, Pups, Leather! oh my!" and "Hankering For Hankies"
A digital comic page illustrated in a semi realistic semi cartoonish style using deep blues and bright saturated cyan. Panel 1 In a mad scientist lair filled with TENGA masturbation sleeves floating in test tubes, a male character has his hands suspended above his head by Shibari ropes while two scientists stand nearby. The man has his long-sleeved shirt open, his tie undone, and his trousers pulled down to review his pink boxers and his penis peeking through. One scientist speaks up: "3Ds... GEOs... SPINNERs... Seems you've enjoyed all of my implements thus far, Masturbateer." Panel 2 The scientist lifts the man's chin up mischievously as the man cracks a confident smile. Man: "Heh, it's my pleasure, perverse scientist... What other tricks have you got up your sleeves?" Scientist: "A brand-new toy review, of course!" Panel 3 Multiple TENGA masturbation sleeve float in a space-like vacuum, one scientist sits atop a TENGA FLIP 360 that's propelling itself through the space with streams of bright cyan energy while the other scientist holds onto it, floating behind. The comic's title splashes across the panel: "TENGA FLIP 360! Read the full review with transcriptions on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/tenga-flip-360-hien-pham/ "
A pencil sketch comic in a messy but expressive chibi style. A tired comic artist pushes his digital tablet away: "2:00AM wrapped up work for the day..." He sits at his table: "I have to work through the weekend" He puts his face in his hands: "too tired to move to bed... feeling melancholic... kinda lonely..." He blearily looks up at his computer screen: "let me check the comments on my last comics..." He cracks a smile, then laugh, and cry into his fists. He strikes a powerful pose with a bright smile on his face and tears streaming down: "Yeah!!! i make good comics huh!!!"
A simple comic in a sketchbook. A cartoon man smiles at his reflection in the mirror: "Time to trim my beard!" and immediately takes a huge chunk off his facial hair. He falls on his hands and knees as tears fall from his eyes: "I CUT IT TOO SHORT AGAIN!!!!"
A digital comic page that illustrates different areas of a queer social event: a man helps his friend get into his leather boots in the changing area, someone hands over their bag at the coat check, a curious leather man is beings old a new leather harness in the pop-up shop corner, a bartender wipes a glass as a Pup decides what to drink, two scantily-clad friends take a breather on the balcony, and two femme folks cuddle up with each other on the plush green sofa of the lounge. West Oz Leather's (the event organizer) logo is splashed in the middle of the page. It consists of a black swan wearing a leather jacket spreading its wings in front of an inverted pink triangle. Caption reads: "There's a queer club in Perth that I've been a part of for almost a year now. There's an easy-going vibe with kinky sights everywhere you look! It's afforded me space to be with my community, and transformed the way I practice Shibari." Read the full comic travelogue with transcriptions on: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/west-oz-leather-hien-pham/
Photo from the crowd of the indie pop rock band The Beths leaving the stage after finishing their encore. They are bathed in beautiful pink purple lights.
Ballpoint pen doodle of a fantasy Orc character. He has small fangs coming up from his underbite with a thick mustache and a single black feather sprouting out from his bald head. He wears sunglasses and leather garment. He gives a thumbs-up from inside of his cloak. Next to him is a floating umbrella with a spinning mini weathervane on top.
A sketchbook journal comic, close-ups with captions in the following photos.
Cartoon panel of a sexual health clinic nurse moistening a swab (for getting a rectal sample). He says: "You can also lightly wet the swab under tap water for easier entry." A cartoon of me with a thousand-yard stare turns away from the nurse: "I've been raw-dogging it dry this whole time..."
A digital comic page rendered in a lighthearted semi-realistic cartoony style. Panel 1: A chubby balding Asian man with glasses (Hien) sits in a small clinic office opposite a nurse with short wavy blonde-ish brown hair (Peter), scruffy facial hair, and blue eyes. Hien: I'm ready for my STI screening! I feel fine, but it'd be nice to have peace of mind! Peter: You're doing the right thing! Panel 2: close-up on Peter's face as he smiles and nods. Peter: You know, the majority of infections we detect at M Clinic are in asymptomatic folks. That's why regular testing is key! Hien: Right! Panel 3: Side shot of both of them conversing. Peter puts one hand to his chin while Hien does an affirmative fist pump! Peter: Usually, we'd chat about your sexual history and determine what tests would be right for you... But, if you're after a thorough screening, may I recommend the whole suit of tests? Hien: I'm down! Panel 4: long shot of the outside of the M Clinic building. It's a small and unassuming with certain walls painted in the M Clinic signature deep sky blue. A man is seen stepping out of the building while whistling. The title of the comic "Let's Get Tested!" splashes across the panel. "Read the full comic on OhJoySexToy.com" caption lays below it. A small speech bubble with a little Hien head pops out of the corner: "Made in collaboration with WAAC and M Clinic!" Read the full comic with transcriptions here: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/lets-get-tested-hien-pham/
An excerpt of a digital comic page consists of 2 panels. One shows a white bearded older man reaching from behind a mature brown-skinned gentleman to kiss him on the lips. The other shows another brown-skinned mature man engaging in fellatio, but the genital has been censored with a juicy zucchini drawing.
Meme of a spongebob background character slamming their fist on the floor but their face has been replaced with a smiley face. Caption reads: "when ur extremely stressed out but u keep a positive attitude bc u kno this too shall pass"
A chubby Asian man stands in his low-lit room. He faces the camera to smile gently. He is shirtless and wearing just his shorts.
doodle of me in a bowl of soup putting out one leg and splashing the soup out of the bowl. There is a side plate of veggies and a wedge of lime as well as two smaller plates of sauces (hoisin and chili)
doodle of a couple of personified rope knots lighting firework on a beach when there's a no fire sign!!
doodle of a penguin with a new lace front that looks like billowing clouds
doodle of a grizzly bear wearing a monocle for some reason and a lab coat writing on his clipboard. An experiment vial? tube? glass triangle?? shoots off steam in the background with hearts in its eyes
a bunch of sexy cartoon burly gay men dance as a bear look on with curiosity from the corner
doodle of three raccoons tied in shibari standing top of each other wearing a huge trenchcoat
a furry yeti-like creature with horns on the side of its head has a bashful expression on its face while wearing an open leather jacket, leather chaps, leather briefs, and a big pair of shiny boots with spikes on the back and huge buckles on the front.
a bearded man pulls down his shorts to show a tattoo of a racoon in a speedo laying behind an anchor with a huge wave breaking behind it.
doodle of a burger with very melty cheese and sauces and a patty. the cheese and the sauce and the patty have pleased faces on them
doodle of a very happy frog just chilling and being themself.
a dragon(ish) creature makes out with a unicorn(ish) creature sloppy style
A mustached man is lounging on a chair at the beach. He is topless with a speedo on. Next to him stands guard a VERY COOL bull terrier. They're both wearing sunglasses (sun safe)
Doodle of a proud looking man lifting two heavy weights as an angel blows a horn to shine divine light on him. He clearly skips leg day though
A doodle of a person sitting behind a stall with the following signage: "Leave a prompt, I'll drink a sip of water and draw it in 60 seconds"
A pencil comic in a sketch book in a loose cartoony style. Two men treading water in the ocean turn toward the horizon: "We watched the sunset together in the water" They both smile as the waves roll in, one man is in the foreground eclipsing the other behind him: "It's getting easier to stop myself from looking at you instead" They walk together along the shoreline, talking and laughing: "Even if I still miss you when I get home."
I asked a random stranger to draw "one of the happiest days of your life" and they drew two long-haired people, one of whom is down on one knee proposing to the other.
A digital comic page with close-up panels of a brown Asian man putting on a yellow and brown latex wrestling singlet. His friend off-screen gives him encouragements as he reflects on the experience in the comic narration. Close-up of the man standing naked on a towel, scrunching up the latex suit getting ready to get into it. Narration: A couple months ago, I was going through a bout of low body confidence. Hien: Do I just step into it? Friend: Yep! Close-up of the suit half-way up his body. He follows his friend's instruction to pull it up. His friend helps him with the final steps by stretching the suit over his shoulder. Friend: Slide in, push out, pull up. Narration: My dear friend Bauzer reached out and offered to put me in his spare latex. He hoped it would help with my body image as it always did for him. Friend: Pull your arm through. Hien: Haha! I'm trying! Close-up from below looking up at the man now fully suited with lube and sweat rolling down his legs. Narration: I didn't expect the suit to take away an outer-layer worry I'd gotten used to coping with. Read the full comic "First-time Latex" with transcriptions here: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/first-time-latex-hien-pham/
A balding Asian man with a wet beard smiles brightly at the camera as he stands in a pool.
A sketchbook comic drawn in pencil with 5 panels. Each landscape in composition and place in a column. A small cartoon man treks through five different settings: a field of sunflowers with clouds in the sky, through the garden of a woman dancing by herself in her room, a local park with a park benches and a lake, a pool on the rooftop of a hotel, and uphill through an Australian hike with waterfalls in the background. The man keeps a steady pace with a blank expression on his face. On the 3rd panel (park with bench and lake), an identical man calls out to him: "Keep going!". On the 5th panel, the identical man joins the hike, saying: "Almost there."
A journal comic sketched in pencil on a small sketchbook. Four panels line up in a collumn depict in several close-ups a cartoonish artist working away at his desk. To the sides of each panel are the captions: "it hurts just a little" "then it's gone" "it hurts just a little" "then it's gone" "what if this is how I'll feel" "forever" "it hurts just a little" "then it's gone"
Two cartoon anthropomorphic lion and bear pose excitedly in front of a steamy and dazzling background. A flowy length of red Shibari rope twirls around three colourful fantasy dildos. The bear punches excitedly in the air and says: "Watch out, world! I'm gonna STRAP 'EM ALL!" Excerpt from my comic Local Side Learns How To Top https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/local-side-learns-how-to-top-hien-pham/
A CRYING CAT
a pencil doodle of a cartoon me holding sparks bursting out of my chest and holding on to them as they float and dissipate in the air. Caption: "it'a already easier. It will only get easier from here"
A collage of 70 digital comic pages I made for Oh Joy Sex Toy. Read these comics with full transcriptions on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/category/comic/hienpham/
A digital comic book page illustrated in a colourful and cartoony style. A cartoony chibi Hien sits down at a bench and observes multiple windows into different memories he's seen and experienced. He closes in on two memories: one of a man putting sun screen on another man's hand while holding it tenderly, and one of a bald and bearded old leatherman smiling brightly as someone caresses his face. Narration: "My hair started falling off in my 20s right when I felt like growing it out. It's a hard thing to reconcile with sometimes." "I can't deny that sometimes I wish I looked different... but my hairline's recess is a landmark of how I"m changing into someone I didn't realize could exist in the first place." "Who knows, maybe one day someone could look at me and feel okay about growing into my image." Title: "Bald-in-Progress" Read the full comic with transcriptions on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/bald-in-progress-hien-pham/
Me tiredly throwing a peace sign in front of my work station. On my drawing tablet is a complicated-looking comic page being coloured. Caption reads: "Last comic of the year why don't I make it a bit grand!" "Past Hien is a knob 😭..."
A CONCERNED RACCOON
Two cartoon panels side-by-side in a chibi style one is of me without any hair whatsoever and one is of me with sparse head hair, thin moustache and beard, and some curly ones on the sides of my head.
Overfilled cream puffs on a plate.
Ropes marks from a pink Nylon Shibari rope on my forearm.
Smiling balding bearded Asian man points at a computer screen on which his new zine "Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad" is listed for sale! (Alt text available throughout!)
Illustration on the left. A lush digital painting of the figure on the front cover walks into deep teal water. He’s wearing a yellow shirt wrinkled and soaked in water. The surface of the water is lit in the top right corner by moonlight, which reflects faintly through the waves of water onto the figure’s body. The painting feels somber, but not entirely hopeless - as if the figure wishes his descent to be witnessed knowing he won’t yet completely sink below. Comic page on the right. Hien continues drawing at his table. He seems slightly slumped over his desk with slightly furrowed brows. Another Hien stands behind him with one hand holding onto the drawing Hien’s chair. This second Hien looks on with a subtle worry. Narration at the top: “Small, seemingly meaningless things can pull me under faster than my heart can beat.”
Front cover: a digital painting of a close-up human figure facing away from the screen. He's wearing a black short-sleeve shirt with white flowers patterns and a pair of light tan shorts. His right arm lays on his side with his fingers curled up in a relaxed, yet melancholic expression. The outline of his body is lit in a bright yellow hue that fades into deep orange. He looks out onto a hazy, dream-like landscape. There are no distinguishable details, only soft waves of colours fading into each other: from deep orange at the bottom to a murky light yellow at the top. The ambiguous scene feels like it could either be a sunrise, or a sunset. The handwritten title of the book lays on top of the illustration: “Things I Only Draw When I’m Sad. By Hien Pham.” Back cover: the logline and content warning of the book display in a deep dark orange over the hazy scenery like in the front cover: “A collection of paintings on feeling things deeply, and a comic on how art has helped me navigate the dark. Content warning: heavy mental health topics, mention of sexual assault, artistic nudity.”
A digital cartoon of two identical balding bearded Asian men. One is multi-tasking so rapidly that it looks like he has multiple arms and are in multiple locations at once. He's carrying groceries, taking out the trash, putting laundry out, juggling work commitments and feeding himself all at once. The other man looks on in awe. He stands excitedly with both hands on his chin, smiling brightly with big sparkly eyes. Narration: "At any given time, there are two Hiens living in my brain. One of them gets things done, and the other processes my feelings."
A digital painting of a man looking out into the sunset. His left arm hangs down his side. He wears a black shirt with white delicate flowers scattered in its pattern. His beige shorts crinkles up as he leans his weight on on leg. The blurry orange sky sets a bright burning orange on his outline. Clean lettering writes the title: Things I Only Draw When I'm Sad by Hien Pham. A small ribbon on the corner of the illustration says "Coming Soon!"