Eric Orner

Eric Orner (born c. 1965,[1] Chicago) is an openly gay American cartoonist[2] and animator, whose works often revolve around LGBT issues.

Orner began creating The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green in 1989,[3] when he was working as a political cartoonist for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire.

[4] It was unusual at the time as "one of the first comics to portray gay men everywhere from the bedroom to the family dining room"[1] The strip was carried by nearly 100 LGBT newspapers and alternative weeklies.

Orner served as a longtime staff counsel and press secretary for Frank, the pioneering openly gay 16-term congressman from Massachusetts.

[10] Among the positive reviews, NPR called Smahtguy, "an enveloping visual experience crafted by a terrific artist with an amazing line.