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= Big Hands Johnny = Big Hands Johnny is an American Comic Strip created by Joshua Pantano. As part of an ongoing series initially published on November 12, 2019. As a small local comic, Garfield made a splash among local readers and quickly amassed and occult fanbase by the March of the following year. The comic tells the life and daily plights of Big Hands Johnny, the title character and protagonist. As of 2020, it has amassed over 66 followers on instagram with over 70 posts historically. Thus becoming one of the site's most favorited comics.

Though rarely mentioned in the comics, Big Hands Johnny is set in a semi-urbanized city. The suburban influence has been noted across the series and is most likely based on the Joshua Pantano's hometown. Common themes in the strip include hubris, morality, disability, and perseverance. Big Hands Johnny is also seen to struggle with complex issues like feelings of inadequacy and substance abuse. The comic initially welcomes readers with a lively premise but is quickly steered into more adult themes. Originally starting as a joke from Pantano's childhood, Big Hands Johnny has evolved into a giant in the children's/adolescent comics genre.

On August 15, 2019 The comic had planned to take a long hiatus. Although the creator then followed up with more content the following October, the comic has been said to be on the decline. Despite having no confirmation of cancelation from the author, readers stand wary of its future.

History
Big Hands Johnny underwent many evolutions over the years. From starting out as a vision in Joshua Pantano's head in early 2018 to a pop culture sensation in 2020, the comic has changed with the times. Cartoonist Joshua Pantano has kept a primarily secretive role online but readers have predicted based on his follower-base, he is located in the south. Starting as an idea from early high school, Pantano came up with the idea for Big Hands Johnny while taking notes on his history homework.

The small doodles quickly transformed into characters by the end of 2018. By January of the following year, Big Hands Johnny was officially born and starred in his first comic strip. Despite most of the initially iterations of Big Hands Johnny being discarded or lost to the ages, the creator confirmed on a voice interview on popular social platform Discord that Big Hands Johnny goes back way further than the initial post.

Big Hands Johnny was based on a joke Pantano heard in his high school. After the popularization of the terms "Five-head" for people with large foreheads, Joshua Pantano extended this concept into the field of bigger hands. This initial iteration of the comic was primarily comical and explored the daily issues of having large hands. However, as the author grew up, so did the comic. The comic then changed into a more serialized format. This switch from episodic to serial story-telling removed some of the creative freedom in the process but allowed the comic to address more serious issues by 2019.

Currently, Big Hands Johnny is an unfinished series. It semi-regularly receives updates, and fans are waiting for this sleeper hit to take off.

Internet
The comic's claim to fame is its usage of social media platforms and its rich online presence to boost its popularity. As an industry leader in its field, Big Hands Johnny proved vital and active during the massive transition of many animated YouTubers into Instagram.

Social Media
With its primary presence being on Instagram, Big Hands Johnny owes its success to its platform. Big Hands Johnny contains the archived posts of all the pivotal comics generated by Pantano. Joshua Pantano used his online presence with his personal instagram to advertise and grow his page. After building a small devout fanbase, his comic began exploding.

A variety of Big Hands Johnny strips have been made available on the Internet. Dating from 2019, a heinous page named No Hands Marvin tried competing with the page. Unfortunately, this page's tactics were frowned upon and it was stunted from the start. The page has now been halted in its progress and has not made any recent posts.

Although statistics have not been openly stated, the page has reported to be growing in likes and has an upward trend. Currently focusing on gathering a stronger following within its fanbase, the page has plateaued at 66 followers.

Big Hands Johnny
First appearance: August 15, 2019

Big Hands Johnny is a plump, marshmallow man with rather large hands. Although not being very detailed, Big Hands Johnny's role of the audience surrogate is stronger with his current design. His primary characteristic is his desire to succeed in life. Paralleling the desires of many Americans at the time of the comic's debut.

Later in life, Big Hands Johnny joins a boxing rink and is faced with his greatest challenge when encountering Bigger Hands Charlie. He quickly spirals into substance abuse and faces hardship in having to come to terms with no longer being special. Though Johnny is a joyful character, his struggles create a sense of urgency and pain in his story. It is the story of a man who has been ostracized his whole life for being different and realizing that his differences makes him stronger.

Bigger Hands Charlie
Bigger Hands Charlie is the primary antagonist to Johnny and pressures him to pursue his demons.

Coach
The coach is a mentor figure for Johnny and acts as a father-figure to johnny. The coach pressures Johnny to stay true to himself and follow his dreams.