Cheer Up, Michael!

What happens AFTER your dreams come true? Michael Theodore Mouse (stage name: "Mickey") is lost. He was a huge star for decades, but now, he's the burnt out CEO of a massive company who longs for the happier days of his youth. He's creatively stifled at work, his best friend Don resents him for his universal fame and success, his wife Minerva is drifting away, and he's buckling under the pressure as paparazzi watch his every move. We first catch up with Michael as he attends therapy in an attempt to cope with the pressures of being, well, HIM. Chapters Linked below!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT MAKE A PROFIT FROM THIS COMIC. This has NOTHING to do with the recent Steamboat W*llie public domain thing; I've been drawing and writing this fan comic since January 2023, a year before W*llie entered public domain, and this comic is firmly inspired by post-success Mickey of the 40s and 50s aka "suburban bachelor Mickey". While not all who are drawing steamboat W*llie comics or making content are doing so out of malicious glee to "stick it" to a certain company, I wanted to make it clear that "Cheer Up, Michael" is my work as a fan who owes much of their passion for art to Disney-- This is NOT a "lemme see how sad and sick and depraved I can make things for an edgy middle finger" work. Not going into meme territory. I love the studio and the character and this is intended as a sincere exploration of my thoughts and my musings on the character and his potential.