Hand-Drawn Comic Style Cartoon Characters

I'm looking for a talented illustrator to create over 5 comic book style cartoon characters for me. All the characters should be hand-drawn and convey a happy and cheerful demeanor but also to take these characters into a short-story

Ideal skills and experience:
- Proficient in comic book style illustration
- Experience in creating multiple characters
- Ability to convey emotions through illustrations
- Skills in hand-drawing and digitizing artwork