My name is Bijhan Agha. I'm 10 years into my social transition, and 3 months into my hormonal transition. I reverted to Islam during my transition, having been raised Muslim by my grandmother. I was born with deformed feet which required surgical intervention, meaning I cannot spend long amounts of time on my feet. I also have depression, anxiety, and I'm autistic.
My partner, RaeRae, has been out as nonbinary since before we met. They're culturally but not religiously Jewish. They were born with many health problems, including the lungs, nervous system, and digestive system. They were also in a car accident in their youth which severely damaged their left shoulder and incited fibromyalgia as the nerve endings did not heal correctly. As a result of the drugs they need to be on to function, they spend most of the day sleeping and rarely feel well enough to leave the house.
We are living with food insecurity. Without the generosity of strangers, we wouldn't eat. We're hoping that by making comics, we can build a career together which will keep us fed and clothed.
I wrote and RaeRae edited scripts for comic books about queer superheroes, who are not white, in a universe full of time travel and Vampires. We call the universe Time Wars, and our first comic was Kobra Olympus, about a multiracial vigilante in modern Seattle using tech to battle literal monsters. Now we've created a new comic book about three strangers who are brought together by cryptic messages from the future to gain elemental powers and armored forms to battle an evil conspiracy.
Time Wars: the Adventures of the Legendary X-Knights is on Kickstarter now. Every dollar brings us closer to our next meal. And I think you'll genuinely enjoy the art and story.
bump! and as a fellow comics maker I will check this out!
Thank you!