Bijhan Agha

@bijhan

Transfeminine Muslim anarchist comics author, novel author, and game designer. Married to @raeraenicorrrn.bsky.social ENG: JamsheedStudios.com ESP: JamsheedStudios.com/esp.html

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Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jul 14

It's so strange that Japanese politics are dominated by fascism, when mainstream Japanese culture is dominated by leftism. The Japanese Communist Party needs to be using clips from tokusatsu to demonstrate that Japanese culture is better served by socialism.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jul 14

Kobra Olympus Issue #4 is a queer sapphic comic on Kickstarter about superheroes, mutants, and monsters! If we meet our next stretch goal, every backer gets a free short story about Kobra's superhero origins! Please help us bring this First Edition to life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jul 12

Indigenous Europeans have culture. The native peoples of Europe have ancient beliefs, customs, and artistic styles. Whiteness is the rejection of that culture in favor of a meaningless melange of aesthetics stolen from other civilizations.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jul 12

When I didn't know I was trans, the Friends character I identified with was Ross. Now, it's Dr. Charlie Wheeler, the woman who realizes the titular Friends are terrifying.

Dr. Charlie Wheeler, paleontologist. A character from the show Friends played by Aisha Tyler.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jul 8

Kobra Olympus is a superhero comic about a queer woman fighting monsters using future tech! In this issue, she teams up with her gf and a mutant chicken to stop a kaiju! We met our first stretch goal, so everyone gets an art book! Next, a short story! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

PAGE 2 - PANEL A
Kobra and Dorothy are clustered in the middle of the frame, as there is a lot of text on either side, and a bit over them. They are sitting at a table outside a cafe. Each has a white paper cup of coffee with a black plastic lid, and each has one cupcake. The cupcakes are chocolate (brown) with light purple frosting. Kobra is on the left, and Dorothy is on the right.

SUNDAY, JULY 12TH, 2015. 9:12 AM. KOBRA OLYMPUS AND HER GIRLFRIEND DOROTHY DIAMOND ARE ON A MORNING COFFEE AND CUPCAKE DATE AT CAFÉ AMORCITO IN THE BELLTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE.

KOBRA: I DON’T KNOW, I FEEL UNTETHERED. I’VE NEVER GONE THIS LONG WITHOUT GETTING A NOTE FROM THE FUTURE.

DOROTHY: MAYBE IT MEANS YOU’RE DOING A GOOD JOB. NO NEED TO CHANGE THE PAST IF YOU NAILED IT THE FIRST TIME.

PAGE 2 - PANEL B
We’re now much closer to the pair. We are most focused on Kobra, with Dorothy on the right. Kobra looks upset and worried. Dorothy is more casual, taking a sip of her coffee.

KOBRA: THE MESSAGES FROM THE FUTURE GAVE ME COMFORT, LIKE I WAS BEING GUIDED.

SFX: SIP

PAGE 2 - PANEL C
We’re the same distance from Kobra and Dorothy, but we’ve turned to face Dorothy instead, and Kobra is on the left. Kobra has just taken a bite of her cupcake. Kobra is thinking deeply about what Dorothy is saying. Dorothy is smiling, trying to comfort her worried girlfriend.

DOROTHY: YOU’RE NOT JUST KOBRA OLYMPUS ANYMORE, YOU’RE AGENT THA. TIME CORPS AGENTS FROM THE DEEP FUTURE TRUSTED YOU WITH THE HIGH-TECH PHONE AND ITS SECRET APP FOR A REASON. YOU’RE TRUSTWORTHY.

PAGE 3 - PANEL A
Kobra is on the left, Dorothy is on the right. They are still sitting at the table, with the coffee and cupcakes. However, everything is shaking, and the two women look very surprised.

DOROTHY: WHAT THE . . . ?

SFX: R-R-R-RUMBLE

PAGE 3 - PANEL B
We’re looking at the paved street in front of the cafe. The asphalt is cracking apart, and a mound of dirt is forming as Hubert pushes his way up through the ground.

THE GROUND TREMBLES AND A MOUND FORMS IN THE STREET!

SFX: R-R-R-RUMBLE

PAGE 3 - PANEL C
Dorothy and Kobra are in the bottom left corner, looking up and to the right. Dorothy is to the left of Kobra. They both look shocked. The majority of the frame is taken up by Hubert bursting out of the ground, arms raised and mouth open. He has a mind control device on the left side of his head. Debris from the ground erupting are being thrown everywhere.

A GIANT ARMADILLO-LIKE CREATURE BURSTS FROM THE GROUND!

SFX: FOOM

PAGE 4 - PANEL A
Kobra has put herself in front of Dorothy, and has her right arm out to protect Dorothy. Dorothy is behind her. Kobra looks determined and aggressive. Dorothy looks very worried and a little scared.

DOROTHY: CAN YOU ACTIVATE YOUR NANITE SUIT?

KOBRA: I TRY NOT TO IN PUBLIC, BUT I MIGHT HAVE NO CHOICE . . .

PAGE 4 - PANEL B
The entire frame is a closeup of Jack’s face. He looks distraught.

SUDDENLY, A SMALL HUMANOID CHICKEN-LIKE CREATURE RUNS BETWEEN THE ARMADILLO AND THE HUMANS!

JACK: WAIT!

PAGE 4 - PANEL C
In the foreground, we see Jack raising his mace over his head. He looks determined. Behind him are Kobra and Dorothy, in the same pose as Panel A of this page. Both women look so surprised, they could be called “gobsmacked”. (I don’t know how common this word is outside of North America)

JACK: HUBERT, YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS!

PAGE 4 - PANEL D
Closeup of Hubert’s face, facing slightly to the left. He has a mind control device on the left side of his face. Hubert looks confused and upset.

HUBERT: J-JACK?

PAGE 4 - PANEL E
Closeup of Jack’s face, looking up and to the right. He is pleading, the emotion on his face soft and concerned. There are two word balloons: the top, and the bottom.

JACK: YES, HUBERT! I’M YOUR COUSIN, JACK! COME BACK HOME WITH ME!

PAGE 4 - PANEL F
Dorothy and Kobra, still in the same pose as Panel A and Panel C of this page, are on the far left. The hole in the ground that Hubert came from is on the far right. Jack, raising his mace and with a concerned face is slightly left of center. Hubert, arms lowered and with a confused look on his face, is slightly right of center. Dorothy, Kobra, and Jack are looking at Hubert’s face, and are facing the right. Hubert is looking down at Jack, to the left. Hubert has a mind control device on the left side of his head.

HUBERT: H-H-HOME?

PAGE 5 - PANEL A
Hubert is taking up the whole frame. He is raising his arms in the air and roaring. He has a mind control device on the left side of his face.

HUBERT: I HAVE NO HOME!

PAGE 5 - PANEL B
Jack takes up only the right third of the frame, to make room for the large amount of text. He looks concerned and determined.

JACK: WE HAVE TO DRIVE HIM OFF. HE HATES MY PUNK MUSIC, BUT I BROKE MY PHONE. I HAVE A BLUETOOTH SPEAKER I CAN PAIR TO YOUR DEVICE.

PAGE 5 - PANEL C
Kobra and Dorothy are both looking at their phones. They are concerned, but also concentrating on trying to find the right song.

KOBRA: DOES SAUL WILLIAMS COUNT AS PUNK?

DOROTHY: SOMETIMES. I HAVE A MARKED MEN ALBUM.

PAGE 5 - PANEL D
Closeup of Jack, looking left. He looks curious.

JACK: “GHOSTS”?

PAGE 5 - PANEL E
Closeup of Dorothy, who looks cautious about what she’s saying. She’s looking mostly forward, but slightly to the right.

DOROTHY: “FIX MY BRAIN”.

PAGE 5 - PANEL F
Closeup of Jack, looking left. He looks serious and committed. We are much closer to him than Panel D of this page. I also changed the text from the Pekar Page, because I realized “blast it” is an expression of frustration outside of North America, which is not the intention.

JACK: CRANK IT UP!

PAGE 5 - PANEL F
On the right is Hubert, with his mind control device short-circuiting, his arms raised and his face showing pain and confusion. In the middle is Jack, his mace over his shoulder while he raises a Bluetooth speaker in the air. Jack looks determined. To the left is Dorothy and Kobra, with Dorothy on the right and Kobra on the left. Kobra has put away her phone, while Dorothy is holding hers so that it can be connected to Jack’s speaker. Both Kobra and Dorothy look concerned, but also confused because they don’t understand these creatures or what is happening.

SPEAKER: A LITTLE TIME AWAY IS GOOD FOR THE MIND! THAT’S WHAT I SAID BUT I DON’T THINK IT’S TRUE!

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 30

Claiming trans women have an inherent advantage in sports over cis women is wild, when physical differences between athletes of different heritage are so much more pronounced. And yet these people are not calling for racial segregation in sports.... YET.

Professional vollyball players standing near each other: Thaísa Menezes of Brazil at 1.96 meters tall; and Yoshie Takeshita of Japan at 1.59 meters tall.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 23

In 1901, British anthropologists studying China used the then-new technology of photography to document the people living there. They did not record the names of their subjects. This man, unaware of Western traditions of formality in photos, smiled as big as possible for his portrait.

A man from China in 1901 holding up a bowl of rice with chopsticks, and smiling greatly

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 19

Reza turns 15 in October. The past few weeks, he's had horrific stankmouth. It wasn't getting better, so I took him to the vet. No cavities, no sores. He has a slight bacterial overgrowth because normal cat food is too rich for him. He needs to be on senior cat food. Went home with 3 kilos.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 17

It's astounding how much Klingon Christopher Plummer speaks in Star Trek VI. He was a big-name actor. He could have insisted all his lines were in English. But he went above and beyond to preserve the flavor of the Klingon language.

Christopher Plummer as General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 16

THIS 🌈 #PRIDE 🌈 SUPPORT A #QUEER #COMIC on #KICKSTARTER! Kobra Olympus is a queer trans Muslim woman who teams up with her GF and a mutant chicken to stop a kaiju! YES - Kobra is wearing the colors of the #Palestine flag! We're on a stretch goal!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 1

Thought you might appreciate this page The Kickstarter is live! Also, yes, Kobra is wearing the colors of the Palestinian flag www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Jun 1

My cat, Rosa. She's gorgeous.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 28

No one ever drew Wonder Woman as well as Harry G. Peter. The fact that she looks like any given relatively fit woman is what makes her superhuman athletic feats all the more impressive. And no one has even attempted to imitate the unique way he drew faces. The bold eyes. The black lips. Perfect.

An illustration of Wonder Woman deflecting bullets from the cover of Sensation Comics #1, illustrated by Harry G. Peter

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 28

Kobra Olympus, a lesbian trans Muslim superhero, faces off with a kaiju-sized armadillo in the latest issue of her comic! But is this a plot by the evil Vampires? The Kickstarter is to print the 1st Edition! PDF copies available! Support queer comics! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Kobra Olympus and her girlfriend Dorothy Diamond

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 25

My elderly son

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 22

Kobra Olympus is a queer Muslim superhero whose tech comes from the future! This Kickstarter, starting June 1st, is about Kobra, her girlfriend Dorothy, and a mutant chicken named Jack teaming up to save the city from a kaiju-sized armadillo! Sign up today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 14

Time Wars: Supreme Command is a strategy card game where you and your opponent battle for control over a timeline, setting your own goals, and assembling a team of time travelers! Made by a queer creators! Check out the rules for free at the link below! www.thegamecrafter.com/games/time-w...

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 14

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· May 1

Re: Thanos's plan. Does the planet Titan not have rodent or rabbit-like species? Populations of many life forms can double in a brief period of time. The Human population of Earth doubled in 36 years between 1950 and 1986. But no, him being in love with the embodiment of Death would be silly.

A comic demonstrating how quickly rabbit populations explode

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 28

Ash & Saturn is a comic written and illustrated by trans people. Ash is a pregnant trans man. Saturn is his disabled husband. Together they team up with queer friends to battle Vampires in the Wild West! $3 for a PDF, $8 for a physical First Edition + PDF www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

On the left are the covers of Ash & Saturn #2 and Legends of the Order

On the right is the text: EVERY BACKER WILL ALSO RECEIVE A PDF COPY OF THE NOVEL "LEGENDS OF THE ORDER"

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 27

Ash & Saturn #2 is a comic about queer heroes in the Wild West using future tech to hunt Vampires! If we get $11 more, every backer will get a PDF copy of the novel "Legends of the Order" where Ash & Saturn debut! Also features Harriet Tubman and John Brown! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

The covers of Ash & Saturn #2 and Legends of the Order on the left.

On the right, the text: "IF WE GET $11 MORE EVERY BACKER WILL ALSO RECEIVE A PDF COPY OF THE NOVEL LEGENDS OF THE ORDER"

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 19

Ash & Saturn #2 is a comic about queer heroes in the Wild West using future tech to hunt Vampires! If we reach $250 every backer will get a free PDF copy of the novel "Legends of the Order" where Ash & Saturn debut! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

On the left is the cover of the book Time Wars: Legends of the Order.

On the right is the text: We met our first stretch goal! Now we have a second! If we reach $250 every backer will get a free PDF copy of the novel "Legends of the Order" where Ash & Saturn debut!

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 16

David Yost packin some GUNS

David Yost popping a bicep while Jason David Frank stands behind him giving Yost "bunny ears" on the set of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 10

My children are gorgeous

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Apr 9

My cats are beautiful people. They kiss each other every day.

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Mar 29

Ash & Saturn is a comic by queer creators about queer heroes using future tech to fight Vampires in the Wild West! We met our modest goal, and are now trying to reach our stretch goal! Please support queer comics! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

The cover of Ash & Saturn #2, with the text:

STRETCH GOAL
IF WE REACH
$200
EACH COMIC WILL
BE INDIVIDUALLY
NUMBERED!

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Mar 25

Ash & Saturn is a comic about queer people using future technology to fight Vampires in the Wild West! Check out cyborg Vampire villain Alice Hayweather! STRETCH GOAL: If we get to $200, the comics will be individually numbered! SUPPORT QUEER COMICS www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...

Cyborg Vampire Alice Hayweather holding a futuristic bomb

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Mar 11

Baby slugs are extremely cute.

Three very tiny baby slugs on a slice of cucumber

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Mar 10

Wonder Woman is the ideal role model

Wonder Woman from the 1940s comic saying "You know what that means - "liberty and justice for all" - all regardless of race, color, or religion!"

Bijhan Agha@bijhan· Mar 7

Ash & Saturn #2 is fully funded on Kickstarter! It's a comic about a pregnant trans man, his disabled husband, and their fight to take down Vampires with alien technology in the Wild West! Support this queer story of love and triumph! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jam...