''Don't Assume I'm Cis'' -comic
A downloadable daic-zine
Back in 2019, I was living a very different kind of a life than what i'm living now in the fall of 2021.
I was in the closet, desperately wishing to get out. I eventually got to come out as nonbinary, and I drew this comic about what it felt like for me back then. I was living in a very toxic environment where I had no room to be true to myself or freely explore me and my gender. I drew this hoping what I draw would start to feel like it's ''enough''. But for me, it wasn't. After this zine was out, I moved away and finally got out of the closet as a trans man. Being nonbinary was a step closer to being truly myself. Nonbinary people are amazing, beautiful and important, and even though I ended up coming out as a binary trans dude, I hope atleast some parts of it still feel relatable to nonbinary people. Many loved this comic when I sold it in printed form and many wished to buy it as a pdf. Well, here you go! I do hope you still manage to enjoy it! It's still a really important comic to me personally, and to many others.
Thank you for your support!♥
(DAIC-zine is 42 pages long)
- Viima, Surkea (he/him)
Find me from instagram and fb, and twitter @surkea !
DO NOT REPOST ANY OF THE COMIC ONLINE!
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loved reading it
This was soooo good 💜
Wholesome, affirming comic about realising you're not cisgender. While the maker ended up realising he's a trans man, this still really resonated with me as a non-binary AFAB. 4/5 stars - excellent.
Thank you! I'm really happy this comic still manages to resonate with others, I remember it meaning a lot to other nonbinary people I knew when I first drew this, which is why I like to keep this available for others to read.
I'm trying to come to terms with more of myself since I got out of the hospital recently. I feel like the experience made me forget what I need to do somewhat, but this work is probably the most touching thing I've read in a while. I'm glad you were able to find yourself in some of that masculinity I've been yearning to reject for so long. It's wild and beautiful that we're all so different. Also your drawing style is great. <3
Thank you for your lovely comment, and you're so right! We all have our own paths we walk on towards the life we deserve, some find it more easy to figure out who they are, and some have to think about it a bit harder. I'm happy I got out of my toxic surroundings and surrounded myself with loving supportive friends, otherwise I wouldn't be here as the weird artist dude I am♥
This makes the confused little s/he/-it that I have a big happy. Not that I can afford it, but the preview pages and the topic being represented more in an honest light.
you're rockin it.
P.S. There is a portfolio icon on your caard page that leads nowhere. ?
Thank you, also for pointing out about the caard page link! I've been pretty broke so the portfolio site deactivated itself, but it's back up now!
i'm really glad you have this comic available even though it no longer reflects your current Gender Feelings (tm). it's still clear that it comes from as honest a place as you could manage at the time, and it's really interesting to compare with CISN'T c:
thank you! even though this zine doesn't fully describe my own identity as well as it did years ago, i'm really glad people still find things from it that they can relate to themself!♥
i love your art style! <3 so glad you're in a better place in life rn :')
thank you so much!♥