Bishakh Som of Indian American ancestry is a trans-femme author of graphic novels, who lives in New York. Som has a distinct view on the power of graphic novels, which she clarifies in an interview with Jeffery Klaehn: “I always hesitate to say that comics are a hybrid form because the word implies that text and images are two separate, distinct creatures that, when brought together, create a third entity. I would like to think comics offer a more non-binary way of seeing the relationship between the two and I´m excited by the possibilities that the overlap and play within that space offer.” Her comics range from traditional graphic novels to experiments with form and content where she tries to push the interplay between the textual and the visual to its outermost limits. Her work utilizes the techniques of watercolor and India ink as well as digital coloring. Her style moves from Art Nouveau, through Manga to Tintin style, to create a unique Bishakh Som style.