Xander Phanes

Gothic low fantasy/science fantasy artist | author

Xander Phanes is a trans and queer Syrian American author of multicultural LGBTQ narratives on exile, loss, the soul, prayer, and healing under the guise of gothic, low-fantasy/science fantasy books.

Current Tales

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Doppelganger is a narrative inspired by Jekyll and Hyde on addiction and trauma healing in a gothic science fantasy setting.
Elliot Warlow attempts Dr Jekyll’s formula and struggles to face himself in the mirror as his image urges him to face his history of trauma.

A grieving captain sold his soul and swore a life of vengeance in a world where soullessness is a black mark, and a slow, deadly disease.
The Wolf and the Siren Song is a narrative on loss, revenge, prayer, and healing in a gothic low fantasy pirate setting.

The Cleft is an LGBTQ-normative webcomic on reclaiming curses and identity through a connection to the natural world and the divine.

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