The Broke Bard

🎭 About Me

Hi there! I’m Panda—also known as Roman (she/they/he)—a chaotic creative based on the East Coast with a deep love for storytelling in every form. I’m a genderfluid, bisexual artist with a home studio, an overworked laptop, and a dream I refuse to give up on.

If you asked my friends to describe me, you’d probably hear odd, silly, and obsessive—and honestly, they’re not wrong. Whether I’m scribbling out comic panels, mixing music, voicing an unhinged villain, or just hyper-fixating on Epic: The Musical (seriously, ask me), I’m always chasing the next weird and wonderful thing.

I'm the founder of Broke Bard Productions, a scrappy little creative house built to turn passion projects into reality—no budget (Hence the name), no rules, just vibes and too much Google Drive storage. I create:

• Webcomics filled with messy feelings, queer characters, and dramatic reveals

• Podcasts, especially Adorned, a fantasy romance drama in the works

• Music, usually emotional or cinematic, and often layered with character themes

• Voice acting, especially villains with flair and comedic chaos goblins

• Digital art, blending moody grunge textures with rich blue-green palettes

My creative compass points toward emotionally intense, deeply personal stories—ones that aren’t afraid to be funny, weird, or tragic in the same breath.

My home studio setup lets me record high-quality vocals and character voices. I specialize in:

• Villains with gravitas or gremlin energy

• Comedic relief characters with unhinged vibes

• Soft-spoken types with deep emotional wells

If you need a VA for your passion project, indie game, or audio drama—reach out! I’m open to both paid and collaborative work, especially with other queer or underrepresented creators.

I’m endlessly inspired by artists like:

• Benson Boone, for emotional depth in music

• Kurathemonster, whose comic Dead on Arrival changed how I write characters

• Relseiyy, the force behind Ray of Sunshine and a master of visual everything

• Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the genius behind Epic: The Musical—seriously. Talk to me.

I want my work to make people feel like they’ve found something they didn’t know they needed. Whether it's a laugh, a cry, or a gasp, I’m here to move you—and maybe haunt you a little.

• I love otters, ring-tailed lemurs, and highland cows more than is reasonable

• I live for dramatic monologues and sarcastic side characters

• My favorite colors are somewhere between ocean teal and moss green

• I am an ASL student who loves deaf culture, happy to work with or even sign for deaf, HoH, and others who want to represent the deaf community in animatics or such