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Blue book with figures jumping and title text: Shadow Jumpers
A spread of the Shadow Jumpers comic, shopwing the main character, Jackson, staring hopelessly at the sun, which he can't be exposed to
Open spread of the Shadow Jumpers comic, showing protagonist, Jackson's long road to diagnosis with EPP
open spread of Shadow Jumpers comic showing Jackson's doctor explaining why EPP makes people sensitive to sunlight

Shadow Jumpers

When the sun’s shining, Jackson gets a lot of questions about the way he’s dressed. It’s not that he wants to be completely covered up, but there’s really no choice when you have EPP. Though he often gets funny looks and questions from strangers that leave him feeling out of place, when a mysterious UV Man breaks loose in his hometown, he soon realizes living with EPP might just have given him the super power he needs to save the city!

Shadow Jumpers was developed in collaboration with the United Porphyrias Association as a resource for children (of all ages) based on an evidence-based publication on psychosocial issues in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP).

Click here to read the full comic. Follow the link below to read the original publication.

Naik, H., Shenbagam, S., Go, A. M., & Balwani, M. (2019). Psychosocial issues in erythropoietic protoporphyria – the perspective of parents, children, and young adults: A qualitative study. Molecular genetics and metabolism, 128(3), 314-319.