About & Contact

Comic Artist, Writer, and Colorist Sarah Myer (They/Them) is an L.A. Times Book Prize nominated author of the graphic memoir Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story (First Second Books), which has received multiple starred reviews, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and was selected as a Kirkus Best Teen & YA Graphic Literature of 2023. The graphic memoir also appeared on several Best of 2023 lists, including the New York Public Library’s Top 10 Books for Teens, the School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of 2023, The Beat’s 34 Best Comics of 2023, and the Boston Globe Best of 2023. Monstrous is a Booklist 2023 Editors' Choice Graphic Novel, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 2023 Blue Ribbon Book, and more. Sarah is currently the illustrator and cover artist of several comic issues of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, and was previously the colorist of TMNT vs Street Fighter and TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures comics, as well as a variant cover artist of TMNT Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen issues for IDW Publishing. In addition to Sarah’s published graphic novel and monthly comics work, they are the writer and illustrator of their independent webcomic Cheer Up, Michael! Sarah’s previous work includes Hello Kitty & Friends Coloring Book (VIZ Media), the Ringo Award Nominated Anthology Votes for Women: The Battle for the 19th Amendment (Little Red Bird Press) for which they wrote and illustrated the installment “Asian American Exclusion,” and the graphic novel Maker Comics: Create a Costume! (First Second Books). In addition to writing and illustrating comics, Sarah previously taught Foundation Studies courses at Savannah College of Art and Design for three years and has attended comic and anime conventions since 1999, exhibiting and selling their art at a variety of conventions since 2002. Currently, Sarah frequently travels to comic and anime conventions as a guest artist. An avid cosplayer, Sarah has constructed and worn over 50 costumes during their time attending conventions and enjoys cooking, weight lifting, and spending time with their cat Loki when they are not creating comics. Sarah can be found at sarahmyer.net and on instagram @smyercomics

Credits (Updated 2/2024)

Writer, Illustrator

“Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story"* First Second Books (2023) 

“MAKER COMICS: Create a Costume!” First Second Books (2019)

“Votes for Women Comic Anthology”** Asian American Exclusion, Little Red Bird Press (2020)

“Cheer Up, Michael!” Webcomic (Ongoing, 2023)

Comic Artist, IDW Publishing

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” Halloween Special, Story A 

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #6

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #7 

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #8 

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” April Special, Story A

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #12

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #13

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #14

More to be announced

Cover Artist, IDW Publishing

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures Continued!” #7 Cover B 

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures Continued!” #8 Cover A 

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” April Special, Cover A

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #12 Cover A

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #13 Cover A

“TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #14 Cover A

“TMNT / Usagi Yojimbo : WhereWhen” #1-5 RI Covers 1:10 (2023)

"TMNT vs Street Fighter" #5 Cover B (2023)

• Colorist, #1-5 Cover A’s

"TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures” #3 Cover C (2022)

"TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures Continued!” #1 Cover C (2023)

Interior Colorist, IDW Publishing

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures" Series #1-4 

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs Street Fighter" Series #1-5

Layout Artist

DnD Saturday Morning Adventures Vol. 2 #4

Illustrator

“Hello Kitty & Friends Coloring Book”,  VIZ Media (2017)

Professor

Foundations Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design (2016-2019)

Drawing I

Drawing II

Color Theory & Application 

Mini-Comics Summer Seminar

Storyboarding for Film & Animation Graduate Seminar

Authenticity Reader

"The Midnight Children" (Henry Holt & Co.)

"Lucy in the Sky" (First Second Books)

Podcast, Panel Speaker, Interview Appearances

Panelist

ALA GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS ROUND TABLE - "Promoting Graphic Novels as Critical Texts" 

HeroesCon 2023 Autobiographical Comics Panel

MomoCon 2023 Comic Book Covers

MomoCon 2023 Navigating the World of IPs

NYCC 2022 IDW's TMNT Panel 

Otakon 2018 Neon Genesis Evangelion Fan Panel

Interviews

Comic News Insider, HeroesCon 2023

AdopteesOn Podcast Episode 257 

TGR TMNT Youtube Channel Interview

CBR- The TMNT vs. Street Fighter Team Discuss the Clashes, Combos & Cowabungas of the IDW Series

CBR- The TMNT vs. Street Fighter Team Discuss Incorruptible Turtles and the Villains' Motives

Guest Reviewer

Comic News Insider, TMNT Mutant Mayhem Segment

*Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, Kirkus Starred Review Recipient, Booklist Starred Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Starred Review, School Library Journal Starred Review, YALSA GGN for Teens List 2024

** Ringo Award Nominee, Best Anthology (2021)

Available for freelance comic and illustration work - see below for contact info!