MK Trahan (they/them), also known as Miasmatik Art, is a queer horror illustrator, Ignatz-nominated comic artist, and ecological educator based in NYC. With a background in scientific research, experimentation is a key part of their creative practice. Across platforms and projects, their work explores the intersection between the creepy, comedic, and cathartic.
Clients include: IDW, Paramount+, Peachtree Teen, Andrew Joseph White, Lawful Evil Comics, Bad Egg Publishing, Obsidian Moon Crate, Queers Who Bite, Local Nature Lab
Awards and honors: Ignatz-nominated (2024) for Outstanding Comic Anthology, Broken Frontier Comics Award for Best Anthology (2024), Lipani Visual Arts Grant, Spotlight Artist at Flower City Comic Con 2023, Summa Cum Laude Fordham University Graduate
If you’d like to collaborate on a project, please reach out to miasmatikart@gmail.com!
Recent Publications
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Seeds of Salvation #4 (IDW, Cover Artist), 2025
Home (self-published), 2025
Oddities (Art of Nothing Press), 2025
Liminal (Fiilthy Glo Zine), 2025
Trans Mag #1 (Trans Mag), 2025
Let Her Be Evil (Zoop), 2024
Pyre #1 (Lawful Evil Comics, Cover Artist), 2024
Blood-Bound (Haunted Words Press), 2024
Mint Condition (Riverbed Collective), 2024
Bleeding Hearts Beat Still (Haunted Words), 2024
Hallowzine 2.0 (self-published collective), 2024
Spike Zine (Riverbed Collective), 2023
Gravedirt (self-published), 2022
Reliquary (self-published), 2022
Zeno & Max (self-published), 2021-
Oops! All Teeth (self-published), 2021
Recent Conventions & Exhibitions
New York Comic Con (NYC), 2025
Anime Expo (Los Angeles, CA), 2025
C2E2 (Chicago, IL), 2024 + 2025
Otakon (Washington DC), 2025
Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Canada), 2025
Rose City Comic Con (Portland, OR), 2025
Florida Supercon (Miami Beach, FL), 2025
Metrocon (Tampa, FL), 2025
Fan Expo New Orleans (NOLA), 2024 + 2025
Galaxy Con New Orleans (NOLA), 2025
Flame Con (NYC), 2022-25
SLICE (St. Louis, MO), 2024 + 2025
Market of the Macabre (Philadephia, PA), 2023-25
Brooklyn Indie Comics Showcase (NYC), 2023-25
Brooklyn Pride Comic Fair (NYC), 2023-25
Holiday Matsuri (Orlando, FL), 2024
New York Comics Art Show (NYC) 2024
Sunny Day Art Market (Brooklyn, NY), 2024
Every Day is Halloween (Philadelphia, PA), 2024
SciArt Fest (Brooklyn, NY), 2023
Zine Fest NYC (Queens, NY), 2023
NYC Queer Comics Fair (NYC), 2023
Flower City Comic Con (Rochester, NY), 2022-23
Horror Sideshow Art Market (Edison, NJ), 2023
New Jersey Horror Con (Edison, NJ), 2023
Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, 2022-23
Brooklyn Comic Con (Brooklyn, NY), 2022
GOASI Con (Staten Island, NY), 2022
Education
Summa Cum Laude
B.A. Visual Arts, Fordham University
B.A. Natural Science, Fordham University
Solo Exhibition - “Anastamosis”