About
Emeric L. K. Turner (formerly known as Emeric L. Kennard) is an illustrator, storyteller, and cartoonist based in Portland, Oregon and one half of the soon-to-be launched Turning Elk Studios alongside Teal N. Turner.
Emeric’s work has exhibited throughout the United States, been recognized by Congress and the Society of Illustrators, and nominated for a Lambda Literary Award as part of Alphabet Anthology from PRISM Comics. They are among the artists featured in the acclaimed documentary film No Straight Lines: the Rise of Queer Comics, produced by Vivian Kleiman and Justin Hall. Emeric’s comics can also be found in 9 Ways to Make Housing for People by David Baker Architects and Mende Design (ORO Editions), and in the collaborative art book 뿌리 / ROOTS: Korean Diaspora, curated by Andre Lee Bassuet.
Suffering a chronic love of puns, they self-publish comics and zines as Cervus Canadensis Press. Among the venues they have exhibited and paneled at are: Comic Arts LA, San Francisco Zine Fest, Queers & Comics Conference, Listen to the Silence Asian American Conference, and the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF).
Emeric’s latest comic, A Hideous Thing Inside, is a love letter to monstrosity co-created with Teal N. Turner and featuring original music by sviir. The prologue issue, Waking, debuted at TCAF in June 2026 and is available now at select in-person locations in Portland, Oregon.
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Emeric holds a BFA with Distinction in Illustration and a Minor in Writing from California College of the Arts.
Partial view of No. V in the “Feed” self-portrait series by Emeric L. K. Turner