Maya K Templer (Known professionally as MK Templer) is an Ōtautahi based Designer and Animator. She is the lead organiser of Ōtautahi Zinefest;[1] the lead illustrator for environmental podcast, The Seed Pod;[2] and a designer for the children's television show, What Now.[2]
In 2023, with the intention of helping young people learn about the New Zealand 2023 General Election, she made the political card game, Meet the Candidates, assisted by a grant from the Blackbird Foundation’s ProtoStars fund.[3][4] The game featured 45 different political figures and a total of 85 individually illustrated cards. The game was featured by The Spin Off, Radio New Zealand, TVNZ2 and the Student Radio Network.[1][2]
Comics[]
Zines[]
- The Bone Grave Yard (Self-published, 2021)
- The Zombie Colony of Kea Island (Self-published, 2021)
- Big Leg (Self-published, 2022)
- Cactus Cat (Self-published, 2022)
- Winter (Self-published, Unknown)
- Cactus Cat #2 Preview (Self-published, 2023)
- "Cactus Cat Issue 2" (Self-published, 2nd of June 2024)
Published[]
- Into the Garden (Part 1) (Battle Magazine #4, May 2022)
- Onion Skin (SPECK #1, 30th of September 2022)
- Ants (Rat World Issue Four, 15th of December 2022)
- Biology (SPECK #2, 15th of December 2022)
- The Mushroom Pedlar (Rat World Issue Five, 22nd of April 2023)
- "Political Trading Cards" (SPECK #3, 26th of May 2023)
- Into the Garden (Part 2) (Battle Magazine 5000, 18th of August 2023)
- "Cactus Cat Ep. 2" (SPECK #4, November 2023)
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Neglect Comics Infographic Comic[]
