Mei Davis is a Chinese American cartoonist and writer based in Seattle, known for blending folktale textures with neon-noir cityscapes. After studying illustration at the School of Visual Arts, she serialized the webcomic Harbor Hex (2014–2018), which built a dedicated readership for its moody palettes and lyrical, character-driven action. Her print debut, Glass Kites (2019, Foghouse Press), was shortlisted for the Ignatz Award and earned praise for its inventive page layouts and coastal mythology.
Davis has contributed to anthologies including Cold Storage Quarterly and Ablation: Stories in Ink, and illustrated the YA graphic novel No Nightingales Here (2023). She has completed residencies with Short Run and OpenAIR, taught visual storytelling at Cornish College of the Arts, and frequently collaborates with musicians and letterpress artists to create limited-run risograph editions. Recurring themes in her work include intergenerational memory, weather as character, and the fragile architecture of chosen families.
