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Oliver Mertz
@mertzmakesstuff.com
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Writer and colorist of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts, First Law of Mad Science, and the Monuments. Colorist of many other comics.

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We’re so close to finishing the book!

A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts
Written and Colored by @mertzmakesstuff.com
Art by @alexdiotto.bsky.social
Lettering by @tayloresposito.bsky.social
Flats by @markcolorist.bsky.social
Edits by @junghulee.bsky.social

Coming next year from Oni Press
Comic panels showing two teens looking out of a window while one of their fathers watches them. Comic panels showing two teens walking into a room and finding a cork board with news clippings on it. Comic panels showing a guy with a knife walking into a room with an invisible teen in it. Comic panel showing some teens talking on walkie-talkies.
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I needed a new (and first) author photo for an upcoming thing. This is what I’m going with.
Picture of Oliver Mertz with colorful shapes over him.
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Last day of NYCC. Come by booth 1940 on the show floor in the small press area.

Mention this post and I’ll give you FREE copy of the Kickstarter edition of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Your choice of variant cover!
Oliver Mertz standing at his booth at the New York Comic Con.
October 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Is your name Omar? Or Oliver? Do people mistake your name for Oscar ALL THE TIME? The maybe you too are #OscarStrong

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A photo of Omar Morales and Oliver Mertz at the New York Comic Con holding up a sign that read #oscarstrong.
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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#nycc Booth 1940 on the show floor. Come by and say hi!
A table full of comics.
October 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Day two of NYCC. Come by booth 1940 on the show floor!

Mention this post and I’ll give you FREE copy of the Kickstarter edition of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Your choice of cover.
A table full of comics at the New York Comic Con.
October 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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And thanks for this excellent cover too!
Cover of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts featuring some teens at a punk show.
October 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Okay, now I’m set up. Come by booth 1940 on the show floor and say hi. #nycc #comics
Oliver Mertz at the NYCC behind his booth.
October 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I half set up our booth at NYCC. That’s good enough for today, right?
A table at a comic convention with boxes of comics on it.
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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I’ll be at the New York Comic Con next week with @spaghettikiss.bsky.social and Mike Isenberg. We’ll be at booth 1940. Stop by and say hi!
New York Comic Con logo.
October 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Working on finishing A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

Art by @alexdiotto.bsky.social, written and colored by Oliver Mertz (that’s me!), lettered by @tayloresposito.bsky.social. #comics
Three teens point to a mysterious cabin in a black void.
September 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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SPX!
Two nerds standing behind a table full of awesome comics at small press expo.
September 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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If you’re at @smallpressexpo.bsky.social come by table J8 and get some comics!
Person at comic con standing behind a table full of comics talking to a person about those comics.
September 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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@smallpressexpo.bsky.social is this weekend in North Bethesda (Rockville). I’ll be there at table J8. Come by and get some comics!
Photo of Oliver Mertz with the words “I will be at SPX this weekend. If you live in the DMV, come by and say hello (also get some comics. Duh.)” over his face.
September 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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With @smallpressexpo.bsky.social coming up, I thought I’d share a story about why it means so much to me. Twelve years ago, SPX was the last place my dad ever went. Like, ever.
SPX logo banner with that reads SPX Sept. 13th and 14th 2025! The illustration on it shows several people with empty word balloons above them.
September 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Suddenly One Summer Camp From Hell by the brilliant @sxbond.bsky.social, @lizprincecomics.bsky.social, and @sofiedodgson.bsky.social is honest, charming, and a total blast! I highly recommend it. Order a copy now from @offregisterhq.bsky.social.

www.offregister.press/product-page...

#comics
The comic Suddenly One Summer Camp From Hell on the floor. Next to it is a bag of stickers.
July 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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My amazing wife Sarah’s new dance work Wolver Maroon premiered last night. It’s fucking bonkers. So good.
A full theater watching a dance performance. A dance performance showing woman dancing while many other women form a circle around her on the ground. Two women dance. A woman uses a giant fake cheese grater to grate fake cheese over another woman at a dance performance.
July 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Hi #portfolioday! I’m Oliver, a writer and colorist of things like A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts and The Monuments. I have also colored many shorts in Ringo and Ignatz nominated anthologies.

I’m currently looking for writing gigs and/or color work on any comic shorts or covers.
Three comic panels showing a person using a paper clip to poke another person in the back. A person walks down a neighborhood street that is packed with people and news crews. Six panels showing a building over time. Sometimes it’s fine, sometimes it’s on fire, other times it’s run down. Six panels showing a teen with powers melting.
July 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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It’s Free Comic Book Day! If you’re in the DC area, go to @fantomcomics.bsky.social and get some free comics including a FREE copy of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts #1. It’s a preview of the upcoming complete graphic novel. So go get it. It’s FREE!

And don’t forget to buy something at Fantom!
Four comics. All of them are A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts #1.
May 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I stopped by @fantomcomics.bsky.social and picked up the trade of the amazingly weird series The Pedestrian by @seanvongorman.bsky.social, @joeyesposito.bsky.social, Joshua Jensen, and Shawn Lee. It’s so good! Go buy a copy. No wait, buy three copies! One to read and two more to also read.
Image of the comic the Pedestrian and a big with a skull on it with the words Fantom Comics written on it. The Pedestrian cover shows a man dressed as the white walk signal figure from crosswalks.
April 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Hi everyone! I guess it’s portfolio day again.

I’m Oliver and I write and color comics. If you’re an editor looking to hear pitches, I’ve got a new one. And it’s really good! I promise.

Or if you need colors for a cover or comic short, I’m available. Hire me!

#portfolioday
Six comic panels from A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts featuring a teen melting. Comic cover from First Law of Mad Science #9 featuring a robot woman looking at a giant mech. Three comics panels from A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts featuring people standing in front of a record store, people’s hands digging through records, and two hands with straight/edge Xs on them. Comic cover for A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts featuring a punk show mostly in shades of blue and two teens in full color.
April 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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I’ll be at Awesome Con this weekend.

Who else is going to be there?
Graphic with stylized text that reads AWESOME CON WASHINGTON D.C.
April 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Picked up some new comics.
A photo of 6 comics: Assorted Crisis Events, Bitter Root, We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us, You’ll Do Bad Things, Out of Alcatraz, and Free for All.
March 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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I stopped by my favorite comic shop @fantomcomics.bsky.social yesterday. They still have a few copies of the KS edition of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts #1. Go get them!
Shelf with comics on it.
March 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I'm working on colors for The Monuments 2. The book is nearly done! Line art by the brilliant @spaghettikiss.bsky.social #comics #comicssky
Comic panel of a medieval knight charging into battle. Comic panel showing three people in a colorful room. Comic panel showing several colorful giant mechs standing next to each other. Three comic panels showing a person in a mask and cloak addressing a bunch of people in similar masks.
February 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM