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Richard Mercado

@richardmercz.bsky.social

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🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 Comic Artist | COMING OUT PERFECT ( Scholastic Graphix, 2025) | Production Artist at Skybound 🥳 | repped by ASH Literary(views are my own!)

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Richard Mercado @richardmercz.bsky.social · Aug 16

See you guys tomorrow for Flamecon! Releasing first issue of Guys Who Suck at Dating

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aLec robBins @alecrobbins.bsky.social · Jul 2

i'm grateful to Silver Sprocket for publishing both Mr. Boop & CRIMEHOT, two comics that not every publisher would touch. that said, the team i worked with on them is mostly gone now. the situation here is depressing and from everyone i've spoken with, nobody's happy. hoping for a positive outcome.

Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · Jul 1

Silver Sprocket, under owner Avi Ehrlich, made a name for itself as an artist-friendly comics publisher. Now it finds itself $300,000 in debt, embroiled in disputes, and teetering toward an uncertain future. What went wrong?

A new report at @comicsjournal.bsky.social.

www.tcj.com/high-debts-h...

High debts, high rents and miscommunication: What happened to Silver Sprocket - The Comics Journal

Silver Sprocket, the San Francisco-based publisher and retailer, currently finds itself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt that is personally held by owner Avi Ehrlich, the Comics Journal has le...

www.tcj.com

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · May 25

there is zero amount of studying running that will make you a better runner unless you're actually running, and the same goes for comics. maybe you get some advice on tools/shoes?? that's about it. i'm tellin' you dude you just gotta dive in and /do/ it

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adam @kumerish.bsky.social · May 3

Some thoughts on self publishing & publishing. I've self published a lot now and I have a lot of feelings on how we talk about it versus traditional indie publishing.

www.patreon.com/posts/mess-s...

A Mess: Self Publishing & Publishing | Adam

Get more from Adam on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Richard Mercado @richardmercz.bsky.social · Apr 29

7/7 thanks for reading!

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Richard Mercado @richardmercz.bsky.social · Apr 29

Sorry, Miko.

A horror comic by Quita Chuatico and me!

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Richard Mercado @richardmercz.bsky.social · Mar 27

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Richard Mercado @richardmercz.bsky.social · Mar 17

13 (we’re back!)

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Audrianna @thedelightfulpage.bsky.social · Mar 2

First read of the day!

"No Boyfriends Since Birth" by @richardmercz.bsky.social

Really funny and adorable! I definitely want to read more by this creator!

#minicomic #comic #zine #zines #TBR #workingthroughmyTBR

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