Rachel Merrill at CALA Table 16A
@ohhhaeee.bsky.social
Artist for the sydnicated cartoon Gil Thorp
Co Creator with Henry Barajas of Death To Pachuco from Image Comics
Illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, Cartoons at New Yorker
Full portfolio at http://www.rachelmerrill.net
Email @ merrillrach @ gmail.com
Co Creator with Henry Barajas of Death To Pachuco from Image Comics
Illustrator, animator, storyboard artist, Cartoons at New Yorker
Full portfolio at http://www.rachelmerrill.net
Email @ merrillrach @ gmail.com
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Figure its time to repeat my ongoing xmas wish for the last 3 years-all I want for Christmas is to work with @criterion.bsky.social someday!!
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amazing Rock & Rule screening with a rowdy audience last night, followed by a thorough lecture and Q&A with director Clive Smith. tons of art I hadn't seen before including boards and Paul Rivoche concept art
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
amazing Rock & Rule screening with a rowdy audience last night, followed by a thorough lecture and Q&A with director Clive Smith. tons of art I hadn't seen before including boards and Paul Rivoche concept art
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The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
The one about comic book page rates – again
News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
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November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The one about comic book page rates – again. News flash: Comic book page rates are STILL stagnant, after all these years, and for indie cartoonists it's even harder
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If you're like "but I want hoity-toity NYC Preppies debating about love, friendship and money" do yourself a favor and watch Whit Sitllman's Metropolitan instead. Sparkling performances by Carolyn Farina, Chris Eigeman, and Taylor Nichols and some of the best dialogue ever committed to screen.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you're like "but I want hoity-toity NYC Preppies debating about love, friendship and money" do yourself a favor and watch Whit Sitllman's Metropolitan instead. Sparkling performances by Carolyn Farina, Chris Eigeman, and Taylor Nichols and some of the best dialogue ever committed to screen.
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Girlfriends by Claudia Weill which also stars a financially independent young woman except unlike The Materialists-shot in a recognizable NYC.
Susans romantic tribulations and friend drama all bleed into another that feels so spot on for your lonely youth, it hurts.
Susans romantic tribulations and friend drama all bleed into another that feels so spot on for your lonely youth, it hurts.
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Girlfriends by Claudia Weill which also stars a financially independent young woman except unlike The Materialists-shot in a recognizable NYC.
Susans romantic tribulations and friend drama all bleed into another that feels so spot on for your lonely youth, it hurts.
Susans romantic tribulations and friend drama all bleed into another that feels so spot on for your lonely youth, it hurts.
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Appropriate Behavior by Desiree Akhavan which was filmed right where I was still working as a babysitter.
Another great movie about being a loser woman while still having aspirations for something better for yourself and your love life.
Another great movie about being a loser woman while still having aspirations for something better for yourself and your love life.
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Appropriate Behavior by Desiree Akhavan which was filmed right where I was still working as a babysitter.
Another great movie about being a loser woman while still having aspirations for something better for yourself and your love life.
Another great movie about being a loser woman while still having aspirations for something better for yourself and your love life.
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Get in nerds, we re going shopping
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Get in nerds, we re going shopping
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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Badass cover!!!
I was lucky enough to do a cover for @henrybarajas.bsky.social 's DEATH TO PACHUCO #5 (avial to order now). The setting for this story is deeply personal to me - My grandparents (pictured here) were in Los Angeles during this time and (tho not Pachucos, per se) could've been targets of aggression
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Badass cover!!!
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I was lucky enough to do a cover for @henrybarajas.bsky.social 's DEATH TO PACHUCO #5 (avial to order now). The setting for this story is deeply personal to me - My grandparents (pictured here) were in Los Angeles during this time and (tho not Pachucos, per se) could've been targets of aggression
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I was lucky enough to do a cover for @henrybarajas.bsky.social 's DEATH TO PACHUCO #5 (avial to order now). The setting for this story is deeply personal to me - My grandparents (pictured here) were in Los Angeles during this time and (tho not Pachucos, per se) could've been targets of aggression
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
Get in nerds, we re going shopping
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Get in nerds, we re going shopping
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Rough character designs I really like tho I'll have to redesign him younger per the instructions of my director.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Rough character designs I really like tho I'll have to redesign him younger per the instructions of my director.
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Metroid Dread / Samus watercolor
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Metroid Dread / Samus watercolor
Goddamnit just when I said no more movie buys for the year they pull me back in with this treasure!!
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Goddamnit just when I said no more movie buys for the year they pull me back in with this treasure!!
Sinners best American movie of the year for me followed closely behind by One Battle After Another.
Now I need a double feature of Sinners and O Brother Where Art Thou to get the full 1930s Mississippi musical spectrum.
Now I need a double feature of Sinners and O Brother Where Art Thou to get the full 1930s Mississippi musical spectrum.
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sinners best American movie of the year for me followed closely behind by One Battle After Another.
Now I need a double feature of Sinners and O Brother Where Art Thou to get the full 1930s Mississippi musical spectrum.
Now I need a double feature of Sinners and O Brother Where Art Thou to get the full 1930s Mississippi musical spectrum.
Rough character designs I really like tho I'll have to redesign him younger per the instructions of my director.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Rough character designs I really like tho I'll have to redesign him younger per the instructions of my director.
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Little test animation
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Little test animation
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A movie that takes place where you're from:
Mystery Train!!!!
The Arcade Restaurant features prominently. It's where my grandparents first ate when they got off the train in Memphis.
Mystery Train!!!!
The Arcade Restaurant features prominently. It's where my grandparents first ate when they got off the train in Memphis.
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from:
Mystery Train!!!!
The Arcade Restaurant features prominently. It's where my grandparents first ate when they got off the train in Memphis.
Mystery Train!!!!
The Arcade Restaurant features prominently. It's where my grandparents first ate when they got off the train in Memphis.
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July 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Ok you cowards whos got a copy/ss of the Lizza post because I refuse to pay for that shit. This is me asking nicely.
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ok you cowards whos got a copy/ss of the Lizza post because I refuse to pay for that shit. This is me asking nicely.
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*cackles uncontrollably*
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
*cackles uncontrollably*
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."