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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 29/09/2026

I am once again asking for your help.

Do you post on Goodreads?
If you read A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS and feel like writing a review for Goodreads, that would be super cool of you.
Did you purchase the book online?
If you did, writing a review on that site really helps us out.
THANK YOU!

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 27/09/2026

Baltimore Comic Con! I’m down to my last 10 copies of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghost. Come by table C20 in artist alley to get one.

Cover of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Text says table c20 in artist alley. Down to the last 10 copies.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 26/09/2026

Baltimore Comic Con! Come to the @onipress.bsky.social panel! I promise to be moderately awkward but still approachable.

NUN:
Entertainment. Learn how Garth approaches storytelling, writing, and character development in this fascinating panel.
5:00-5:45 - ONI PRESS: THE LOUDEST THING IN COLOR
As Oni Press closes in on three decades of publishing
• groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels, we're showing no sign of slowing down! President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson will walk through a slate of upcoming books and recent critical favorites with creators
Rodney Barnes (Crownsville, Oliver Mertz (A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts), and Ryan O'Sullivan (Judge Dred / Biker Mice From Nas).
ROO

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 26/09/2026

Are you at the Baltimore Comic Con? Come say hello! Table C20 in Artist Alley @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 25/09/2026

Baltimore Comic Con! Come by table C20 and get A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS. Mention that you saw this post, I’ll give you a free sticker (illustrated by @aziritt.bsky.social) and a poster. I’ve got 30 of each. First come, first served! @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 24/09/2026

The @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social is this weekend. Come hang out! I’ll be at table C20 in artist alley with @isenmike.bsky.social and I’ll be on the @oni-press.bsky.social panel on Saturday at 5pm.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 23/09/2026

I'm coloring an Image Comic! Here are some unlettered pages from THE FORGOTTEN FIVE. Out in December. Preorder at your local comic shop now! Brilliant art in these pages by Pat Kennedy.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 23/09/2026

Any press, pros, or shops want to read our new @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS? Send me a message, and I'll send you the PDF! Written and colored by me Art by @alexdiotto.bsky.social Lettering by @tayloresposito.bsky.social On sale now!

Cover to the comic A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts with the words Any press, pros, or shops want to read a ghost arm made of angry ghosts?

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 20/09/2026

The book tour continues next week at the @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social! Come by table C20 and get a copy of A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS. I'll also be on the @oni-press.bsky.social panel on Saturday at 5pm. Come by and say hello!

Book tour flyer for A Ghost Arm made of Angry Ghosts. Text says A book tour made of angry ghosts. Writer/colorist Oliver Mertz will sign your books at these events! 8/29 Fantom Comics Launch Party

Book is out in book shops 9/1 in comic shops 9/2

9/5 2 -4 pm Barnes and Noble on F St Signing

9/12 - 9/13 SPX

9/25- 9/27 Baltimore Comic Con

10/8 - 10/11 NYCC

10/13 People’s Books Signing

10/17 Hello Comics Signing

10/25 Comics with Bookmarks Book Club Solid State Books on H street Book

10/27 Dreamers and Make Believers! Book Club

11/7 Barnes and Noble on F St Event and Signing

Image of the cover of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Text says A superpowered murder mystery set in the Washington D.C. punk scene of the 1990s. Table c20

Image that says Baltimore Comic Con I'll see you in Baltimore! September 25-27, 2026

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 20/09/2026

I had to dig up my old Tower Records lanyard for reference for a comic. I wonder if I ever did cheer up?

Tower Records lanyard with several name tags on it.

A Tower Records name tag that has the music codes for each section of the store on it.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 19/09/2026

TOMORROW! 9/19 Join @terrymooreart.bsky.social, @sxbond.bsky.social, and me at 11am PST, 2pm EST for a live talk about our new short comic E.A.T. RECORDS. Deluxe subscribers of filthandgrammar.com can join the chat and even get their hands dirty helping to edit this short! Sign up now!

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 18/09/2026

Come hang out next week at the @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social for this excellent @oni-press.bsky.social panel with @gorinson.bsky.social, @bishop1888.bsky.social, @ryanosullivan.bsky.social, and me! 5 pm on Saturday the 26th. Room 337. See you there!

Graphic that has information about the upcoming Oni Press panel at the Baltimore Comic Con. Text says: BALTIMORE COMIC-CON 2026 PANELS & PROGRAMMING

Oni Press: The Loudest Thing in Color
Saturday September 26, 2026 starting 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm | Room: 337
As Oni Press closes in on three decades of publishing groundbreaking comic books and graphic novels, we’re showing no sign of slowing down! President & Publisher Hunter Gorinson will walk through a slate of upcoming books and recent critical favorites with creators Rodney Barnes (Crownsville), Oliver Mertz (A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts), and Ryan O’Sullivan (Judge Dredd / Biker Mice From Mars).

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 15/09/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who has posted about A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS! To all of the readers and shops, thank you so much for making this book such a success. @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 14/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at SPX!!

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 13/09/2026

SPX! Come by table W71 and say hello!

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 11/09/2026

Wonderful review from Graphic Policy! And, yes, next time I’ll have more scenes set in Virginia. @graphicpolicy.com graphicpolicy.com/2026/09/08/a...

Image shows two old tvs with a newscast about a superhero and a murder on them. Text says “I LOVE IT.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
I WANT MORE."
- GRAPHIC POLICY
- VH3S
A GHOST ARM
MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
ALEX DIOTTO
TAYLOR ESPOSITO
OLIVER MERTZ

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 11/09/2026

Great review of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts from Publishers Weekly!!

"SUPERHERO FANS WILL APPRECIATE THE SMART COMBO OF SNARKY RETRO HUMOR AND SINCERE HEART"
- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
ALEX DIOTTO
TAYLOR ESPOSITO
OLIVER MERTZ

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 10/09/2026

More photos from the wild book launch for the graphic novel A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS at @fantomcomics.bsky.social The book is a superpowered murder mystery set in the Washington, D.C. punk scene of the 1990s. Out now from @oni-press.bsky.social.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 08/09/2026

SPX is this weekend! We’ll be there along with @isenmike.bsky.social at table W71. The first 25 people to buy something from our table with get a special gift! Come by and get some comics! @sxbond.bsky.social @smallpressexpo.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 08/09/2026

This is the first Image Comics cover that I’ve colored! Lost Fantasy #13 @alexdiotto.bsky.social variant Out 10/28 FOC 10/3 @curtpires.bsky.social @comicbooktimmy.bsky.social Luca Casalanguida @pleurgh.bsky.social @micahmyers.bsky.social @imagecomics.com

Alex Diotto variant cover for Lost Fantasy #13.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 06/09/2026

The Ghost Arm Book Tour continues. Next week I’ll be at SPX, my favorite comic show! Come by and grab a copy of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Take the metro to get there and then enjoy all of the scenes in the book set on the metro! @smallpressexpo.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

Comic page showing a teen riding the DC metro and being told to turn his headphones down.

Comic cover for A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

Book tour poster for A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. BOOK TOUR
MADE OF ANGRY BOOKS
Writer/Colorist Oliver Mertz will sign your books at these events 8/29 Fantom Comics
9/5 Barnes and Noble on F St.
9/12 - 9/13 Small Press Expo
9/25- 9/27 Baltimore Comic Con
10/8 - 10/11 New York Comic Con
10/13 People's Book
10/17 Hello Comics
10/20 Dreamers & Make-Believers!
10/25 Solid State Books on H St.
11/7 Barnes and Noble on F St.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 05/09/2026

I’ll be signing copies A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts at Barnes & Noble on F st in Washington D.C. today! Saturday, September 5th 2pm to 4pm A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is a superpowered murder mystery set in the Washington D.C. punk scene of the 1990s. Come by and pick up a signed copy!

Photo of Oliver Mertz in a Barnes & Noble pointing to a copy of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Text says That feeling of seeing your graphic novel on the shelf at Barnes & Noble for the first time

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 04/09/2026

Signing at Barnes & Noble on F st in Washington D.C. Saturday, September 5th 2pm to 4pm Come by and pick up a signed copy of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. From @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 04/09/2026

TOMORROW! 9/5 I'll be at Barnes & Noble on F St NW from 2pm - 4pm signing copies of A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS. It's a superpowered murder mystery set in the Washington D.C. punk scene of the 1990s. If that sounds like something you'd dig, come by and get a signed copy! See you there!

Graphic for a book signing of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Shows images of the book's cover and an image of Oliver Mertz. Text says Book Signing September 5, 2026 2pm - 4pm B&N F Street 1025 F St NW

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 03/09/2026

A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is out now! From @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 03/09/2026

IGN just posted an article calling A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS “the weirdest new superhero comic of 2026.” I’ll take it!

A comic panel showing a six-legged dear outside of a movie theater.

"THE WEIRDEST NEW
SUPERHERO COMIC OF 2026*
IGN

A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
ALEX DIOTTO
TAYLOR ESPOSITO
OLIVER MERTZ

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 01/09/2026

My first graphic novel with a publisher is out today in bookshops and tomorrow in comic shops. I’ve been making comics for a very long time, but having a book in shops and available everywhere is new and wild. It’s called A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

Oliver Mertz at Fantom Comics holding up a copy of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 01/09/2026

Everyone is talking about A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS, the must-read graphic novel of 2026! Written and colored by @mertzmakesstuff.com Art by @alexdiotto.bsky.social Lettering by @tayloresposito.bsky.social Edits by @junghulee.bsky.social From @oni-press.bsky.social

Graphic promoting A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Texts says A GHOST ARM
MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
ALEX DIOTTO
TAYLOR ESPOSITO
OLIVER MERTZ
A SUPERPOWERED MURDER MYSTERY SETIN THE WASHINGTON DC PUNK SCENE
OF THE 1990s*
"A WORLD THAT KNOWS WHEN TO SCREAM AND WHEN TO WHISPER"
- COMIC BOOK YETI
"TOP CONTENDER FOR ME FOR
COMIC OF THE YEAR"
- DOLLAR BIN COMIC WIN
"ONE OF THE MOST NEUROTIC AND PERSONAL SUPERHERO
COMICS I THINK I'VE EVER READ"
- THE BEAT
"CAPTURES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE YOUNG"
- AIPT
"A SUPERHERO COMIC
UNLIKE ANY OTHER"
- COLLIDER
"A STORY FULL OF MURDER, FRAUD, AND MISTAKEN IDENTITY"
- NERD INITIATIVE
"I WOULD ADVISE NOT SLEEPING ON THIS ONE. I THINK IT COULD BE A BIT OF A MODERN CLASSIC."
- KA-POW! COMICS
"MY FAVORITE OF THE YEAR"
- COMICSXF
OND

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 31/08/2026

From the bonkers book launch of A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS at Fantom Comics in Washington D.C. @fantomcomics.bsky.social @zackquaintance.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 30/08/2026

A comic related prop from last night. A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts comes out this week!!!

A comic page that has a panel of a talking bowl of soup. On top of that is a prop of a talking bowl of soup.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 30/08/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who who came out to the book launch and made it such a huge success!!!

Fantom Comics SOLD OUT of every copy of A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS they had for our book launch!
So if you want a copy, you'll have to wait until it is officially released in a few days!
A HUGE THANK YOU TO
Fantom Comics
Heart Stück Bernie
Lack Quaintance
Guh Face
and EVERYONE who came out to the book launch and made it such a huge success!

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 29/08/2026

TONIGHT! We’re throwing a party and you’re invited. Where: @fantomcomics.bsky.social When: tonight (8/29) at 6:30pm Are you going to be there?

Punk show style flyer for the book launch of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 29/08/2026

Come hang out and I will sign your books!

A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
ALEX DIOTTO
TAYLOR ESPOSITO
OLIVER MERTZ
A BOOK TOUR
MADE OF ANGRY BOOKS
Writer/Colorist Oliver Mertz will sign your books at these events!
8/29 Fantom Comics
9/5 Barnes and Noble on F St.
9/12 - 9/13 Small Press Expo
9/25-9/27 Baltimore Comic Con
10/8 - 10/11 New York Comic Con
10/13 People's Book
10/17 Hello Comics
10/20 Dreamers & Make-Believers!
10/25 Solid State Books on H St.
11/7 Barnes and Noble on F St.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 27/08/2026

There’s a preview of A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts up on Collider! Check it out! collider.com/a-ghost-arm-...

Screenshot of collider.com and an article about A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 26/08/2026

A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts comes out in one week! Go buy ten copies! Or one. You know, either way.

Image that says A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS alex diotto taylor esposito oliver mertz. Has image of three teens who are smaller than a giant tv that they are looking at the has a superhero on it. a chalk outline of a body is behind it.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 16/08/2026

It’s real!!! A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. Available 9/2 from @oni-press.bsky.social

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 10/08/2026

Today is the final order cutoff for the @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS. Ask you local comic shop to order you a copy!! From me, @alexdiotto.bsky.social, and @tayloresposito.bsky.social.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 10/08/2026

A superpowered murder mystery set in the Washington, D.C. punk scene of the 1990s. FINAL ORDER CUTOFF for comic shops is tomorrow 8/10. Tell your local comic shop that you want a copy of A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS by tomorrow.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 08/08/2026

Apparently you have to eat painfully spicy chicken to promote anything these days. So here goes. Preorder my new @oni-press.bsky.social graphic novel A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS! #comics

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 07/08/2026

Final order cutoff is Monday! Preorder A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS today. From @oni-press.bsky.social Thanks to @farel.bsky.social for the kind words!

Graphic with text. Image is two upside tvs. Text says "Solid storytelling, beautiful drawings, wonderfully tasteful colors, and captivating mysteries made this book a delight to read. The creative team doesn't over explain or insult my intelligence, just drops me into a fascinating magical yet familiar and relatable world filled with record shops, vintage stores, VHS tapes, bored superheroes, and suburban hardcore teenagers.
A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS
is an excellent comic book."
- Farel Dalrymple
(Pop Gun War, The Wrenchies)

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 04/08/2026

Speaking of the D.C. punk scene, there is an incredible comic coming out that you should all go preorder! TAKE IT BACK: LIFE, ANXIETY, AND GRAY MATTER by @steveniles.bsky.social & @brianwalsby.bsky.social is about Steve’s early years playing in the legendary band Gray Matter. You need this book!

Cover for the book TAKE IT BACK: LIFE, ANXIETY, AND GRAY MATTER. Features illustrations of the band Gray Matter.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 03/08/2026

There's a new Filth & Grammar Digital Digest up at filthandgrammar.com! It's got info on @terrymooreart.bsky.social and my new comic short E.A.T. RECORDS, and how YOU can join us live this Saturday to talk about it. Sign up and learn how to make comics with genius editor @sxbond.bsky.social!

Graphic with text. It shows comic pages in the rough stage (not final). Art by Terry Moore. There is also a tv with an image of Oliver Mertz. Text says E.A.T. Records. Writer Oliver mertz & artist Terry Moore have been collaborating on the 4-page E.A.T. Records with editorial input from our Deluxe Subscribers. The roughs are in and next Saturday, August 8, we'll chat with Oliver and Terry LIVE at our regularly scheduled Second Saturarday Live Hour from 11AM PDT until noon.

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 03/08/2026

Have you preordered A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS yet? FOC 8/10 From @oni-press.bsky.social Thanks to @tylerboss.bsky.social for the kind words!

Graphic with comic panel of two teens looking up. Text says "A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS bottles that all encompassing importance that comes with being a disaffected teenager. Mertz and Diotto expertly blend a story that asks what if Agatha Christie wrote the X-Men while listening to Minor Threat. Unsurprisingly, it's excellent."
Tyler Boss
'hat's the Furthest Place From Here?,
The Phantom of the Opera)

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Oliver Mertz @mertzmakesstuff.com · 01/08/2026

Have you preordered A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS yet? FOC 8/10 From @oni-press.bsky.social Thanks to @alexsegura.com for the kind words!

Graphic of comic illustration of invisible teen (you can see his clothes. Text says "A GHOST ARM MADE OF ANGRY GHOSTS is a superhero comic unlike any other - grounded and human, perfectly rendered by Diotto and Mertz. The story feels lived-in and real, chucking the pomp of super heroics to show you the grimy drama under the hood. Don't miss it."
- Alex Segura
stselling author of Secret Identity, Sta
Wars,
and Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy

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