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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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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 16h

This book is a good book.

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🇦🇷 Taylor Esposito, multi award winning pro letterer & educator @tayloresposito.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I need to replenish my projects in the near future w/some books ending, so if you have any books that need a letterer, editors, I'm ready, willing & able for that new ongoing/mini you've got coming in. And writers/artists, if you wanna put in a good word for me to your editors, I'm always grateful.

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Dean Kotz @deankotz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My cover for the first issue of The Forgotten Five, the new superhero book from @alexsegura.com, @saracentury.bsky.social, Pat Kennedy, and me. Out Dec. 16 from @imagecomics.com.

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

I am once again asking for your help.

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thegirlintheb.bsky.social @thegirlintheb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just finished up A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. What a fun read.

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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

great news this morning, we hit the dollar amount for our first stretch goal and are now just one (one!) new backer away from unlocking it back the book here, all these covers are SO GOOD! www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 cover by Nick Cagnetti

Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 cover by Fell Hound

Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 cover by Jesse Lonergan

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Reuben Willmott @reubs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Comics I’ve finished reading over the last 4 months or so, and once again these aren’t all things I’ve purchased this year, some have sat in a box for up to 20 years or so… -I was pleased to finally read the rest of A Ghost Arm Made Of Angry Ghosts, it wasn’t a let down More comments in the alt text

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ASA!!! @photonboom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@mertzmakesstuff.com A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is a beautiful book thank you very much for writing it. Such a big fan of your colors. A very heartfelt, weird and delightful book @alexdiotto.bsky.social your art was amazing here.

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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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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

now just $262 and 7 new backers from our first stretch goal have some fun on this rainy day by supporting truly independent comics 🤙 Tiers start at just $7 www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

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Jimmy Gaspero @jimmygaspero.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today was such a fun day. I checked out the @readsummit.bsky.social booth. I picked up these awesome John & Hal prints. @brianwolfcomics.bsky.social @nateschachter.bsky.social @dillgilbertson.bsky.social I got to meet @mertzmakesstuff.com & tell him how awesome A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts is

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

Great to finally meet you too!

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 25/09/2026

"...evokes a different era, masterfully weaving a melancholy music-infused superhero story" - @christophcondon.bsky.social Pre-order The Forgotten Five #1 today!

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Alex Segura @alexsegura.com · 24/09/2026

"1980s-styled collision pop that understands that the X-Men and Love & Rockets were on the same shelves." - @kierongillen.bsky.social Pre-order The Forgotten Five #1 today!

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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

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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Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UPDATE need $683 and 22 new backers to unlock this first stretch goal help us get there: www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

kickstarter.com

Death of Comics Bookcase - Reign of the Comics Bookcases

A sci-fi comics romp though six unique, fantastical worlds.

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Chris Condon @christophcondon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

THAT TEXAS BLOOD: HELL COMES TO ALLISON RANCH issue one is out TODAY. Art & Cover: @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Color assists: @pipmartin.bsky.social Back matter design: @tivey.bsky.social Pub: @imagecomics.com

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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

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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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am very impressed with @mertzmakesstuff.com and Alex Diotto's A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts. I supported the original KS, then waiting patiently when the book was picked up by Oni. I found the direction of the storytelling entirely unexpected and utterly engrossing. More like this, please.

The graphic novel A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts being held in front of a book case filled with comic books.

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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Eric Palicki @ericpalicki.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What if I told you: 1) I have a new Ahoy comics series beginning in January, and 2) it’ll be in comics stores, and 3) I will have an exclusive preview edition available at NYCC? And what if I told you Ahoy hasn’t even signed off on 3), but I’m doing it anyway?

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Peewee: I'm a Loner, Dottie. A Rebel.

ALT: Peewee: I'm a Loner, Dottie. A Rebel.

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Anthony Iannaccio @mrtonynacho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A pile of comics I plan on reading in the next couple of weeks

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ComicBuzz @comicbuzz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A Ghost Arm Made of Angry Ghosts Character Designs comicbuzz.com/a-ghost-arm-... @mertzmakesstuff.com @alexdiotto.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social press.com #graphicnovel

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Comic Book Yeti @comicbookyeti.com · 17/09/2026

New Achievement! @jimmygaspero.bsky.social and I hit the 500 podcast episode mark today. That's 🍌s. Two busy dads that have persevered with one goal in mind, promote kick ass comics. We are unbelievably grateful to the community. 🧵👇 Oh, sub to the YouTube channel 😆 www.youtube.com/@CryptidCrea...

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some smart publisher should pick up Zack Quaintance & Nick Cagnetti's THE RESPONSIBILI-TEEN. The first story in The Death of Comics Bookcase was fantastic & the second one in Volume 2 is even better. Also, you should back The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 2 if you haven't already.

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