Richard Mercado
@richardmercz.bsky.social
🇵🇭🏳️🌈 Comic Artist | COMING OUT PERFECT ( Scholastic Graphix, 2025) | Production Artist at Skybound 🥳 | repped by ASH Literary(views are my own!)
See you guys tomorrow for Flamecon! Releasing first issue of Guys Who Suck at Dating
August 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
See you guys tomorrow for Flamecon! Releasing first issue of Guys Who Suck at Dating
Reposted by Richard Mercado
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.
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...
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
July 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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.
Reposted by Richard Mercado
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
May 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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
Reposted by Richard Mercado
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.
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A Mess: Self Publishing & Publishing | Adam
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May 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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...
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Sorry, Miko.
A horror comic by Quita Chuatico and me!
(1/7)
A horror comic by Quita Chuatico and me!
(1/7)
April 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Sorry, Miko.
A horror comic by Quita Chuatico and me!
(1/7)
A horror comic by Quita Chuatico and me!
(1/7)
Reposted by Richard Mercado
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
"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
March 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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
"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
Reposted by Richard Mercado
Guys who suck at dating (a comic)
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Guys who suck at dating (a comic)
Reposted by Richard Mercado
Reposted by Richard Mercado
Reposted by Richard Mercado
Guys who suck at dating (a comic)
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Guys who suck at dating (a comic)
A minicomic about friendship trauma (1/4)
January 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A minicomic about friendship trauma (1/4)
Reposted by Richard Mercado
Maybe my new fave artist at Thought Bubble was @richardmercz.bsky.social ! I picked up a bunch of their stuff including No Boyfriends Since Birth!
A really funny and sweet romance between two adult men going on their first gay date. Every moment of awkwardness is like a turn in an RPG battle.
A really funny and sweet romance between two adult men going on their first gay date. Every moment of awkwardness is like a turn in an RPG battle.
November 19, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Maybe my new fave artist at Thought Bubble was @richardmercz.bsky.social ! I picked up a bunch of their stuff including No Boyfriends Since Birth!
A really funny and sweet romance between two adult men going on their first gay date. Every moment of awkwardness is like a turn in an RPG battle.
A really funny and sweet romance between two adult men going on their first gay date. Every moment of awkwardness is like a turn in an RPG battle.
Bump!!!
See you guys tom!! (For UK!!)
See you guys tom!! (For UK!!)
I’ll be at Thought Bubble this weekend (for folks in the UK!! 🇬🇧)
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Bump!!!
See you guys tom!! (For UK!!)
See you guys tom!! (For UK!!)
I’ll be at Thought Bubble this weekend (for folks in the UK!! 🇬🇧)
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
November 14, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I’ll be at Thought Bubble this weekend (for folks in the UK!! 🇬🇧)
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
Table: Redshirt Hall D40!!
Trying to figure this out 🫡😂
October 28, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Trying to figure this out 🫡😂
Heyyyyy! I'll be at The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo this weekend at Boston University. I'll be at Table 4B in the Brookline Room!
Also! I'll be part of a panel on Sunday, 2-3PM about Cross-Cultural Comics at Thurman Commons!!!
Also! I'll be part of a panel on Sunday, 2-3PM about Cross-Cultural Comics at Thurman Commons!!!
September 29, 2023 at 1:27 AM
Heyyyyy! I'll be at The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo this weekend at Boston University. I'll be at Table 4B in the Brookline Room!
Also! I'll be part of a panel on Sunday, 2-3PM about Cross-Cultural Comics at Thurman Commons!!!
Also! I'll be part of a panel on Sunday, 2-3PM about Cross-Cultural Comics at Thurman Commons!!!
Gonna be at SPX this weekend!!! Art friends!!! Stop by at N7!
September 6, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Gonna be at SPX this weekend!!! Art friends!!! Stop by at N7!
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!
August 10, 2023 at 6:56 PM
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!
I love you man is an amazing movie
July 29, 2023 at 7:44 PM
I love you man is an amazing movie
CooooOooOOOOOooool with u
July 24, 2023 at 7:24 PM
CooooOooOOOOOooool with u
The one time I go outside it starts raining like crazy lol
July 15, 2023 at 10:21 PM
The one time I go outside it starts raining like crazy lol
Hello! I’m Richard, a comics illustrator from the Philippines! I do a lot of gay comics 🌈😱🤔😶🌫️
July 13, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Hello! I’m Richard, a comics illustrator from the Philippines! I do a lot of gay comics 🌈😱🤔😶🌫️