"Merida," the girl replied, shaking his hand firmly. She looked at his bones, glowing a soft orange in the twilight. "You're a spirit?"
In an indie comics landscape often dominated by either polished trauma memoirs or abstract queer utopias, offers something rawer: Gayl Better — a webcomic and zine series that feels less like a traditional narrative and more like a late-night text to a friend who gets it .
Published by Avenue Services, Inc. , the publishers of Handjobs Magazine , Mérida’s work typically focuses on specific dynamics within the LGBTQ+ community, such as "older guy-younger guy" pairings.
Rolando Merida's work is characterized by detailed, realistic drawings of the male form, a hallmark of the gay erotic "physique" art movement of that era. Gayl Better provided the narrative framework for these stories, which often appeared in anthology-style magazines like or as standalone rare graphic novels. Collective Works In addition to The Succession
Rolando Merida continues to prove why he is one of the best in the game with . The attention to detail and the confident energy in these panels are unmatched.