I Hope This Helps: Comics and Cures for 21st Century Panic
By (Author) Tommy Siegel
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Andrews McMeel Publishing
2nd September 2020
United States
General
Fiction
741.56973
Paperback
208
Width 185mm, Height 208mm, Spine 13mm
556g
Tommy Siegel's writing is at once sweet, sarcastic, and hilarious targeting specific aspects of pop culture while still appealing to a general audience. Through simple doodles and amusing characters, Tommy's comics express endless amusement about our phone-obsessed modern society. This collection includes highlights from Tommy's viral '500 Days of Comics'project, along with three essays about the experience of being a creative person in the age of social media and how our phones are changing our brains and relationships. Tommy's writing is as scathing as it is sincere, while always keeping a funny, lighthearted tone. This collection also introduces the Candy Hearts characters, a brilliant vehicle for expressing all the ways in which romantic couples are not always on the same page. A must for comics-lovers of all ages and backgrounds.
Tommy Siegel is a Brooklyn-based musician and artist. As the lead guitarist for the power pop trio Jukebox The Ghost, Tommy has toured internationally and appeared on leading late-night television programs. His 500 Days of Comics challenge, in which he posted an original comic online each day, led to a viral following with comics shared by Ringo Starr, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tim Heidecker, Dan Aykroyd, and many hundreds of thousands of others. On any given day, you can find Tommy getting over-caffeinated and producing music in his home studio for commercial use, film and TV,other artists, and his own projects.