I Hope This Helps

The author and artist shares 200+ comics, essays, and guides to coping with twenty-first-century panic: "e;an absurdist take on the anxieties of the internet era"e; (CBR). With comics titled "e;Choose your social anxiety coping mechanism"e; and "e;What your coffee drink of choice says about you,"e; Tommy Siegel offers clever and sardonic commentary on our social media-driven culture, as well as a series of devastatingly funny relationship comics starring his popular Candy Hearts characters. Siegel's comics began as doodles in the back of a van while he toured as a rock musician. They quickly earned a viral global fanbase and shout-outs from cultural heavyweights including Ringo Starr, Tim Heidecker, Vic Berger, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. With a perfect balance of absurd humor and insightful writing, I Hope This Helps outlines the journey from the author's earliest "e;van doodles"e; to the socially-distanced awkwardness of today.