Thursday, November 12, 2020

Nov 18: Tommy Siegel, author of I Hope This Helps: Comics and Cures for 21st Century Panic

Nov 18: Tommy Siegel, author of I Hope This Helps: Comics and Cures for 21st Century Panic

Tommy Siegel and his new book are here to help! I Hope This Helps: Comics and Cures for 21st Century Panic  has had our staff laughing since it arrived last month, and we are pleased to bring him to you (virtually) in November!

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The event will stream on Facebook and YouTube (links will be added here a few days in advance). If you register, you will receive direct links via email.

An illustrated guide to the absurdities of our phone-obsessed modern life from one of the sharpest wits in webcomics.

Tommy Siegel's debut book collection includes 200+ pages of comics, essays, and extremely helpful guides to coping with 21st-century panic. With comics titled "Choose your social anxiety coping mechanism" and "What your coffee drink of choice says about you," I Hope This Helps offers clever and sardonic commentary on our phone-obsessed, social media-driven culture, as well as a series of devastatingly funny relationship comics starring his popular Candy Hearts characters.

Tommy Siegel's comics began as doodles in the back of a van as a touring rock musician, and quickly earned a viral global fanbase and shout-outs from cultural heavyweights ranging from Ringo Starr to 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 "van doodles" all the way to the socially-distanced awkwardness of the present day.

Tommy Siegel is a cartoonist and musician who tries his best to juggle both pastimes with assistance from copious amounts of coffee. As lead guitarist and singer for his solo projects and his power pop trio Jukebox The Ghost, Tommy has played over 1,000 shows around the world, including festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza and late-night television programs like Letterman and Conan. As a cartoonist, his challenge to draw 500 consecutive days of comics led to a viral fanbase of hundreds of thousands worldwide. 

Event date: 
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
online
Arlington, VA 22213

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