I Hope This Helps

An illustrated guide to the absurdities of our phone-obsessed modern life from one of the sharpest wits in webcomics2

Tommy Siegel's writing is 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, including the stages of gentrification, how to cope with anxiety, and what your method of coffee preparation says about you. 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-read for comics-lovers of all ages and backgrounds.

About the Author

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.