"A throwback to alternative comics of the 1990s, this self-conscious autobiographical narrative positions Chancellor’s depression as a lens to examine how punk rock bands used their music to express their own members’ mental health struggles."
- PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
Punk rock and mental health have been intertwined since the very beginning. Nervous breakdowns, anxiety, seeking acceptance, attempting to overcome internalized demons, and reacting to harmful and oppressive systems—punk rock embodies and emboldens all our feelings and experiences, positive and negative. Hardcore Anxiety charts and tracks punk movements from the 70s till today, from small towns to stadiums, from the struggles in our heads to the people actively harming us in our communities. Told from the point of view of a young man discovering punk and working through mental illness in Evansville, Indiana, this stunning nonfiction graphic novel gives punks the most important advice of all "You aren't alone. You're going to make it through alive."
SUBJECT: Comics / Music / Punk / Microcosm Published / Mental Health
PUBLICATION: Sep 10, 2019
PRICE: $14.95
ISBN: 9781621067672
FORMAT: 6x9" paperback book, 192 pages
WHOLESALE: $8.97
CARTON QTY: 44
ART: B&W illustrations
Marketing Notes
- Features stories of bands like Black Flag, Minor Threat, Fugazi, the Circle Jerks, Against Me!, Green Day, the Replacements, Husker Du, and Jawbreaker
- 18% (nearly 40 million) adults in the US suffer from anxiety
- Nonfiction graphic novels for adults are an emerging popular genre
Reid Chancellor is an artist, writer, and musician from Evansville, Indiana. You can follow his work on all social media platforms @reidchancellor. He currently lives in north-western Kentucky with his wife Kristan and two cats Buffy and Willow.
A small, innovative publishing house, Microcosm Publishing specializes in work designed to make the reader feel good about being alive, take an active role in bettering their life, and impact the world around them. Microcosm has developed a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, politics, and art. Our books are printed in the USA.
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