WEIRD TO EXIST

During the past eighteen months, there has been plenty of time for introspection. Zai show solidarity by touching on some of the most common concerns and feelings felt by many such as the palpable presence of a looming deadline, the feeling of being truly alone even when you're in the company of others, or the realization that you might not love someone for the right reasons.

We all know the gut-wrenching pang from accepting that a beautiful moment will soon become a distant memory. We all get into cycles when it feels like the failures and disappointments just keep coming. WEIRD TO EXIST is a collection of 100 comics that depict these universal emotions and existential musings with great accuracy and empathy.

This bright, colorful book is divided into three intrinsic human acts--loving, creating, and existing--and, ultimately, comments on how weird it is to do all of that. Zai's cheery anthropomorphic characters go through the motions of relationships, loneliness, creativity blocks, mental health concerns, social anxiety, and more. These comics voice the overwhelming dread and unpredictable chaos found in all aspects of being alive. With sharp levity and emotional complexity, WEIRD TO EXIST captures the feelings that are not easily communicated but widely felt.

This cherishable collection features thirty never-before-published comics alongside seventy beloved fan favorites from Zai's Instagram account, which climbed above 220,000 followers in less than a year.

Alison Zai is a comics artist who has garnered success by sharing her art on Instagram and Tumblr.