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.

CANDY HEARTS (Andrew McMeels, February 2, 2021)

A devastatingly funny view of how romantic couples are not on the same page

Tommy Siegel’s single-panel “candy hearts” cartoons are sharp-edged yet lighthearted observations of human romantic relationships. Each one brilliantly depicts the many ways in which lovers deceive each other and hide their true feelings from the world. In Tommy Siegel’s capable hands, this simple premise is incredibly relatable and very, very funny.

I Hope This Helps (Andrews McMeel Publishing, October 6, 2020)

The debut comics collection from one of the sharpest new voices in American humor

I Hope This Helps is an incisive and hilarious send-up of millennial culture, everyday anxieties, and our social media-driven reality. After years of doodling in the back of a van as a touring rock musician, Tommy Siegel began his comics career in earnest with a personal challenge to draw a comic every day for 500 days. His comics soon earned a global fanbase and shout-outs from cultural heavyweights like Ringo Starr, Dan Aykroyd, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This debut collection includes over 200 pages of comics, essays, and doodles, with topics ranging from smartphone addiction and the Covid-19 crisis to hard-hitting issues such as “What Your Coffee Preparation Says About You” and “Noses: A Comprehensive Guide.” Both absurdist and profound, I Hope This Helps takes no prisoners while also managing to bring its targets in on the joke.