Everything Is Going Wrong: Comics on Punk and Mental Illness

by Mark Bouchard (Editor)

EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG: Comics On Punk & Mental Illness is a 150+ page full-color comic anthology featuring over 40 stories by comic creators and punk musicians. All proceeds benefit The Trevor Project and MusiCares at a 75/25% split

EiGW was Kickstarted successfully May 2018.

(Cover by Marie Enger)

Full List of Contributors:

Shelby Criswell
Brian Level
Ryan Ferrier
Kate Sherron
Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die
Cori Walters
Gabriel Howell
Sally Cantirino
Matt Miner
Lukasz Kowalczuk
Holly Aitchison
Haley Boros
Cameron DeOrdio
Skylar Patridge
Alecks Fletcher
Ally Cat
Erik Button of Dollar Signs
Steven Franks
Katy Rex
Adam Gorham
Gab Contreras
Jen Hickman
Frank Turner of Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
Dave Anians (AKA Davey Dynamite)
Jackie Reynolds

Matthew Erman
Sam Beck
Mark Bouchard
Kelly Williams
Nadia Shammas
Elise Schuenke
Eric Palicki
Caroline Autopsy
Bee Sigler
Micah Myers
Jonathan Diener
Craig Horky
Stufy Summers
Ray Nadine
Jesse Sendejas of Days N Daze
Jonas Goonface
Andrea Kendrick
Marie Enger
Bill Moran
Emily Pearson
Tini Howard
Roxy Urquiza-Flores
Liana Kangas
Bart Starr of Graduating Life
Joel Kirschenbaum

Joe Corallo
Cardinal Rae
Jessi Jordan
Scott Sturgeon of Leftover Crack
Michelle Perez
Tres Dean
Josh Hood
Aditya Bidikar
Caroline Cash
Amit Chauhan
Eli Powell
Marshall Dillon
Christian Sager
Rori!
Taylor Hoffman
Dave Jordan
Matthew Landis of The World Inferno Friendship Society
Payal Kumar
Jeremy Hunter of Skatune Network
Alyssa Kai of Ramshackle Glory
Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
The HIRS Collective ft. F. Fick
Kerin Cunningham
Steph Knipe of Adult Mom
Payal Kumar

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

154 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2019

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love reading comics about punk and being able to estimate the age of the artists by what bands they draw themselves listening to in high school. Fun anthology with some insightful stuff, and as with most anthologies, some stuff that struck me as meh, but a really great topic, “punk & mental illness”, ties it together.

One note for aspiring comic artists: always put your credits on an anthology piece! There were lots of comics in this book without writer/artist credits, and although there was a table of contents with that info, the pages of the book were not actually numbered, so it was difficult to find out who made what sometimes.

[jude · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this. as a mentally-ill queer person who didn't find their community till young adulthood and a person who loves punk for the ways it can heal and cope w trauma i really really really loved this book.

[A Fan of Comics · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything may be going wrong, but this book did it right!
Punk anthology regarding mental illness. This stuff get pretty heavy, a lot of it doing with sexuality or identity. I wouldn’t say it’s too triggering but still tread lightly. The coolest part though was seeing some familiar folk punk names like Jesse sendejas or Frank Turner. Really liked the art, there’s a few known artist that helped out as well. And, a percentage of money from this book goes to the Trevor project. A good book for a good cause.

[David Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

An anthology of short graphic autobiographical stories about mental illness, mostly about depression and anxiety. Like most anthologies, it's hit or miss, and unfortunately this book has more misses than hits. Part of the problem is that the stories are all too short, capping out at maybe 6 pages apiece.

My two favorites were the last one, which was about a paranoid schizophrenic, and another about a goth, which I guess is post-punk.