Weird to Exist

Vibrant yet darkly humorous comics for commiserating over life's deepest concerns, from Instagram artist Alison Zai.

We all know the gut-wrenching pang that comes after 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, colourful 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 both fan favourites and thirty never-before-published comics.

ISBN: 9781529148381 | Published: 17 May 2022 | Hard cover | 144 pages