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Nervous breakdowns, anxiety, seeking acceptance, attempting to overcome internalised 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.'

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[Review Quote] 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 [Review Quote] Reid Chancellor's book is an eye-catching nonfiction graphic novel told from the point of view of a young man discovering punk and working through mental illness in America's Midwest, Evansville, IN. It gives punks the most important advice of all: You aren't alone. You're going to make it through alive. - Music Connection [Review Quote] As well as giving an open and fascinating insight into his own life experience through punk and hard-core; throughout Hardcore Anxiety, Reid eloquently and briefly summarises the fascinating wider impact of punk and hard-core - especially on mental health. Read more here: - Michael Barron for XS Noise

"[Review Quote] ""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 [Review Quote] """"Reid Chancellor's book is an eye-catching nonfiction graphic novel told from the point of view of a young man discovering punk and working through mental illness 
in America's Midwest, Evansville, IN. It gives punks the most important advice of all: ""You aren't alone. You're going to make it through alive."""" - Music Connection [Review Quote] """"As well as giving an open and fascinating insight into his own life experience through punk and hard-core; throughout Hardcore Anxiety, Reid eloquently and briefly summarises the fascinating wider impact of punk and hard-core - especially on mental health."" Read more here: "" - Michael Barron for XS Noise"

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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.

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