From the publisher:

If you're going through hell, KEEP GOING. --Winston Churchill

From daily routines and art-making, to dealing with depression, and living among porn performers in Las Vegas, Eisner Award winning cartoonist Brandon Graham (King City, Rain like Hammers, Prophet, Moonray) offers a funny and touching look into the life of an artist making his way in the 21st century.

Graham, who has been known primarily for his strange far future science-fiction and pun-filled fantasy works, has been making memoir comics for decades. This is the first major collection of this work, exploring Graham's life in the seedy alien landscape of Las Vegas, while he strives at making art as a tool for surviving the chaotic universe.

Brandon Graham was born in 1976, the grandson of pin-up artist Bill Randall. He grew up in Seattle around a lot of graffiti and comics from all over the word. His books include KING CITY, MULTIPLE WARHEADS, PROPHET, ROYALBOILER, and RAIN LIKE HAMMERS.

"Whether masterfully creating vast, fantastical, sci-fi worlds or sharing "a quiet, thoughtful moment of his life, Brandon handles both with equal aplomb. Surviving On Mars is a must read!" ― Troy Nixey, Trout, Vinegar Teeth, Jenny Finn

"Brandon Graham's diary comics are full of interesting reflections, sometimes quotidian, funny, or surreal, more often deep and universal, but always expressed with a vulnerability and honesty that is really rare to find." ― Maria Llovet, CRAVE, LUNA, FAITHLESS, LOUD, PORCELAIN

"An inventive look into the slice-of-life visual artist's diary, comics as confessional, comics as drawn memory." ― Paul Pope, Battling Boy, THB, Batman: Year 100, Heavy Liquid, 100%