Waiting for Nerdrotic

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gary Buechler-Nerdrotic to his legions of YouTube subscribers -built a breakout online personality with his opinionated takes on pop culture. But before becoming Nerdrotic he was just Gary: a guy who used to sleep beneath a bush in front of a Long John Silver's in San Diego.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Waiting for Nerdrotic</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a hybrid written and graphic memoir Buechler chronicles his transformation from underdog addict and petty criminal to game-changing YouTube star.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Featuring illustrated spreads </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Waiting for Nerdrotic</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> walks readers through Buechler's journey from Betty Ford Clinic to Folsom prison to comic shop owner-battling abusive teachers psychopathic cellmates and bureaucratic gatekeepers along the way.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>By turns comical and harrowing Buechler's extraordinary story offers powerful insights on childhood trauma family dysfunction modern media and addiction. For anyone who feels close to rock bottom </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Waiting for Nerdrotic</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a rallying cry on how to find a second chance.</span></p>