That indeed is a tough year. I'm sorry for your friend and i do hope things are gonna start looking better in future
Stick to your passion, it's things like that that can truly help us get out of a bad place and lots of people don't realise that. As a huge comic book fan i encourage you strongly to continue doing what you love, because you know someone's gotta write some new awesome sh*t ^^ Don't let the bad days bring you down dude, as a musician i can strongly relate to that, it's only natural as it is with any creative process. If anything it helps mold your art into a better, evolved version. I'm not the best at giving great advice probably but i just wanted to share a few words with you
Stay strong, and stay positive, no matter how cliche that sounds you'd be surprised how important and actually effective it is.. Finding strenght in yourself is one of the most helpfull and important things in your life
I wish you a merry christmass my friend and hope you'll spend it with the people love and have a b*tchin time <3