Neely, the author and illustrator of this graphic novel, was a student at Umpqua Community College in 2015 when there was a mass shooting on campus. Numb To This shows how being on campus during the horrific incident affected her life as a whole. It also explores how the public and the United States government respond to such events. Neely’s graphic novel is powerful and should be read to better understand the horrifying realities of survivors of mass shootings.