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Ever since Allie Brosh and her webcomic Hyperbole and a Half dropped off the face of the Internet more than a year ago, we’ve been twiddling our thumbs, attempting to find similar webcomics (her friend Matthew Inman creates a pretty good, and wildly successful one called The Oatmeal), and putting her return on our wish lists.
And this morning, we received very good news.
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Brosh’s last post before her hiatus was titled “Adventures in Depression,” which featured her main character (herself) who was struggling with the pressure of putting together a book (set to come out this fall) while losing interest in all the things she loves.
And then she took a much-needed break. Her webcomic was widely popular despite its very simple style — Brosh creates Hyperbole in Microsoft Paint — and had thousands of readers and fans.
This morning, Brosh posted a new comic,in which she talks about her time off and her increasingly bright future.
Phew.
Stay tuned for more details about her upcoming book, “Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened.”
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