Brosh compared her combination of text and illustrations to stand-up comedy, saying, ' was more one-dimensional than stand-up comedy, in which you can rely on tone and facial expressions, body posture. Others are events or thoughts as an adult, such as attempting to move house despite her dogs' behavioral problems, speculation about her character flaws, a grammatical pet peeve ('a lot' written as ' alot'), or her depression. Several are about childhood stories, such as attending a children's birthday party while heavily sedated or becoming a monster after getting a dinosaur costume. Basically, it has lots of pictures and words and it really tries hard to be funny.” Each blog post is a mix of text and illustrations describing her life. According to Brosh, ' Hyperbole and a Half is not really a web comic, but it isn't really a blog either. Hyperbole and a Half has been described both as a blog and as a webcomic. As of November 2022, this sample chapter remains the latest post on the blog. In September 2020, Brosh publicly announced the book with a new post on her blog, and in the same month posted a chapter from the book. Īfter the release of a book based on the blog in October 2013, Brosh stopped updating the blog again. The two posts from 20 are the most popular on the site.

Her site got 1.5 million visits in a day, and the number of supportive comments from people indicating that they were worried about her surprised her. In May 2013, she made a long follow-up post chronicling her struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide. After that post, Brosh's blog was inactive for more than a year. In October 2011, Brosh made a blog post entitled 'Adventures in Depression' in which she revealed that she had severe depression. In 2010, she said of her career as a writer, “With my crippling ADHD and impulsive decisions this is a perfect job for me. When the blog was fully active, Brosh would upload a new entry every few weeks. She uses the Paintbrush software to draw the comic. Two books based on the blog have made New York Times Bestseller lists, and the blog and books have received praise, particularly for their depiction of depression.īrosh started Hyperbole and a Half in 2009 to avoid studying for her college physics final exam. There were some later updates in 20, and as of 2021 the blog is inactive. The blog principally ran from 2009 to 2011.

Hyperbole and a Half draws inspiration from ' rage comics,' with shared diction and simple, almost rudimentary art. The illustrations are drawn in Paintbrush and use an exaggeratedly simple drawing style as an artistic device. Started in 2009, Brosh mixes text and illustrations in each post to tell stories from her childhood, general thoughts, and the challenges she has faced, particularly with mental health. Hyperbole and a Half is a webcomic and blog written and illustrated by Allie Brosh.

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