Very reminiscent of, and perhaps inspired by, The Lonely Ones (1942) by William Stieg. Stieg's book inspired many, as you can see by searching for the title on your search/spy engine of choice. Cartoon depictions of mental states, especially pathological ones, seem to have been very popular in midcentury America. I suppose the genre has now died out.

@Starry Gordonst I need to look into that book then! That sounds like right up my alley of interest. I have seen other pieces of mental states/illness many times in old anatomy/psychology books I've come into contact with.

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Some of these are a little on-the-nose, but I like it nonetheless

@starry_gordon@diasp.org Thank you for the typo! :( Steig is the name I should've been looking for...

Not a typo, a substantial mistake! Those Teutonic long i's will bite you if you're not careful. ie, ei, who knows already?

this art is impressive!