Moonshine & Starfish

A comic about depression.

• Hippo saying “I cannot remember” = memory loss is a symptom of depression.
• Black dog = a metaphorical figure for depression.
• Depressed camping hippo = a word play on the hippocampus, a part of the brain that is greatly affected by depression.
• Shrinking hippo = the hippocampus decreases in volume in people suffering from long term depression.