"Cry Yourself to Sleep" is a one-shot comic book

Comic book

A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...

 published by Top Shelf Comics and written and drawn by Jeremy Tinder. The black-and-white book is in digest

Digest size

Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...

 form, much smaller than typical comic size.

Plot

The story follows a brief period in the lives of three characters: a bunny, a man and a robot. The bunny and man are roommates but not close friends, who are acquainted with the robot. While the first two stumble through failed attempts at success, the robot seems content to wander through its days pondering the "why" of things. Themes of rejection and distress are consistent through the work, which concludes with all characters finding happiness and a road to better lives while they accept the things they cannot change but endeavor to succeed where they're able to.

Awards

It was awarded the 2008 Decker award for "Best Short Story to Recommend."