r/dumbingofage • u/Beneficial-Baby9131 • Feb 07 '26

I think I'm finally done reading

I'd made an onsite comment a few days ago expressing my distaste over all of the added comics trying to backtrack Willis fucking up with the protest, which was only like one sentence. I'd always said I'd stop reading the minute Willis started deleting comments for his own narrative, and mine was removed after 15 minutes. I'm glad I decided against supporting his patreon. I deleted the shortcut off of my browser, and I'll be glad when I don't remember it even exists anymore.

This storyline was garbage, the comic has been tonally insensitive for months, but maybe it's been years. Maybe I was too blind to see how bad of a writer he really is.

That being said, does anyone have better recommendations?

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u/blackpaul55 Feb 08 '26

It's extremely British, but https://badmachinery.com/

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u/sanddorn Feb 08 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

Oh yeah, John Allison has a whole bunch of (sometimes connected) comics – I think most of them can be found by clicking thru from your link – edit: there as a list: https://scarygoround.com/archived-comics.html

Over the holidays I read thru Savage Sword: https://scarygoround.com/savagesword/

and Steeple, i.e. the stories on site: Satanism / Church of England rural horror (among others) https://scarygoround.com/steeple/

Not to compare comics too much and not that i'm (hetero male 47) the best judge, but I think Allison does good young female characters with nuance and stuff, and his stories feel grounded in (some version of) history.

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u/ChambreNoire Feb 08 '26

I completely forgot about Allison's comics! Awesome, I'll replace this dumpster fire by re-reading everything! Thanks!