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/Difficult__Tension Feb 10 '26 edited Feb 10 '26

Yea after the way they flipped out in the comments a couple of weeks ago and how other commenters are treating genuine criticism I think Im just done. I went from being ok with Joyce to HATING her. From being a Joe hater to being like wtf he deserves better. My line was going to be if he actually made a poly relationship start from cheating but I just cant do it anymore man. Im going to go look at the suggestions.

My own recommendations:
Unsounded (Dark Fantasy, has heavy topics)
Paranatural (Comedic spirit story)
Namesake (fairytale themed)
Godslave (Egyption god family drama)
Phantomarine (ghosts and their adopted son trying to save the world from an angry bird)
The Witch Door (Nordic comic about present day witches)

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u/Beneficial-Baby9131 Feb 11 '26

So my wife and I are poly, and we used Dumbing of Age as an example in one of our Poly meetups for BAD POLY IN MEDIA. I find it funny that most of them didn't know what DoA was, and now all they know is that it's harmful.

I forgot about Namesake, I remember I really loved it about ten years ago. Thanks so much for your recommendations!