I’m not going to go into detail about my thoughts about many of the people who post on Dumbing of Age- I don’t feel I have the right to cast some sort of absolute judgement on the way other people read comics- but I will say that I think, of all the many webcomics I’ve read, John’s various comics and Girl Genius have been the only ones where I nearly always enjoy reading other fans’ comments. I think we usually-though not always- strike a pretty good balance between getting invested in the characters and situations and having fun.