As a fan of Evan Dorkin's satirical comic about toxic fandom, I'm craving more darkly humorous fiction mocking obsessive geek culture. What novels capture that same cynical, cringe-inducing vibe?
2026-03-25 15:38:40
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The Eltingville Club is a very niche thing, so it’s a bit of a stretch to think of other stories exactly like it. It’s the highest-quality mix of satire and realistic flawed characters, so if you’re into stories about obsessive subcultures with a dash of dark comedy, you might enjoy these. For a completely different take on the same kind of feeling, though, ‘Club Red: Sin And Seduction’ is a secret society of hedonists. As opposed to The Eltingville Club, where the main conflict never is over comics, the central conflict of ‘Club Red: Sin And Seduction’ is how to navigate a web of forbidden desires in order to get ahead in a world of sophisticated and powerful people. The main appeal is watching seemingly smart people unravel due to their own vices.
2026-08-04
Luke
For more on fandom culture (with a supernatural twist) check out Goners by Jacob Semahn. For more snarky looking comics with obsessive characters check out Crowded by Christopher Sebela. It’s got a lot of the same chaotic energy and really cynical take on things that Dorkin’s work has.
But a lot less mean-spirited is Sam Humphries’ ‘Fanboys vs. Zombies’, a great funny take on fan boys and a B-movie style zombie apocalypse. Or if you like the line work in Eltingville, try Peter Bagge’s ‘Hate’ which is similarly scratchy and bristly but in a very different and strangely enjoyable way.
2026-03-27
Xenon
I spent way too much time today looking for stories about this brand of ick and amazingness. A story that comes close is “Chew” by John Layman. It’s about an obsessive man and his even more obsessive detective. They both fight to maintain their edge while eating all sorts of crazy stuff.
Another point of interest is The Boys by Garth Ennis (same winning formula as Preacher). All the fanboy fascination, and corporate opportunism, and vulgar excess, and… and… you get the idea. There’s a lot milder in tone in the manga department, but the throngs of otaku behavior and all related Girl Genius-style hijinks in Genshiken by Shimoku Kio is “lighter” in themes, but can be very entertaining. That book is fundamentally pretty sweet though (ultimately Eltingville’s secret is it never coddles its subjects).
2026-03-28
Jack
For more of that weird and creepy, but also unsettlingly relatable, story about alienated teens as opposed to fanboys, look to Black Hole by Charles Burns. The art and tone would not be out of place in the world of Eltingville. Scott Pilgrim, meanwhile, is the story of very focused, hyper-nerdy individuals, but with a whimsical twist instead of being all bitter and sour. It’s all fairly unique in terms of its emotional resonance, but it’s something that Dorkin fans might be able to appreciate from another corner of the comics universe.
2026-03-30
Leah
'PvP' is such a very specialized brand of fandom horror. It's equally hilarious and cringe-worth, often at the very same moment. If you’re looking for something similar, I’d recommend ‘Midnight Nation’ by J. Michael Straczynski. (No nerds in this one, but our hero does wander through a very surreal otherworld, while at the same time exploring a very familiar emotional space.)
Also, Warren Ellis’ 'Transmetropolitan' is another somewhat-factual trainwreck of a protagonist and writer, often satirical in a hard, unflinching way that also feels like Sam Dorkin’s work. Then there’s 'Pounded' by Brian Keene – while technically a horror comic, it’s got so much hyper-fixation and more that it feels like another Eltingville comic.
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