A Viral Comic, A Long Hiatus, And One Brutal Comment That Ended A Friendship

A heated argument between friends can sometimes lead to unexpected consequences, especially when one person is struggling with their career. This is the situation a Reddit user found herself in after a confrontation with her friend Jane, whose comic career once flourished but has now hit a rough patch. The OP, 23F, recounts Jane's journey from success to frustration, highlighting the impact of their recent fallout on their friendship.

Jane blamed the OP for her lack of engagement.

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The Original Post

I (23F) have a friend (Jane-26F). In 2018, Jane started posting her own comic to a mid-sized comic app. She also posted it to her Tumblr page. It did fairly well on its own and she had a fairly dedicated community. In 2020, someone made a fandub of the first chapter and it was apparently so cringe, an edit of the fandub got reacted to by a very big streamer and within days, Jane's comic went from 10K views per chapter to upwards of 40K. And those numbers kept getting bigger. At its height, she was getting 120K (ish) reads per chapter. Jane decided to ride the wave of popularity and long story short, she was able to quit her lousy job because tips, commissions, and Patreon were paying her better than her actual full-time job. In 2023, she took a break from the majority of her online obligations. She still completed the commissions but didn't take any more for around four months. She came back for three months after that in early 2024 and then took a 'temporary hiatus' again that she only came back from in January 2026. I also want to say that this was a multi-media project. Jane had commissioned me to make an official OST for the comic that I got the profits from. So while I was mostly on the sidelines, I had a vested interest in keeping this project alive. It also should be noted that during this time, I was offering to help upkeep her social medias (Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter) so her fans would get...

Let’s see how the Reddit community reacted.

Dangerous_Cow_7372

I hope she’s okay.

EM05L1C3

You’re trying to help her.

Ordinary_Ad_6911

NAH.

pottersquash

How the Community Responded

u/username123: "YTA."

u/anotherUser: "NTA, you were trying to help her."

u/someoneElse: "She’s mad at herself, not you."

You’re not here employee.

SaltyNight6

She’s mad at herself, not you.

kvrdave

Give her some time to think.

AntiSnoringDevice

You were harsh because you needed to be.

saveyboy

She’s jealous of your commitment.

Judgeman2021

The Takeaway

Whether this was a moment of honesty or a step too far, the fallout has clearly left both sides frustrated. Now, the OP is left wondering if telling the truth was worth the cost of the friendship.

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