Stages of Rot
Stages of Rot by Linnea Sterteby Linnea Sterte
Shares rank 6 of 9 graphic novels by recommenders
People recommend it for its alien, beautiful atmosphere and call it excellent, and at least one reader went on to buy more books by the author.
People recommend it for its alien, beautiful atmosphere and call it excellent, and at least one reader went on to buy more books by the author.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Alien and beautiful atmosphere
“Its very alien and beautiful in the realm of the tv show Scavenger's Reign”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “A 5.3M-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone” Called excellent by readers
“stages of rot is also excellent”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Led to buying more books
“Amazing recommendation. I ended up purchasing some of their recent books.”
Comment from 9 Oct 2026 in “A 5.3M-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone”
Other graphic novels people recommend
The four most recommended other graphic novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persepolisby Marjane Satrapi | 16 | 1 | 94% | 1 | — | — |
| Transmetropolitanby Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Logicomixby Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
| Gender Queerby Maia Kobabe | 4 | 3 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| Stages of Rotby Linnea SterteThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Amazing recommendation. I ended up purchasing some of their recent books.”
“Its very alien and beautiful in the realm of the tv show Scavenger's Reign”
“stages of rot is also excellent”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.