8 Comics and Webtoons Perfect for Dungeon Crawler Carl Fans

I’m the Max-Level Newbie

Based on Maslow’s novel and adapted by WAN. Z and Swing Bat, this series focuses on power fantasy tropes. It shares significant similarities with Dungeon Crawler Carl. Both feature post-apocalyptic settings where humanity faces total annihilation. Kang Jinhyeok is a content creator who spent 11 years playing the notoriously difficult „Tower of Trials.”He finally completed it. Then the game updated and merged with reality. Players must clear the tower’s floors in 90 days. Jinhyeok holds prior knowledge of the game. This lets him navigate challenges more easily than Carl and Princess Donut. Neither story features a traditional, noble hero. Jinhyeok is bold and enjoys deceiving others for his own benefit. Beyond RPG mechanics and incredible art from the Solo Leveling studio, the series integrates live streaming. This allows influencing public opinion and gaining advantages. Fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl will find this concept familiar.

An Outcast in Another World

Based on Kamikaze Potato’s novel and adapted by Aethon Books, YOMA Manga, Maura Milan, and JIPO. This LitRPG story embraces isekai tropes. It is an excellent choice for readers seeking a protagonist who must carve his way through a hostile environment, just like Carl. Rob is transported through a portal while trying to save a friend. He arrives in a fantasy world where humans are despised due to their intrinsic dangers. Rob must rely on pure willpower to survive. He learns to navigate the world’s game mechanics. Leveling brings new problems for Rob. This makes the series feel different from a typical power fantasy webtoon. It is more of a journey of a ruthless underdog. Like Dungeon Crawler Carl, the series shines due to excellent distribution of secondary characters. The webtoon adaptation is published by Aethon Books.

Fear Agent

Created by Rick Remender and illustrated by Tony Moore and Jerome Opeña. This comic series is a perfect choice if fans love the survival element against cosmic threats combined with a tough protagonist. Like Matt Dinniman’s story, Fear Agent takes place after an alien invasion of Earth. This event turns Heath Huston into an exterminator of extraterrestrial parasites across space. Although more of an epic space adventure, it can be slightly confusing. It deals with robot armies, intergalactic wars, and AI companions. Its high-paced action captures the chaotic energy found in Dungeon Crawler Carl. It is a violent series featuring brutal fights against monsters. Fear Agent is also witty, incorporating dark humor and tragic moments. These affect the protagonist deeply and shape his evolution. This is similar to how Carl’s frustrations with the Borant Corporation drive his own development.

D’Orc

Created and illustrated by Brett Bean. At first glance, it looks like a typical epic fantasy. It has little in common with Dungeon Crawler Carl’s sci-fi setting. However, it shares an equally absurd and violent tone. The story unfolds in an apocalyptic world. It follows an orphan, half glowing goblin and half dark orc, known as D’Orc. He is the subject of a prophecy predicting he will destroy the world. This duality makes him a target for relentless pursuit. Yet he continues to try to help others while fighting the label of a bad omen. The series is exaggerated, bloody, and crazy. Like Carl, D' Orc has an animal companion (though not alive). He also has sensitive armor with a strong desire to kill. D' Orc was recognized by Matt Dinniman himself. Brett Bean served as the illustrator for the Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile spin-off.

Defiance of the Fall

Based on Thefirstdefier (Jf Brink)’s novel and adapted by Aethon, Laurel Pursuit, Sauerkrauss, Ayumeeeee, and Actus. This webtoon adaptation of a LitRPG novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world. In the story, Earth is pulled into a multiverse. It is restructured by integrating with other worlds and subjected to a game-like AI known as „The System.”Both series present humanity’s desperate struggle for survival. This forces ordinary people to level up and adopt various character classes. Both stories push protagonists to their limits.