Unlike most comics-grading systems, the DBD (Destroyed By David) system uses the condition of the comic to suggest the quality of the content. A great comic gets read over and over and over again ... and usually gets damaged in the process. So a higher score means higher damage, and, therefore, greater story.

Below is a breakdown of the DBD grading system. You'll note that almost all of the scores are round numbers, and yet most of the final scores include decimals. This is because we find decimals funnier than round numbers.

Points Indication of Greatness
9.5pts Missing page or large piece of page (because David loved that page or that image enough to tear it out)
9pts Missing cover (because David loved that comic enough, he read it so much, that cover just plain fell off)
7pts Cover barely holding on (because David loved that comic enough, he read it so much, that cover almost fell off)
5pts Spine breaks (David loved that comic, but got distracted, left it on the couch where Dad sat on it)
2pts Folded pages (David had to go somewhere, but could not bear to go without this comic)
1pt Tears and/or chipping on the cover or interior pages (nothing to do with love — that's just time and/or carelessness)

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