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  • Sex Criminals #9



    Sex Criminals #9
    Released by: Image Comics
    Released on: December 10th, 2014.
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    Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarksy continue to detail the exploits of everyone's favorite sex criminals. This issue starts off with a flashback sequence in which we see meet a woman named Rae Anne and learn about her past - how she got hurt and wound up in an ambulance, how she slept with a guy named Jerry as a teenager and word got around. How she became an 'easy girl' which in turn led to her becoming a popular girl, which in turn led to her developing a bit of a problem in terms of how much and how hard she partied. We then learn how her dreams were crushed when her dad couldn't afford to send her to state, even with financial aid. So she went to junior college for two years and how the lure of easy money got her into stripping. 'Because fuck minimum wage.'

    She was going to use that money to save to go to state. Instead it went up her nose. From there? Down the slippery slope to a 'modeling' career where she made for in less time with less effort. It turns out that Rae Anne has since changed her name to Doctor Ana Kincaid and like Jon and Suzie, she can go to 'the quiet/cumworld' just like they can. Since Jon has frequently pulled it to her, Suzie gets a little jealous which leads to an argument about one Robert Rainbow, Suzie's new 'friend' - they had coffee together in issue #8 (which we didn't review because it wasn't sent but take our word for it - they had coffee). Jon's the jealous one now, and they fight, arguing about who really was at fault and how their scheme got all buggered up when the Sex Police busted them, which led to Suzie's beloved library getting demolished. But makeup sex has a way of fixing things, particularly when makeup sex can lead to a plan to fuck with the Sex Police and win the day.

    Back in flashback city, Rae, or… Jazmine, gets ready for her first scene in a XXX movie. But more importantly than that, we get to see what happens to her when she orgasms… which leads to a very extensive career starring in films like Les Jizzerables! She eventually gets that education she wants and years later, well, it ties into Jon and Suzie's story.

    Filthy, right? And then some, but not without that same sense of character and hard to describe aura of romance and, yes, love, that has made the eight issues leading up to this latest such an addictive read. Jon and Suzie have gone through some hard times, just like any couple will, but Fraction's writing keeps them fresh and interesting, it makes them characters that we care about. The fact that so much of this revolves around such a noble idea - saving a library - makes their periodic acts of hubris and frequent bad decisions easier to take, accept and understand while the humor that has been a mainstay here since the very first issue keeps them easy characters to WANT to get to know better. Does that makes sense? It's a bit rambling, maybe, but Jon and Suzie… they have great sex and strange things happen, which is cool enough as it is, but we like them. They'd probably be a fun couple to double date with.

    Zdarsky's artwork continues to hit the right balance between realistic and cartoonish - it looks like comic book art, which is good, because this is a comic book. He does some interesting things with panel layout here, as the narration that shows up in the standard comic book issue narration boxes plays out over a plethora of posters or video box covers for Kincaid's filmography. It's a neat idea that adds a bit more humor to a story that isn't really lacking in that regard. These guys work well together, they're onto something with this series. The cliffhanger ending leaves us wanting more as a good cliffhanger ending should and yeah, Sex Criminals. It's been awesome since the first issue and nine issues in, it continues to be awesome. This is one of the most original and flat out bizarre comics out there right now and if you're not reading it, you're missing out.









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