History ComicBook / SexCriminals

* Asexuality: In the third arc of the series, we meet Alix, an asexual person. Not only is their story incredibly touching and heartbreaking, but we learn that their orgasm-power is to [[spoiler: FLY. They orgasm/get the thrill of an orgasm through base jumping.]] Way to introduce a great new character [[spoiler: who resolutely decides to kill our heroes.]]

* ExperimentedInCollege: Going by the mental 'snapshots' of her former partners, Suzie has had at least one lesbian relationship. Jon also had sex with a man once, and is later confirmed by WordOfGod to be bisexual.

* ExperimentedInCollege: Going by the mental 'snapshots' of her former partners, Suzie has had at least one lesbian relationship. Jon also had sex with a man once, but it's because he was trying to find someone else who had his ability.

Understandably freaked out and guessing that this probably wasn't normal, Suzie embarked on a weeks-long quest to get answers about what ''does'' happen after sex/an orgasm, but repeatedly struck out. Finally, she decided on a regimen of "private research" to document the effects of "The Quiet", as she called it. But after compiling a list of results, she had no idea how to organize it until a trip to the local library introduced her to a method of cataloging the data, which began a life-long fondness for libraries. 16 years later, she's drifting in life a bit, trying to buy as many books as she can from her local library before a bank shuts it down. At a fundraising party she meets an interesting man named Jon, who wears glasses and can quote ''{{Lolita}}''; [[OneThingLedToAnother one thing leads to another]]...

-->'''Suzie:''' ''Boy'', that felt nice.
-->'''Jon:''' Mmm.
-->'''Suzie & Jon:''' [[BigWhat How are you here?]]

Surprise! Jon can [[IncrediblyLamePun do it too]]. And what better use for their power than to save their precious libraries by robbing banks? Thus begins one of the more original -- if odd -- plots in recent comic history. The series has been a hit from day one, and won Best New Series in the 2014 Eisner Awards.

It was recently announced that Fraction and Creator/KellySueDeConnick will be producing a television adaption of the series (as well as Creator/KieronGillen's ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'') with Universal through their company Milkfed Criminal Masterminds —- no creative talent have been attached to the project as of yet.

!!Tropes featured in this series:

* ShoutOut: To ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine.'' In that Fraction and Zdarksy do a porn parody of it.

* SlutShaming: Played with; in Suzie's middle school there are a group of 'dirty girls', but ''Suzie'' ends up being the one who's ashamed to speak to ''them''.

-->'''Suzie's Mom:''' What, Suzie?
-->'''Middle-school Suzie:''' I had a few questions?
-->'''Suzie's Mom:''' About ''what'', Suzie?
-->'''Middle-school Suzie:''' You know. Sex questions.
-->'''Suzie's Mom:''' Great. Now I'm raising a whore. ''*takes drink*''
-->'''Present Suzie:''' ''*narration*'' Strike three.

* ShoutOut: To ''The Wicked and The Devine.'' In that Fraction and Zdarksy do a porn parody of it.

''Sex Criminals'' is an ongoing (2013-present) comic series by writer Creator/MattFraction and artist Chip Zdarsky. To say the premise is a little out there would be putting it mildly, it's...sort of a crime/romance/sci-fi story.

It was recently announced that Fraction and Creator/KellySueDeConnick will be producing a television adaption of the series (as well as Creator/KieronGillen's ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'') with Universal —- no creative talent have been attached to the project as of yet.

* ParallelPornTitles: Surprisingly, they didn't go with the modern title standards of "This Ain't X" or "X: A XXX Parody" but instead have titles such as [[BartonFink Hard-On Fink]], [[TheHurtLocker The Squirt Locker]], [[KillBill Fill Bill]], [[Film/{{Moon}} Poon]] and surprisingly enough, [[Film/UpstreamColor Upream Colon]] to name a few. Issue 9 has a truly weird one in the form of "[[ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine The Licked and the Divine]]," which we actually get to see some of.

* AdultsAreUseless: As part of her quest to understand why what happens ''happens'', Suzie turns first to a gynecologist and than her mom. Neither are any help. Somewhat justified in that they have ''no'' idea what Suzie is talking about, especially since she's not expressing herself very well, and is reluctant to press the point due to embarrassment.

* AdultsAreUseless: As part of her quest to understand why what happens ''happens'', Suzie turns first to a gynecologist and than her mom. Neither are any help.

* ParallelPornTitles: Surprisingly, they didn't go with the modern title standards of "This Ain't X" or "X: A XXX Parody" but instead have titles such as [[BartonFink Hard-On Fink]], [[TheHurtLocker The Squirt Locker]], [[KillBill Fill Bill]], [[Film/{{Moon}} Poon]] and surprisingly enough, [[Film/UpstreamColor Upream Colon]] to name a few.

* ExperimentedInCollege: Going by the mental 'snapshots' of her former partners, Suzie has had at least one lesbian relationship. Jon also had sex with a man once, but it's Justified as he was trying to find someone else who had his ability.

* OddFriendship: Suzie and Rachel didn't get along in middle school, but are roommates in the present.

Surprise! Jon can [[IncrediblyLamePun do it too]]. And what better use for their power than to save their precious libraries by robbing banks? Thus begins one of the more original -- if odd -- plots in recent comic history. The series has been a hit from day one, and has been nominated for Best New Series and Best Continuing Series in the 2014 Eisner Awards.

* ExperimentedInCollege: Going by the mental 'snapshots' of her former partners, Suzie has had at least one lesbian relationship.
** Jon also had sex with a man once, but it's Justified as he was trying to find someone else who had his ability.

* GenreBusting: It's a Romantic Crime Drama with elements of Sci-Fi.
** It's telling when TheOtherWiki simply lists it as "Crime" when it's really not exclusively that.

* ParallelPornTitles: Surprisingly, they didn't go with the modern title standards of "This Ain't X" or "X: A XXX Parody" but instead have titles such as [[BartonFink Hard-On Fink]], [[TheHurtLocker The Squirt Locker]], [[KillBill Fill Bill]], [[Film/{{Moon}} Poon]] and surprisingly enough, [[UpstreamColor Upream Colon]] to name a few.

''Sex Criminals'' is an ongoing(2013-present) comic series by writer Creator/MattFraction and artist Chip Zdarsky. To say the premise is a little out there would be putting it mildly, it's...sort of a crime/romance/sci-fi story.

* ImprovisedWeapon:

* ParallelPornTitles: Surprisingly, they didn't go with the modern title standards of "This Ain't X" or "X: A XXX Parody" but instead have titles such as [[BartonFink Hard-On Fink]], [[TheHurtLocker The Squirt Locker]], [[KillBill Fill Bill]], and [[Film/{{Moon}} Poon]].

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Suzie refers to the [[spoiler: totally silent, frozen-time post-orgasm world]] as "The Quiet".

* IntroductionByHookup: Suzie and Jon meet at a party she's throwing to raise funds to save her local library. [[OneThingLedToAnother One thing leads to another]], [[spoiler: and they find out they have the same ability.]]
* LivingADoubleLife: Suzie is a fairly average woman who likes books. [[spoiler: In her spare time she uses her time-freezing power to rob banks so she can support libraries]].
* MaleFrontalNudity / ModestyBedsheet: Suzie grabs the sheet [[spoiler: when she panics after realizing Jon wasn't affected by her power. On the other side of the bed, Jon now has nothing to cover himself with]].

* PubertySuperpower: In middle school, Suzie learns that she has the ability [[spoiler: to freeze time when she has an orgasm]].

* SexComedy: It's about two people who can [[spoiler: freeze time when they orgasm and rob banks to use the money to help support libraries]]. That's not the most serious of premises.

* ReallyGetsAround: Invoked; with the books "present" taking place in late 2013 and it having been probably 10 years since she lost her virginity, Suzie's been with around fifteen other people since then, but she doesn't consider this out of the ordinary.