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Well it’s that time of year again. With 2015 in its death throes I thought I would look back on some of my favorite comics from the year that was. As you will notice from my selections this year I decided to save my money and stay away from the the world breaking Convergence and Secret Wars events thrown by the big two, and instead focus on some of the great creator-owned series that launched. This is by no means a definitive list, but rather a selection of comics that stood out to me for their quality, depth or simply because they brought some new ideas to the table.   Sex Criminals Volume Two Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Volume Two of the wonderfully weird Sex Criminals not only upped the ante in terms of dirty jokes, smutty puns and hilarious background gags (and who could forget that amazing dildo fight) it also continued it’s candidly honest exploration of sex and relationships. Where Volume One portrayed what it’s like to find someone who you c...

So we here at Geek of Oz HQ (it's actually just a cardboard box with 'club house' written on the side in marker [way to ruin the magic! - Ryan] ) have been a bit busy and may or may not have had time to put together last weeks Image round-up. So to make it up to you my partner in crime Chris and I bring you our picks from the last two weeks of Image releases. Enjoy! SEX CRIMINALS #6 Written by Matt Fraction Art by Chip Zdarsky Christof: The honeymoon period is over. With issue six kicking off the next story arc of Sex Criminals it's time to see if Fraction and Zdarsky's saucy foray into a comic book sex comedy is more than just a five issue fling. Spoiler alert: It most certainly is. That said if you thought Sex Criminals #6 was going to be more of the same you would be wrong. Issue six shifts the focus away from protagonist Susie and instead shines some light on her partner John. Although it was certainly hinted at previously that ...

2013 has been a great year for comics, with fantastic stories coming from the mainstream and independent publishers alike. We here at Geek of Oz have put our heads together to bring your our 10 favourites from the year that was. Feel free to mention yours in the comment section just in case we missed something. Hopefully 2014 will be just as good as this year!

If sex sells and crime pays I can only assume Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky are gonna be rolling in revenue from their new Image series, Sex Criminals. This bold storytelling endeavour takes on a genre seldom attempted in comics - the sex comedy. Usually reserved for the silver screen, sex comedies thrive on the comedic chemistry between actors and awkward timings, things that you just can't capture on the static comic book page. That, however, doesn't stop Sex Criminals #1 from being a hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt addition to the genre. Sex Criminals follows Suzie and John, two book loving twenty-something-year-olds who both share the ability to stop time when they have sex. So what do they choose to do with their bizarre ability? Rob banks of course! I'll be the first to admit that it's a somewhat precarious premise but where others would fail Fraction and Zdarsky make it work.