guest review by Northwestern medical student Michael Colacci Monsters is a story by Ken Dahl of a man who gets herpes. The story begins with a short 2 page sequence with questions that people looking in on the disease might ask: What does it feel like to not be able to kiss your child, or share a drink, or perform oral sex? We meet our protagonist while in a fairly stable relationship before he learns of his diagnosis. After which, we watch his job, his relationship, and his identity become slowly but completely consumed by herpes. He decides that he… Read More
Oh Joy Sex Toy
Oh Joy Sex Toy is the webcomic of Portland comics artist Erika Moen and her husband Matthew Nolan. She reviews sex toys and discusses sexual health issues such as STDs, contraception, and pregnancy. From her site: What IS Oh Joy Sex Toy? Oh Joy, Sex Toy (OJST) is a weekly webcomic by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan that debuted April 2013 and has updated every Tuesday since, bringing you reviews of everything that relates to sex, sexuality and the sex industry. From sex toy reviews to sex education to interviews with sex industry professionals and more! With the aid of curated guest reviewers,… Read More
Monsters
The funniest book about herpes you’ll read this year. Let me make my opinion clear from the outset: this book is superb. A work of genius. I don’t think anyone is able to graphically imbue their characters with such a sense of anxiety and dejection as Ken Dahl does. Many thanks to Martha Cornog for allerting me to the work of Gabby Shulz, a.k.a. Ken Dahl who, according to his blog, still plods on in a series of day jobs in order to pay the bills. He deserves great things, indeed he has just won an Ignatz Award for Monsters. This… Read More