Super Fun Sexy Times Vol. 1

Cute, domestic, inclusive, and very explicit content, featuring superheroes/supervillains! Also loving the art style, will definitely keep an eye out for more from this author.

If you are looking for a sex positive, queer inclusive, superhero themed erotic graphic short story collection – then look no further! If you suddenly want to read a book like that, then Super Fun Sexy Times is for you!

In a collection of five NSFW short stories, Meredith McClaren explores a number of themes that surround sex and relationships, but within a superhero context. The themes explored and stories told are not specifically superhero in nature, but this added depth adds so many unexplored layers to traditional superhero dynamics.

You go from one story depicting two superhero lovers negotiating their sexual relationship and history, to a villain dealing with self doubt and thoughts that they are going soft in their old age. Both are told through the lens of superheroes but at heart they explore everyday worries and situations. Which you know, is what superhero comics do. Super Fun Sexy Times just adds some super fun sexy times and explores this through sex.

Also huge shout out to the sex positivity and amazing QUILTBAG inclusion! I not only found Super Fun Sexy Times beautiful to look at and read, but beautiful in its content.

Discussions of consent and desires? Yes.

Unrepentantly sex positive depictions of love, sex and desire? Yes.

Beautiful representations of gender, sexuality, body types, and relationships? Yes!

Super Fun Sexy Times has them all!

BEST BITS

*The art – McClaren has such a distinct and beautiful style. Not only are the stories amazing but the way in which they are told is just so beautiful. I am in love with her style, bold shapes, and character design. Also those blush lines 🥰

*Good Foundations – Of the five stories, ‘Good Foundations’ was my favourite. Not only was the discussion of gender and sex amazing but the inclusion of a not-completely-human character was great. While not a soft touch, the physical differences of the characters fall to the background of the emotional story being told. Loved it!

*Those costume designs – 🤤🥰

VERDICT

I loved Super Fun Sexy Times, it was beautiful to look at and to read. I enjoyed each story and fell in love with the universal emotional themes that were portrayed through the featured superheroes.

Super Fun Sexy Times is a perfect title because the book is full of fun, superhero sexy times. Bring on Super Fun Sexy Times volume 2!

Please note: I received a copy of Super Fun Sexy Times from NetGalley.

*I received a copy of SUPER FUN SEXY TIMES VOL 1 from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Opinions here are mine.*

Super Fun Sexy Times (Vol 1), written and illustrated by Meredith McClaren, is an erotic comic offering a string of five fun sexual encounters that will make you laugh, cringe, shout moral support, and then seek a cold shower. It features enticing situations between superheroes and the villains who love them, and alien erotica that’s refreshingly tentacle-free. It’s silly, sexy, and sort of sweet. A title like SUPER FUN SEXY TIMES was always going to catch my interest, but what really attracted me off the bat was the coloring. Bright and cheerful tones enhance the fun, the sex-positive vibe while the dark-light contrast--a motif used in various ways throughout the comic--grounded the comic in its gritty heroes vs. villains conceit. Common themes include sex positivity, body diversity and affirmation, kink-sharing, and wanton displays of basic respect and human decency in the bedroom (or wherever else happens to be convenient). While it should go without saying, content is explicit.

This erotic graphic novel was nothing I expected but actually everything my heart needed.

I have my experiences with all kinds of manga, but I think I never read an erotica graphic novel before. But the description of this book really intrigued me (I love everything with superheroes and villains and even more if it’s marked LGBT), so I wanted to know what it was about.

I really like the art style of it. Since the contures aren't done with harsh black lines, the art has a very gentle and pretty aesthetic to it that fits the content perfectly.

And it's not just superheroes and villains having sex. The characters happen to be heroes and villains (and not necessarily human) who have sex at some point of their chapter, but what I got from the four short stories is that the graphic novel is more about people opening up about their insecurities and identities and exploring their sexual fantasies with their partners in a very trusting and consensual (but still really hot) way.

Every single story in this book is incredibly beautiful and I'm glad I got to read it.

I don't quite know what I was expecting but I do know that Super Sexy Fun Times delivered beyond whatever my preconceived notion was. It was more visually graphic than I was expecting but the stories are so varied, nuanced, sensitive, sexy, and inclusive - I don't think I've ever experienced anything quite like it. It has representation up the yingyang and the way that consent and identity are addressed is breathtaking. 5 out of 5 wine glasses.

I LOVED this book. Properly loved it. You know sometimes you're hungry and you don't know what you want to eat, and then someone brings you a meal that turns out to be the exact thing you didn't know you wanted? That's this book. I didn't know I wanted queer, diverse, body-posi superhero smut in my life – but it turns out I do. And I'm so happy I found it.

For me, this book succeeded on all the levels it needed to. The artwork is beautiful, the layouts are great, the characters are well-defined and diverse, the dialogue is snappy, the stories are surprising, and the sexy bits are varied and actually properly sexy.

I loved this book, and I can't wait for the next one.

This is a funny and sweet adult graphic (heavy on the graphic) novel featuring superheroes, villains and their sidekicks in intimate, sexy, and fun action.

Sex-positive, inclusive and representation of gender, body type, and even species (alien), this piece is gorgeously illustrated and hilarious.

I have already preordered the print version.

I generally don’t read graphic novels such as this but I have to admit it was a delight to read. The stories were well done, consent-focused, written beautifully, filled with good, healthy representations of all kinds of different (and i mean hella inclusive) couples exploring sex, sexuality and all the comes with. And, of course the writing was complimented by the very nice, cute art that somehow enhanced these adorable (steamy) stories. This graphic novel left me wanting more just like this.

I really liked my reading! It's so rare to read about those subject. Where I work we don't even have some LGBTQIA erotica. It's so rare to see this in librairy and it's not okay. We need more of those!
I will buy this graphic novel when it will come out and I will talk about it a lot.
Thank you Netgalley for the nice discovery.

I really really really liked this! It was so cute and yet erotic at the same time. I felt that the topics were handled very well and that there was tons of representation. I really really really want more of this. It was such a fun read.

I have been introduced to gold. This is a comic of short stories with villains, super heroes and scientists. The stories cover hookups, couples, bdsm, and a good time. This is a world that all adults should be aware of, The book ended much too soon. Do yourself a favor, read this book with your partner, and enjoy the super sexy fun that is sure to occur upon reading.

I LOVED THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL! I have never experienced this genre in graphic novel form before, and it definitely adds to the appeal. I loved each short story, and the variety of them. The topic of each piece was so brought spectrum, very "out there" feeling, which is kind of nice to see? Most erotica is very black and white. I enjoyed that the majority of the stories featured were based on people already in relationships, and it was more of a sexual exploration within that relationship. The topics that were focused on were very well thought through, most being very sensitive matters. I appreciated the amount of consent that was given and focused on in each story as well, that's a really great piece to add into erotica. Some of the speech bubbles got a little muddled for me, so the colour changing speech bubble idea that was in a few of the stories would work out great as a constant, in my eyes, but this didn't take away from the story lines for me. All in all, such a fun read! 5/5* for me! I definitely look forward to more volumes!

I honestly didn't know what I was getting into when I picked up this earc, but I'm glad I was able to experience these sweet and steamy stories.

Consisting of a super diverse cast of superhero characters, Super Fun Sexy Times Vol 1, illustrates 5 individual snippets of couples exploring various sexual fantasies. This collection of stories features everything from m/m and w/w romances to nonbinary romance roles and kitten play kinks with people of various races, species (aliens), sizes, and ages.

I love that these stories were not only incredibly inclusive, but also covered so many healthy relationships convos in such few pages (i.e. using condoms for safe sex, discussing limits/fantasies/health/history with your partner, etc). All the partners were incredibly supportive and loving, and it highlights that we'd all probably have a lot more fun during sexy time if we were open and honest about what we wanted/needed.

My only real complaints are that I wish the character cards (read: explanation of who was featured in the story) were at the START of each story rather than the end, and that these stories were given more time to grow and develop. If they were a little bit longer I feel like they could have been more fleshed out and not felt so instasex. But, hey, it's in the name so I guess I should understand what I signed up for.

Whether this is in your comfort zone or not, I think healthy conversations could stem from reading this collection.

This was so good! Superheroes and kinky sex?! YES! I do wish that it was longer. I absolutely adored this.

Oh wow this was AMAZING!!!! I loved every single page, every second I spent reading this!!!

Super Fun Sexy Times is about the, well, super fun sexy times that superheroes, villains, sidekicks and the people involved with them have!
This is one of the few books that has an actually fitting and very well done blurb that summarizes it perfectly, and this is one of the rare occasion where I actively encourage reading the blurb!!!

I adored every single of the five stories - each of them individually is great and a perfect 5 star read, and together they are diverse, not just in their characters but also in the different facets of a society where superheroes are a thing.
It's hard to say which story was my favourite, but I'd probably go with "Worst Case Scenario", the very first one, because it made me fall in love with the comic overall from the very first page.

The artstyle was SUPERB. I liked it from the very first page: it's simple yet expressive and just so much fun to look at, with lovely details and and inherent vibrancy, even if the colours are muted.

If there is one thing I had to criticise it would be the cover and title. The title works when you know what the book is about, but if you don't....
I also think the cover completely fails to convey the beauty of the pages within. The characters' faces were one of my favourite things about the art style, so to me it feels like a missed opportunity to not show a face on the cover, too.
Neither the cover nor title did in any way take away from my enjoyement of the comic, though!

I really can't recommend Super Fun Sexy Times enough, it was a delight to read and I'm sure there is something in there for everyone! Be it from the aesthetics of a character, to kinks and sexual preferences, characters who have figured out their gender and characters who haven't quite yet, and so much more!

Holy Crap. I LOVED THIS SO MUCH. I already can't wait for the second volume. Part of me wishes the character info was at the beginning of the storylines.

Thanks to @onipress via @netgalley for the advance copy of Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren, out on 20th August. I'm feeling a bit delicate today after a night out dancing and this graphic novel collection of cute, funny and very NSFW sci-fi stories was the perfect accompaniment to tea and a bacon buttie in aiding my recovery.

Each of the five stories is a sexy encounter between super heroes, villains, aliens and vigilantes, with mostly LGBT characters plus some less easy to categorise extraterrestrials. There's lots of focus on negotiation and consent, it felt really body positive, and had some nice trans rep. There's all sorts of kink including pet play, bondage, D/s, and a very sweet and funny attempt at negotiating an intruder fantasy, plus lots of superpowered sex!

I loved the art and the storytelling in this collection, and enjoyed how it showed kink in loving domestic settings, even when its the lair of two super villains! I really hope there'll be a Super Fun Sexy Times volume 2.