Not Your Mother's Meatloaf

A Sex Education Comic Book

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Pub Date Aug 13 2013 | Archive Date May 20 2013

Description

As teenagers today navigate increasingly fluid identities and choices, there is a demand for an accessible, interactive tool to help share knowledge about sex and sexual health; one that demystifies the facts and speaks frankly about experiences whose lessons often fall into the grey areas.

Since 2008, Miller and Bley have held an open call for young people to create comics that address a variety of topics involved with sex education. We have since produced several issues of a sex-ed comic called Not Your Mother’s Meatloaf. The work is chosen from a vastly varied group of submissions and attempts to challenge hetero and gender normative practices in sex education. The comics address topics like body image, safer sex, consent, and relationships, from positions that have historically been left out of sex education.

These graphically illustrated personal narratives address different themes, such as “Firsts,” “Bodies,” “Health,” “Age,” and “Endings.” The book will bring together the best of the material from the Not Your Mother’s Meatloaf comics, along with new graphic stories and writing by the editors providing personal and sociological background.

As teenagers today navigate increasingly fluid identities and choices, there is a demand for an accessible, interactive tool to help share knowledge about sex and sexual health; one that demystifies...


Advance Praise

"I wish I could go back in time and learn about sex from this book."—Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother? and Fun Home

"Not Your Mother's Meatloaf is not only awesome but crucial. Sex-ed needs a serious revamping, and what better way to do that than with comics?"—Ariel Schrag

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/57203-not-your-parents-sex-manual.html

"I wish I could go back in time and learn about sex from this book."—Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother? and Fun Home

"Not Your Mother's Meatloaf is not only awesome but crucial. Sex-ed...


Marketing Plan

National print review campaign focusing on top 20 dailies and magazines as well as health outlets

Radio campaign targeting shows at NPR and top 10 markets

Online campaign featuring blogs, podcasts, and interviews

Academic outreach for course adoptions

Promotion through Sexuality Conferences around the country

Promotion through the authors’ website: www.sexedcomicproject.blogspot.com

National print review campaign focusing on top 20 dailies and magazines as well as health outlets

Radio campaign targeting shows at NPR and top 10 markets

Online campaign featuring blogs, podcasts...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781593765170
PRICE $15.95 (USD)