Sex Criminals: Two Worlds, One Cop

During puberty, future librarian Suzie discovers she can stop time temporarily when she orgasms. Later, she meets bank employee Jon, who can do it, too. Then the bank forecloses on the library's mortgage, so the couple uses their unique talent to steal money for paying off the mortgage and save the library. Unfortunately, the also-superpowered Sex Police tries to stop them, and in Volume 2 Jon and Suzie plot revenge. Yes, this action/comedy is about sex, with unabashed visuals; funny, frank dialog; and an uninhibited letters-from-readers section. It's also a skillful skewering of sex education, American sex culture, and courtship rituals. The book questions whether ends justify means. Fraction (Hawkeye) and Zdarsky (Prison Funnies; Monster Cops) don't glamorize Suzie and Jon. They're average-looking people, not Victoria's Secret models. Jon has a large nose, while Suzie is pleasantly cute yet not eye candy. The periods of suspended time are rendered evocatively through misty color and ribbons of light.