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Just the Tips
Just in time to come down everybody's chimneys this holiday season, the creators of Sex Criminals are proud-ish to present Just the Tips, a curated collection of tips, tricks, moves, advice, suggestions, stories, and confessions, how-tos, do's, don'ts, and do-agains-but-slower-this-times from the unmissable letters column of Sex Criminals, alongside all-new material specially created for this collection only. Finally, a book to teach you how to not be a sex dumby no more. It's this book.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published November 25, 2014
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243 people want to read
About the author
Matt Fraction
1,221 books1,862 followers"How he got started in comics: In 1983, when Fraction was 7 years old and growing up in Kansas City, Mo., he became fascinated by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and created his own newspaper to explain the event. "I've always been story-driven, telling stories with pictures and words," he said.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
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February 8, 2015
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals has arguably the most unusual and varied array of readers’ letters at the back of each issue. All are sex-related letters of embarrassing and funny stories, questions, jokes, and so on.
Just the Tips collects a number of these into one hardcover coffee table book. It’s all here from True Tales of Finding Porn to True Tales of First Times, Ask The Sexperts, and Sex Tips, including some new material like the Fraction/Zdarsky written/drawn Hot Positions, Movie Reviews of the movies featured in the comic’s sex shop, Cumworld, like Hard-On Fink, Pick Up Lines and Dirty Talk.
Some are amusing, some fall flat, and more than a few are just meh. As you’d expect from a book made up of letters, the book is mostly text with a few line drawings thrown in every now and then. It’s nicely laid out though. It’s also not at all necessary to read this to understand the main series comics - this is instead an oddball spinoff.
I’m a huge Sex Criminals fan but Just the Tips is a very one-note kind of book that’s fine for picking up for a few pages while on the loo, but not that great to read like you would a normal book. It’s basically just a joke novelty/gag gift for Sex Crimz fans.
Just the Tips collects a number of these into one hardcover coffee table book. It’s all here from True Tales of Finding Porn to True Tales of First Times, Ask The Sexperts, and Sex Tips, including some new material like the Fraction/Zdarsky written/drawn Hot Positions, Movie Reviews of the movies featured in the comic’s sex shop, Cumworld, like Hard-On Fink, Pick Up Lines and Dirty Talk.
Some are amusing, some fall flat, and more than a few are just meh. As you’d expect from a book made up of letters, the book is mostly text with a few line drawings thrown in every now and then. It’s nicely laid out though. It’s also not at all necessary to read this to understand the main series comics - this is instead an oddball spinoff.
I’m a huge Sex Criminals fan but Just the Tips is a very one-note kind of book that’s fine for picking up for a few pages while on the loo, but not that great to read like you would a normal book. It’s basically just a joke novelty/gag gift for Sex Crimz fans.
January 22, 2016
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This is the "What did I just read?" type of book. Actually the entire time I was asking myself "Whaaat?"
That is to say, Just the Tips is very funny and the graphics are hilarious. The tips are fantastic as long as you do NOT follow them, too. Not to mention that there is a fine choice of the worst pick-up lines in the universe.
What I didn't like in Just the Tips is that the jokes are very hard to get for non-Americans at certain moments. Many people, who I can only assume are prominent American figures, are mentioned throughout the book and I just couldn't laugh because I've never heard of them and don't get the joke. And then there were also some things that I did get but were too far fetched to be funny.
But, considering that this is a 97 page book, you can give it an hour of your time. I still think that the good jokes somewhat compensate enough for the bad ones to give you a laugh. However, do also keep in mind that the content of the book is very explicit.
This is the "What did I just read?" type of book. Actually the entire time I was asking myself "Whaaat?"
That is to say, Just the Tips is very funny and the graphics are hilarious. The tips are fantastic as long as you do NOT follow them, too. Not to mention that there is a fine choice of the worst pick-up lines in the universe.
What I didn't like in Just the Tips is that the jokes are very hard to get for non-Americans at certain moments. Many people, who I can only assume are prominent American figures, are mentioned throughout the book and I just couldn't laugh because I've never heard of them and don't get the joke. And then there were also some things that I did get but were too far fetched to be funny.
But, considering that this is a 97 page book, you can give it an hour of your time. I still think that the good jokes somewhat compensate enough for the bad ones to give you a laugh. However, do also keep in mind that the content of the book is very explicit.
March 2, 2017
It feels kind of insane to give this dumb book 5 stars, right? But also it's SO funny and also strangely smart and I think I like it more than sex criminals, at this point?? Idk. I just laughed out loud a LOT.
December 28, 2014
A crude and perverted companion book to one of the best comics to come out recently, Just the Tips is made up of letters from the single issues of Sex Criminals along with new material from Chip and Matt. It doesn't tie in with the story or the characters of Sex Criminals, its more of a book about Fraction and Zdarsky seeing how much they can get away with. And it's funny. And sometimes you're wondering (especially with the stuff from readers?) if any of this shit is actually true. But who cares when it has you laughing out loud, right?
December 29, 2014
Imagine my horror when I discovered that this was not, in fact, a helpful book, but a collection of blue (balls) humour.
Seriously though, one of the things I enjoy about SEX CRIMINALS is that it uses crass humour to explore themes of sexual repression and mental health. This is a collection of dick jokes.
A half star for every time I giggled uncontrollably ends up at 2 stars.
Seriously though, one of the things I enjoy about SEX CRIMINALS is that it uses crass humour to explore themes of sexual repression and mental health. This is a collection of dick jokes.
A half star for every time I giggled uncontrollably ends up at 2 stars.
February 12, 2016
I went into this with pretty high expectations and was absolutely not disappointed. This is one of the most hilarious things I have read in a long time.
I'm a big fan of both Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, and I love Sex Criminals. I will forever save the love note Chip wrote to me:
This was a joy to read all the way through. It was silly and filthy in all the right ways. 100% would recommend for anyone who has a mind in the gutter and a good sense of humour.
I'm a big fan of both Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, and I love Sex Criminals. I will forever save the love note Chip wrote to me:
This was a joy to read all the way through. It was silly and filthy in all the right ways. 100% would recommend for anyone who has a mind in the gutter and a good sense of humour.
June 17, 2015
This book is like the 90s movie Booty Call. It's funny in a really dumb, immature way. What's sad is that the tips in all those women's magazines should be treated with about as much seriousness as these tips, but some people actually take them seriously. It also includes some hilarious joke sex positions and reader-submitted stories.
December 28, 2014
Matt and Chip really nailed it.
March 13, 2016
A hilarious joy for anyone who wanted the best bits of the letter column of SEX CRIMINALS all compiled in to one delightfully awkward stocking stuffer that you can't actually ask your mom to get you for Christmas so you have to buy it yourself and hide it in your sock drawer.
December 6, 2014
Yeah, this is so amazing. I laughed out loud, almost peed myself. Sheer brillance.
December 16, 2014
This book is guaranteed to make you the master of sex throughout all of time and space or at least laugh your ass off, so read it maybe?
December 30, 2014
Lots of laughs.
January 30, 2015
tee hee dick jokes
October 30, 2015
Filthiest book I've ever read including Five People You Beat Off in Heaven and The Curious Incident of Doggy-Style in the Night.
March 15, 2016
Fucking. Hilarious.
November 18, 2017
Completely useless "book". If you enjoy basic dick and fart jokes then I'm sure you'll find it very hilarious.
March 31, 2021
It was there, so I read it. Not really my kind of humour, unfortunately.
June 26, 2022
This made me smile and laugh on a day I wasn't feeling much like either.
Pull quotes/notes
"Sending your partners sexy photos will get their engines all revved up. If you're shy, alternate with pics of celebrities looking UNsexy to make you seem even sexier by comparison." (17)
"Ladies! Entice your man by shaving off all your pubic hairs and sprinkling them on the bed like rose petals." (17)
"Stare deep into his eyes during sex. Then afterwards. Then watch him sleep Watch him wake, watch him eat. Don't blink. Don't move. Ever again. His orgasm will be thanks enough." (50)
"Move as if you're in slow motion during love making. Slow your pulse. Lower your body temperature. Hibernate." (50)
"Shower sex is great because you can fantasize that you're having sex out in the rain but the rain is hot because these are the End Times." (53)
"70% of women who have swaffled report that they feel 'comforted' by the move and that it makes them feel like a 'sexy basketball,' which is a top fantasy." (54)
"Stage a hot rendezvous in a hotel room. Use an assumed name. Rent a car unlike your own. Drive an unpredictable route. Arrive at a time long past when you'd normally be asleep. Your name is now NORMAN SUGGS. The ID is in the bedside table. 'The package' will arrive at 6 AM. Be ready. Be brave. The revolution will never forget you, 'Norman Suggs.'" (57)
"Blindfold him! Tie his wrists to the bedposts! Take the car! Take the credit cards! Drive like the wind, Melissa! DRIVE LIKE THE WIND. YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL FREE MAJESTIC EAGLE NOW MELISSA." (83)
"Elbow-length opera gloves add a splash of old-money pizzazz to your next hand job at the opera." (83)
Pull quotes/notes
"Sending your partners sexy photos will get their engines all revved up. If you're shy, alternate with pics of celebrities looking UNsexy to make you seem even sexier by comparison." (17)
"Ladies! Entice your man by shaving off all your pubic hairs and sprinkling them on the bed like rose petals." (17)
"Stare deep into his eyes during sex. Then afterwards. Then watch him sleep Watch him wake, watch him eat. Don't blink. Don't move. Ever again. His orgasm will be thanks enough." (50)
"Move as if you're in slow motion during love making. Slow your pulse. Lower your body temperature. Hibernate." (50)
"Shower sex is great because you can fantasize that you're having sex out in the rain but the rain is hot because these are the End Times." (53)
"70% of women who have swaffled report that they feel 'comforted' by the move and that it makes them feel like a 'sexy basketball,' which is a top fantasy." (54)
"Stage a hot rendezvous in a hotel room. Use an assumed name. Rent a car unlike your own. Drive an unpredictable route. Arrive at a time long past when you'd normally be asleep. Your name is now NORMAN SUGGS. The ID is in the bedside table. 'The package' will arrive at 6 AM. Be ready. Be brave. The revolution will never forget you, 'Norman Suggs.'" (57)
"Blindfold him! Tie his wrists to the bedposts! Take the car! Take the credit cards! Drive like the wind, Melissa! DRIVE LIKE THE WIND. YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL FREE MAJESTIC EAGLE NOW MELISSA." (83)
"Elbow-length opera gloves add a splash of old-money pizzazz to your next hand job at the opera." (83)
October 20, 2023
My Selling Pitch:
Do you want to read some male humor sex joke tweets?
Pre-reading:
I liked Sex Criminals. I liked the sense of humor. I love a pink book.
Thick of it:
A better love story than Twilight?
Omg the Reynaud’s syndrome.
A lot of these references are going right over my head.
It’s very male humor.
I laughed at the safeword one.
Criado
Post-reading:
It’s a fun Easter egg for the comic, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to read this. It’s not that funny. A lot of the references went over my head. It’s very male based humor.
Who should read this:
Fans of sex criminals
Funny tweet compilation fans
Do I want to reread this:
No
Similar books:
* I’ve got nothing 🤷🏻♀️
Do you want to read some male humor sex joke tweets?
Pre-reading:
I liked Sex Criminals. I liked the sense of humor. I love a pink book.
Thick of it:
A better love story than Twilight?
Omg the Reynaud’s syndrome.
A lot of these references are going right over my head.
It’s very male humor.
I laughed at the safeword one.
Criado
Post-reading:
It’s a fun Easter egg for the comic, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to read this. It’s not that funny. A lot of the references went over my head. It’s very male based humor.
Who should read this:
Fans of sex criminals
Funny tweet compilation fans
Do I want to reread this:
No
Similar books:
* I’ve got nothing 🤷🏻♀️
August 12, 2023
A low 4. I don’t find many things funny, but I actually found quite a bit of this book funny. Just little tips, jokes, and silly little doodles of stuff, vaguely related to sex. Only thing is that I didn’t get/find funny the “movie reviews” portions, but beside that- a little chuckle here and there. Wouldn’t reread but would share with someone who needs a little laugh. Quick read
July 10, 2024
Some quick and pretty digestible dumb fun. It’s the kind of humor I feel would pop up in some late night friend group discussion, like trying to come up with the least sexy sex act or using fake, over the top pick-up lines on each other to see who can get the most groans.
November 28, 2017
Amusing and if you enjoy the graphic novels, this is an amusing, but very weird, book that will tide you over until the next installment comes out.
December 18, 2017
Totally fun! I wanted to add some quotes from this book to this website, but they all included the word #&^@*%^ !
January 17, 2018
best book on sex ever 10/10 rec
August 8, 2018
This book made me laugh out loud. A lot.
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March 4, 2019
*snort* I can't wait to give some of these great tips and tricks a try!
June 11, 2020
This was hilarious, but it’s definitely not for everyone!
March 24, 2021
Be ready to laugh for hours about all the peculiar references (sexy and unsexy) designed to interrogate our notions of power and pleasure.
July 8, 2021
a spin-off 'self-help' book to a wonderfully weird graphic novel series
September 12, 2021
This rating is unfair. Really I want a book of the letters and this lil joke book is cute but meh compared to what I wanted.
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