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Swing #1
Swing, Vol. 1
Spinning of from the universe of Sunstone comes a slice of life romantic story about a couple trying to regain the sexual energy from the beginning of their relationship by swinging with other couples. An emotional journey of two people fighting to stay in love.
128 pages, Paperback
First published May 30, 2018
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April 4, 2019
All round: underwhelming pacing and a really dodgy plot.
The art style is lovely, and Sejic has done a lovely job, but the plot as written by Hawkins and Cheung leaves a great deal to be desired. The pacing is mixed at best, but the real problem is the underlying plot mechanics and its effects on characterization (or lack thereof).
Spoilers from here:
The storyline involves such things as the leading lady inviting a friend into her previously monogamous marriage bed without asking her husband first with no prior communication. However, he's suddenly okay with it, in spite of having explicitly not been okay with the way only their previous adventures into swinging went down, in which they go to a swing club with a traffic light ribbon night, and in spite of them wearing red ribbons, someone else still touches him, causing him to freak out - a completely reasonable reaction given that the whole point of a red ribbon is that other folk are not welcome to join in. Both of these instances are framed as if they are okay within the context of ethical non-monogamy, and in spite of the fact that he is obviously repeatedly uncomfortable with situations, she ploughs ahead without communication or confirmation of consent.
This book undermines the core tenets of consensual non-monogamy, and even worse than that, does so with inconsistent characterization of the male lead. Not only seriously problematic, but blatantly poorly written. Not recommended as either an educational entry to non-monogamy, or as a book to pass the time, even with Sejic's beautiful art work.
The art style is lovely, and Sejic has done a lovely job, but the plot as written by Hawkins and Cheung leaves a great deal to be desired. The pacing is mixed at best, but the real problem is the underlying plot mechanics and its effects on characterization (or lack thereof).
Spoilers from here:
The storyline involves such things as the leading lady inviting a friend into her previously monogamous marriage bed without asking her husband first with no prior communication. However, he's suddenly okay with it, in spite of having explicitly not been okay with the way only their previous adventures into swinging went down, in which they go to a swing club with a traffic light ribbon night, and in spite of them wearing red ribbons, someone else still touches him, causing him to freak out - a completely reasonable reaction given that the whole point of a red ribbon is that other folk are not welcome to join in. Both of these instances are framed as if they are okay within the context of ethical non-monogamy, and in spite of the fact that he is obviously repeatedly uncomfortable with situations, she ploughs ahead without communication or confirmation of consent.
This book undermines the core tenets of consensual non-monogamy, and even worse than that, does so with inconsistent characterization of the male lead. Not only seriously problematic, but blatantly poorly written. Not recommended as either an educational entry to non-monogamy, or as a book to pass the time, even with Sejic's beautiful art work.
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October 23, 2018Eh. After Sunstone's extraordinarily distinctive characters, this was a letdown.
April 4, 2023
I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting when I picked this up on Scribd, but my eyes have definitely been open. I like that this explores healthy relationships and boundaries, giving a little insight into the world of swinging and open relationships. I'm just not sure how well it works as a graphic novel. I suppose it's a good entry way into the subject?
June 15, 2018
4.5 stars. A promising start to this spiritual successor to the "Sunstone" saga!
As with Sunstone, this book offers a tittilating (but not "porny") look at the dynamics of what takes to find (and maintain) a relationship.
As with Sunstone, this book offers a tittilating (but not "porny") look at the dynamics of what takes to find (and maintain) a relationship.
June 28, 2018
I really love Sunstone. It's one of my favorite graphic novels. To learn more about that check out my reviews for each volume I posted as they were coming out. Why do I bring that up? Because Swing is almost a companion of sorts to that series. Even the art looks similar but that's because it's done by the wife who did sunstone so there we go.
This is about two people who fell in love in college, got married, had kids, and not kind of in a weird time in their life of figuring out who and what they want. Cathy and Dan, our two main characters, basically show their sides of marriage. Funny enough it's pretty similar. However, Cathy met Dan in College, fell in love, and was the only person she had sex with. So she wants to explore more. Dan, working all the time, and getting stuck in a rountine, is also confused on the whole thing.
As someone who's been married 4 years now I also get to experience thoughts similar to these characters. When you marry things get complicated. There's a ton of great things about being married to your best friend, but it also feels sometimes like missing out on things didn't get to experience. These characters realistically go through that, each wanting things, but can't have due to being married. So that part of the book I completely understand.
Then there's the swinging part of the book. Where Sunstone approached BDSM in a interesting and respectable way, Swing tries to do the same. It focuses on the subject of swinging and how for some couples/married people it would fix or help make the relationship better.
Good: I enjoyed the art immensely. While maybe lacking a bit of detail here and there that her husband has Linda still does a great job. I also thought both Cathy and Dan had a lot of character development in a short time. They grew, and you learn to care about them, and love them, and get mad at them for decisions. I liked the consistent struggle of everyday thoughts here, but also loved watching the characters together in love. It's special, and realistic, and it's a nice twist.
Bad: Sometimes the pacing seemed way to quickly. I think when it slowed down it worked best. In this a lot of it is pushed quickly and not enough breathing time. I hope it slows down some.
Overall this is great look into marriage but also a subject most people don't like to speak about. My wife and I are still young into our marriage, and learning things about each other, and I love to see a series capture a lot of that. I also am intrigued on things I'm not really into (BDSM) so Sunstone hit a great spot to learn about people who are. Swing is another subject I'm not currently doing but intrigued by and see characters going through that is pretty great. A 4 out of 5.
This is about two people who fell in love in college, got married, had kids, and not kind of in a weird time in their life of figuring out who and what they want. Cathy and Dan, our two main characters, basically show their sides of marriage. Funny enough it's pretty similar. However, Cathy met Dan in College, fell in love, and was the only person she had sex with. So she wants to explore more. Dan, working all the time, and getting stuck in a rountine, is also confused on the whole thing.
As someone who's been married 4 years now I also get to experience thoughts similar to these characters. When you marry things get complicated. There's a ton of great things about being married to your best friend, but it also feels sometimes like missing out on things didn't get to experience. These characters realistically go through that, each wanting things, but can't have due to being married. So that part of the book I completely understand.
Then there's the swinging part of the book. Where Sunstone approached BDSM in a interesting and respectable way, Swing tries to do the same. It focuses on the subject of swinging and how for some couples/married people it would fix or help make the relationship better.
Good: I enjoyed the art immensely. While maybe lacking a bit of detail here and there that her husband has Linda still does a great job. I also thought both Cathy and Dan had a lot of character development in a short time. They grew, and you learn to care about them, and love them, and get mad at them for decisions. I liked the consistent struggle of everyday thoughts here, but also loved watching the characters together in love. It's special, and realistic, and it's a nice twist.
Bad: Sometimes the pacing seemed way to quickly. I think when it slowed down it worked best. In this a lot of it is pushed quickly and not enough breathing time. I hope it slows down some.
Overall this is great look into marriage but also a subject most people don't like to speak about. My wife and I are still young into our marriage, and learning things about each other, and I love to see a series capture a lot of that. I also am intrigued on things I'm not really into (BDSM) so Sunstone hit a great spot to learn about people who are. Swing is another subject I'm not currently doing but intrigued by and see characters going through that is pretty great. A 4 out of 5.
July 21, 2025
Ugh, this graphic novel!
A gentle introduction into the swinging “lifestyle” that’s (thankfully) more informative than porn-y, but that’s roughly the only good thing about this graphic novel for me.
This should really have been condensed with the other two (three, since one is due to be published this year) graphic novels in this series. There isn’t enough story here to keep meting it out in other volumes. This volume is the only one which might compel you to move on to the next, since the two characters don’t really get into The Lifestyle until Volume 2. The set up is in Volume 1, but... if you read volumes two and three (and presumably four), you’ll get the entire rundown of the previous volume. Which I hate, by the way. If it’s a series and if people want to know what happens, entice them into reading the previous books.
Neither Cathy nor Dan seem that interesting, and the feminist in me is super irritated with the fact that Dan’s job is described in detail and he has other interests, but Cathy’s job is described in general terms (you get glimpses, but we could be given much more) and her friends are only there to serve as extras in their escapades (only one has a name). This is written so the only real thing we get know about Cathy is her sexual personality. As usual, the male character is more nuanced than the woman.
It’s also really frustrating that Cathy’s mother is painted as one-dimensional - Tiger Mom, always frowning (look at the cast of characters!) - she’s only there to serve as a foil to Dan, it seems.
Ugh, the more I review this, the more I hate Dan.
The art is good, not exceptional, but there isn’t a lot of story to work with, so I don’t know how hard I can be on the art. I’ll say this, though, I am always unimpressed when you see breasts every page, but very little male frontal nudity - if we’re looking at breasts every other page, we should be seeing penises as well. If that pushes this to being x-rated, I see a problem.
In the end, neither the characters nor their particular introduction into the Lifestyle are exciting. This feels like a failed chance to explore something with which most of us are unfamiliar in a deeper and more exhilarating way.
A gentle introduction into the swinging “lifestyle” that’s (thankfully) more informative than porn-y, but that’s roughly the only good thing about this graphic novel for me.
This should really have been condensed with the other two (three, since one is due to be published this year) graphic novels in this series. There isn’t enough story here to keep meting it out in other volumes. This volume is the only one which might compel you to move on to the next, since the two characters don’t really get into The Lifestyle until Volume 2. The set up is in Volume 1, but... if you read volumes two and three (and presumably four), you’ll get the entire rundown of the previous volume. Which I hate, by the way. If it’s a series and if people want to know what happens, entice them into reading the previous books.
Neither Cathy nor Dan seem that interesting, and the feminist in me is super irritated with the fact that Dan’s job is described in detail and he has other interests, but Cathy’s job is described in general terms (you get glimpses, but we could be given much more) and her friends are only there to serve as extras in their escapades (only one has a name). This is written so the only real thing we get know about Cathy is her sexual personality. As usual, the male character is more nuanced than the woman.
It’s also really frustrating that Cathy’s mother is painted as one-dimensional - Tiger Mom, always frowning (look at the cast of characters!) - she’s only there to serve as a foil to Dan, it seems.
Ugh, the more I review this, the more I hate Dan.
The art is good, not exceptional, but there isn’t a lot of story to work with, so I don’t know how hard I can be on the art. I’ll say this, though, I am always unimpressed when you see breasts every page, but very little male frontal nudity - if we’re looking at breasts every other page, we should be seeing penises as well. If that pushes this to being x-rated, I see a problem.
In the end, neither the characters nor their particular introduction into the Lifestyle are exciting. This feels like a failed chance to explore something with which most of us are unfamiliar in a deeper and more exhilarating way.
March 5, 2019
Eh... Yeah, this ain't it, sis.
June 19, 2023
(Zero spoiler review for the deluxe edition collecting this volume)
I have an exceedingly long TBR pile. Years of books I've been looking forward to reading just sitting there, piling up. So to disregard them all and crack open a brand-new arrival is a pretty big deal. I'm not sure what it was exactly that made me think Swing would be worthy of jumping such a heralded and lengthy que, but boy oh boy, I sure balls'd that one up.
Lacking the sophistication, the character development, the charm of its cousin Sunstone, Swing is the generic, paint by numbers, mentally deficient relation to that aforementioned, much better title. It didn't take long after starting Swing to realise not only the mistake I'd made, but the scale of it as well. I would recommend experiencing such literary laziness for yourselves, but then again, I wouldn't want to be held responsible for you wasting your time or your money on this dreck.
The characters are the gold medal standard of cliche's. Married couple with kids have slowly lost the spark and for some reason, decide that banging other people will rekindle their romance / save their marriage. Leaving aside the sheer absurdity of this notion for the extreme vast majority of the population, but the lack of originality in the idea is delivered in the most ham fisted and expected of ways. Seriously, there are those blind fish who live in dark caves who saw every single painful element of this story coming a mile off. it's bad, its predictable and... did I mention it's bad?
If you're going to do slice of life / suburban drama, then your characters, their interconnecting drama and your plot have to do all the heavy lifting. When your characters are as bland or as unlikeable as they are here, then you're doomed to fail. Seriously, I've had flu virus' I've been more invested in the lives of than these two dime store, cardboard cut outs. And the cast of side characters are somehow even worse. It takes a special kind of sloppy writer to write dialogue, both verbal and internal this bad, but Swing has it in spades. I'm al most certain enough of my brain cells died whilst reading this to lower my I.Q by a few points.
There was one moment in this book that caught me off guard, and had me thinking 'oh dam, this is something. Let's see where this goes'. But it was completely wrapped up and resolved near to immediately after, as if it never happened. Weak. So weak.
Linda Sejic's art is fine. It's not to my taste, seeing as how an actual pencil clearly hasn't touched a physical piece of paper throughout the entire process. This digital nonsense never has and never will do it for me. And when it's drawn to such a limp and boring story, then even better art than this (like in Sunstone) would fail to draw me in.
Unless you are an absolute sucker for this kind of thing, or your standards are so low when it comes to characterisation or storytelling that you would need a search and rescue team just to raise them out of the hole they're in, then you really should avoid this with every fibre of your being. I've already sold my copy. Good riddance. 2/5
OmniBen.
I have an exceedingly long TBR pile. Years of books I've been looking forward to reading just sitting there, piling up. So to disregard them all and crack open a brand-new arrival is a pretty big deal. I'm not sure what it was exactly that made me think Swing would be worthy of jumping such a heralded and lengthy que, but boy oh boy, I sure balls'd that one up.
Lacking the sophistication, the character development, the charm of its cousin Sunstone, Swing is the generic, paint by numbers, mentally deficient relation to that aforementioned, much better title. It didn't take long after starting Swing to realise not only the mistake I'd made, but the scale of it as well. I would recommend experiencing such literary laziness for yourselves, but then again, I wouldn't want to be held responsible for you wasting your time or your money on this dreck.
The characters are the gold medal standard of cliche's. Married couple with kids have slowly lost the spark and for some reason, decide that banging other people will rekindle their romance / save their marriage. Leaving aside the sheer absurdity of this notion for the extreme vast majority of the population, but the lack of originality in the idea is delivered in the most ham fisted and expected of ways. Seriously, there are those blind fish who live in dark caves who saw every single painful element of this story coming a mile off. it's bad, its predictable and... did I mention it's bad?
If you're going to do slice of life / suburban drama, then your characters, their interconnecting drama and your plot have to do all the heavy lifting. When your characters are as bland or as unlikeable as they are here, then you're doomed to fail. Seriously, I've had flu virus' I've been more invested in the lives of than these two dime store, cardboard cut outs. And the cast of side characters are somehow even worse. It takes a special kind of sloppy writer to write dialogue, both verbal and internal this bad, but Swing has it in spades. I'm al most certain enough of my brain cells died whilst reading this to lower my I.Q by a few points.
There was one moment in this book that caught me off guard, and had me thinking 'oh dam, this is something. Let's see where this goes'. But it was completely wrapped up and resolved near to immediately after, as if it never happened. Weak. So weak.
Linda Sejic's art is fine. It's not to my taste, seeing as how an actual pencil clearly hasn't touched a physical piece of paper throughout the entire process. This digital nonsense never has and never will do it for me. And when it's drawn to such a limp and boring story, then even better art than this (like in Sunstone) would fail to draw me in.
Unless you are an absolute sucker for this kind of thing, or your standards are so low when it comes to characterisation or storytelling that you would need a search and rescue team just to raise them out of the hole they're in, then you really should avoid this with every fibre of your being. I've already sold my copy. Good riddance. 2/5
OmniBen.
February 24, 2020
Swing I by Matt Hawkins, Jenni Cheung , and drawn by Linda Sejic is something between a beginner’s how to book on entering the Swinging life style and the story of a loving couple working through the process. The how too portion can get a tad heavy handed. A dictionary of Life Style vocabulary end notes about who should do what to make this happen at the lowest risk to the couple. That all this is also in the text tends to be somewhat distracting.
The central character is Cathy. She is Asian, but only just barely. Not sure why but the decision is made to tone down on her ethnic identity, physical and cultural. She is a working married mom and somehow has maintained her perfect body. Her husband, Dan has a job, I think, and is the reluctant party for their search to rekindle the passion of youth. He is Anglo and except for his uncertainties about full on swinging he is mostly vague.
Cathy and Dan keep this graphic novel from being a naked book blur. They have personalities, and uncertainties. They are realistically portrayed undergoing the processes and thinking of people as themselves and as a couple. I will see this series through because the couple is interesting. We can assume more beautiful naked people, but also character development.
The sex. The sex is beautiful, staring beautiful people and careful posing to ensure that while graphic the sex is erotic rather than prono-graphic.
The central character is Cathy. She is Asian, but only just barely. Not sure why but the decision is made to tone down on her ethnic identity, physical and cultural. She is a working married mom and somehow has maintained her perfect body. Her husband, Dan has a job, I think, and is the reluctant party for their search to rekindle the passion of youth. He is Anglo and except for his uncertainties about full on swinging he is mostly vague.
Cathy and Dan keep this graphic novel from being a naked book blur. They have personalities, and uncertainties. They are realistically portrayed undergoing the processes and thinking of people as themselves and as a couple. I will see this series through because the couple is interesting. We can assume more beautiful naked people, but also character development.
The sex. The sex is beautiful, staring beautiful people and careful posing to ensure that while graphic the sex is erotic rather than prono-graphic.
March 9, 2022
Not gonna lie, this made me highly uncomfortable.
The drawing is very nice and all but the plot made me really sqeamish. It really felt like the wife was trying to rope her husband into something he doesn't want, with some manipulation thrown in there too for good measure (get him surprise threesomes and he'll agree)... To this comic's credit, the relationship between the 2 MCs felt really realistic but that's exactly what made me even more uncomfortable.
Plus we could have been spared stereotypical over-controlling asian mum.
The drawing is very nice and all but the plot made me really sqeamish. It really felt like the wife was trying to rope her husband into something he doesn't want, with some manipulation thrown in there too for good measure (get him surprise threesomes and he'll agree)... To this comic's credit, the relationship between the 2 MCs felt really realistic but that's exactly what made me even more uncomfortable.
Plus we could have been spared stereotypical over-controlling asian mum.
February 9, 2021
Slice of life romance graphic novels haven’t always been my thing but to be honest I kinda felt this one had a great story. I’d say this one is more for adult audiences. Glad I gave this one a read.
December 17, 2022
this novel had an interesting plot, but it was a bit underwhelming at times. the characters were a bit shallow and it was sometimes hard to feel invested in them. although, the art style was very good, and overall i am curious to see the progression of the plot moving forward. i’ll probably end up reading the sequel to see what happens next
2.5/5 stars
2.5/5 stars
January 27, 2019
While I would probably give a confused shoulder shrug if anyone asked me if there needed to be a Sunstone extended universe that explored various kinks and alternative lifestyles this volume's early exploration of a young, medium unhappy couples exploration of the couples swinging scene is more successful than Matt Hawkins' Sugar that came out a few months after this in 2018 but it also feels somehow smaller than Sunstone. That may be the subject, or more specifically the stakes of the subject, holding it back. Sunstone was a love story first with A LOT of sexual exploration (and online gaming) thrown in. Swing is about an existing couple who get together in college, get married and eventually need to spice up their sex lives and as cool as that may sound hoping a couple gets together will always make for better story telling than hoping a couple doesn't get divorced and that, ultimately might be the ceiling for this series.
September 10, 2018
Cathy and Dan, married ten years and with two children, find that their love life is getting a little stale and decide to giving swinging a try.
Like Sunstone (the graphic novel universe this spins off from), this graphic novel is about the relationships, including sex, rather than just about the sex. This is the first time that I've ever read anything that made me think "I guess I can see why someone might give that a try" rather than "no way". I'll be reading the second volume when it's released.
Like Sunstone (the graphic novel universe this spins off from), this graphic novel is about the relationships, including sex, rather than just about the sex. This is the first time that I've ever read anything that made me think "I guess I can see why someone might give that a try" rather than "no way". I'll be reading the second volume when it's released.
April 6, 2023
I was interested in this because I love Sejic's art style. The story is quite simple: Cath goes to uni, meets a hot TA called Dan, they start going at it until she gets pregnant and they decide to get married. Flash forward to 8 years later (the present), and with successful but tiring careers and two kids their life is happy. Or at least that is what they think they should feel - happy. Happy about the love for each other, happy about their kids, happy about their jobs, happy about their house.. but both feel like something is missing. Their sex life has become sparse and underwhelming, and although both contemplate the possibility of cheating on their spouse they decide the cons are more than the pros. Until Cath brings up the possibility of swinging.
The story is a bit underwhelming but the art style makes up for it. I might give the second volume a go and see if it gets better.
3 stars, but it should be more 3 and half.
Hot scale: there are plenty of little sex scenes, a few 🍆🍆🍆 and some 🍒🍒🍒
The story is a bit underwhelming but the art style makes up for it. I might give the second volume a go and see if it gets better.
3 stars, but it should be more 3 and half.
Hot scale: there are plenty of little sex scenes, a few 🍆🍆🍆 and some 🍒🍒🍒
June 14, 2023
Beautiful art but the story was not it
November 10, 2020
This was a delightful romp in the world of "Sunstone"...I am a fan of both Linda and Stepan Sejic's artistry, will merrily delve into the next volume!
June 15, 2022
Artwork's sexy.
March 22, 2025
⭐ 2.5/5
Ya knowwww, I've read smutty books before, but never a smutty comic book so I figured why not? Anddd I'm not totally mad at it. This book is an introduction so we'll see what else is in store with this couple.
Ya knowwww, I've read smutty books before, but never a smutty comic book so I figured why not? Anddd I'm not totally mad at it. This book is an introduction so we'll see what else is in store with this couple.
February 6, 2022
Ehhhhh. I liked Sunstone, although it was a while ago that I read it, and this is a spin off that I didn't realise existed - saw it on Libby while browsing new additions, and gave it a go, but it mostly made me uncomfortable. Making it the hot wife pushing the hot husband into threesomes and sex clubs rather than the more traditional other way around, doesn't mean it's ethically okay, okay? Okay.
June 11, 2018
I read a lot of comic books and graphic novels, but this is the only graphic novel I have ever anticipated and held out for months waiting for its release. This is both because, as a polyamorous woman, I've been dying to find open relationships portrayed in a mainstream comic publication, and also because I enjoyed Postal and The Tithe, two other comic book series that Matt Hawkins created.
Before I read the book, I worried I'd be disappointed after all that hype, but I was not. The story in volume one follows a couple in the beginning of their relationship through to marriage and kids, and then feeling stuck in the routine of that life, and then how that leads to the desire to explore ways of bringing the sexual energy back into their life, primarily through swinging. Because it's only volume one, there isn't too much yet in the swinging exploration, but the book did leave me wanting volume two, like, immediately. Unfortunately I have to wait until next year.
I'm not a swinger, but being polyamorous, I can relate a lot to why a couple would choose to explore it, since it's just another style of open relationship. I thought this book captured that really well, and it's nice because you get to care about the characters and admire their love for each other. It's not like "Oh who are these freaks who would decide to do this?" These characters are pretty normal, relatable people. I thought Linda's art worked especially well with their dynamic, and found that helped elicit the laughs I got from relating to the experiences. Even if you're not into open relationships yourself, if you've ever been curious about WHY someone would choose one, I thought this was a great place to start and learn. It is an adult book, with sexually explicit imagery on some pages, but that never detracts from the story and romance of the main couple.
In the back of the book, you can also learn more about the practicality of open relationships/swinging through the "Sex Ed" segment Matt included. Apart from the "here are things I learned while researching this book" segment, this is nothing like any of Matt Hawkins' other books that I've read (Postal, The Tithe, Think Tank, Aphrodite IX: Rebirth), but I enjoyed reading how he felt writing this helped him grow as a writer, because I could see that coming through in this book.
So yeah... I recommend this book and look forward to volume two next year. I really hope Top Cow continues producing more books in this genre.
Before I read the book, I worried I'd be disappointed after all that hype, but I was not. The story in volume one follows a couple in the beginning of their relationship through to marriage and kids, and then feeling stuck in the routine of that life, and then how that leads to the desire to explore ways of bringing the sexual energy back into their life, primarily through swinging. Because it's only volume one, there isn't too much yet in the swinging exploration, but the book did leave me wanting volume two, like, immediately. Unfortunately I have to wait until next year.
I'm not a swinger, but being polyamorous, I can relate a lot to why a couple would choose to explore it, since it's just another style of open relationship. I thought this book captured that really well, and it's nice because you get to care about the characters and admire their love for each other. It's not like "Oh who are these freaks who would decide to do this?" These characters are pretty normal, relatable people. I thought Linda's art worked especially well with their dynamic, and found that helped elicit the laughs I got from relating to the experiences. Even if you're not into open relationships yourself, if you've ever been curious about WHY someone would choose one, I thought this was a great place to start and learn. It is an adult book, with sexually explicit imagery on some pages, but that never detracts from the story and romance of the main couple.
In the back of the book, you can also learn more about the practicality of open relationships/swinging through the "Sex Ed" segment Matt included. Apart from the "here are things I learned while researching this book" segment, this is nothing like any of Matt Hawkins' other books that I've read (Postal, The Tithe, Think Tank, Aphrodite IX: Rebirth), but I enjoyed reading how he felt writing this helped him grow as a writer, because I could see that coming through in this book.
So yeah... I recommend this book and look forward to volume two next year. I really hope Top Cow continues producing more books in this genre.
May 3, 2018
If you loved "Sunstone" don't pass this series up...my only complaint is that I have to wait a year (or more) to get my hands on the second volume!!
Cathy and Dan are stuck in a rut; they are in love with one another but want more in the bedroom. When Cathy suggests swinging Dan doesn't know what to think or how to act.
What I really loved was how the authors didn't shy away from an often taboo topic, sometimes in order to stay in love you need more than your significant other can provide. Can't wait to see how the rest of this story plays out!
Thanks to Image Comics for the ARC!
Cathy and Dan are stuck in a rut; they are in love with one another but want more in the bedroom. When Cathy suggests swinging Dan doesn't know what to think or how to act.
What I really loved was how the authors didn't shy away from an often taboo topic, sometimes in order to stay in love you need more than your significant other can provide. Can't wait to see how the rest of this story plays out!
Thanks to Image Comics for the ARC!
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May 29, 2018I've not read the series this supposedly is a spin-off of, but that just means I'm living proof that you can jump right into this and have no knowledge of the original. But I guess I'll have to check it out, because I enjoyed this book, and I'm eagerly anticipating more. It was so... refreshing. It approached a couple's love life and their possible solutions with humor and understanding. I'm definitely looking forward to a second volume!
July 25, 2018
To fans of Sunstone: prepared to be underwhelmed. This is not the same writer, not the same artist (his wife tho!), and barely in the same universe as Sunstone.
The story is fairly generic, without the heart or passion of Sunstone, it reads almost clinical.
But there's lots of sex with babes, and a good attempt at feminism, both of which should be acknowledged, ty.
I probably won't follow through for the next volume. but maybe this comic just wasn't for me
The story is fairly generic, without the heart or passion of Sunstone, it reads almost clinical.
But there's lots of sex with babes, and a good attempt at feminism, both of which should be acknowledged, ty.
I probably won't follow through for the next volume. but maybe this comic just wasn't for me
July 9, 2019
Yes! I loved this! Excited for the next one 😊
November 18, 2020
I really enjoyed the first two volumes of Sunstone, which is how I got here. Unfortunately, this isn't Sunstone...
August 28, 2020
Review:
¡Al fin han publicado en España una obra de esta artista!
Por que sí, esta señora es la esposa de uno de mis dibujantes por excelencia, Stjepan Sejic, creador de Sunstone. Y ya tenía ganas de conocer en persona el dibujo de su mujer ya que, bicheando por twitter, pude encontrar su trabajo y enamorarme de su arte al igual que me pasó con su marido.
Gracias a la editorial Evolution podemos disfrutar de esta nueva serie, Swing, que nos transporta a un mundo distinto del que ya estaba acostumbrada con Stjepan (BDSM / LGBT) y son... El mundo de los Swingers o El intercambio de pareja.
Que grata sorpresa ver que cada vez más artistas dejan aun lado los tabú y estereotipos de la sociedad y se adentran en otras maneras de vivir la sexualidad y las relaciones de pareja.
En cuanto a la trama, quitando el tema erótico, me ha atraído desde el inicio. Una pareja que con los años debido a las responsabilidades: la casa, los niños, el trabajo... Ha perdido el fuego y la conexión que habían compartido al principio de la relación y buscan la manera de mantener la pasión y revivir su matrimonio.
Esta situación la viven diariamente miles de parejas en la vida real y siento curiosidad por el enfoque que han elegido ya que hay matrimonios que usan este tipo de métodos para mantener viva la llama y seguir teniendo una vida de pareja saludable.
Muy interesante, sí señor.
Y, por último, hablemos del dibujo... es increíble... sin palabras; sin más.
Yo ya me declaro fan de esta historia y pienso ir siguiéndola muy de cerca.
Rating:
5/5⭐
¡Al fin han publicado en España una obra de esta artista!
Por que sí, esta señora es la esposa de uno de mis dibujantes por excelencia, Stjepan Sejic, creador de Sunstone. Y ya tenía ganas de conocer en persona el dibujo de su mujer ya que, bicheando por twitter, pude encontrar su trabajo y enamorarme de su arte al igual que me pasó con su marido.
Gracias a la editorial Evolution podemos disfrutar de esta nueva serie, Swing, que nos transporta a un mundo distinto del que ya estaba acostumbrada con Stjepan (BDSM / LGBT) y son... El mundo de los Swingers o El intercambio de pareja.
Que grata sorpresa ver que cada vez más artistas dejan aun lado los tabú y estereotipos de la sociedad y se adentran en otras maneras de vivir la sexualidad y las relaciones de pareja.
En cuanto a la trama, quitando el tema erótico, me ha atraído desde el inicio. Una pareja que con los años debido a las responsabilidades: la casa, los niños, el trabajo... Ha perdido el fuego y la conexión que habían compartido al principio de la relación y buscan la manera de mantener la pasión y revivir su matrimonio.
Esta situación la viven diariamente miles de parejas en la vida real y siento curiosidad por el enfoque que han elegido ya que hay matrimonios que usan este tipo de métodos para mantener viva la llama y seguir teniendo una vida de pareja saludable.
Muy interesante, sí señor.
Y, por último, hablemos del dibujo... es increíble... sin palabras; sin más.
Yo ya me declaro fan de esta historia y pienso ir siguiéndola muy de cerca.
Rating:
5/5⭐
November 16, 2023
Artwork is amazing and one of the main reasons I got this! The storyline was kind of predictable. Bored wife and husband in a routine with responsibilities, work and children have a mediocre sex life are thinking about spicing it up. I do love that Cathy, the woman, is the one who initiated wanting to seek of swinging.
There was a lot of background on how they met in college and were having sex all of the time. And then it transitions into their life of getting married, having children and settling into their careers. I get that background is important and I am a sucker for having a good base to understand the story but the background didn’t help me connect with the characters. I wanted to care about them more and I believed good background does that.
These characters had so much potential and I feel like they fell a little flat in terms of dialogue. The main characters are an Asian woman and white man and so there’s an interesting aspect of cultural expectations for Cathy. I would have loved to see this delve a little deeper to round out her character more. Instead it felt like it was brushed over.
Still a solid read and I’m glad content like this is being made.
There was a lot of background on how they met in college and were having sex all of the time. And then it transitions into their life of getting married, having children and settling into their careers. I get that background is important and I am a sucker for having a good base to understand the story but the background didn’t help me connect with the characters. I wanted to care about them more and I believed good background does that.
These characters had so much potential and I feel like they fell a little flat in terms of dialogue. The main characters are an Asian woman and white man and so there’s an interesting aspect of cultural expectations for Cathy. I would have loved to see this delve a little deeper to round out her character more. Instead it felt like it was brushed over.
Still a solid read and I’m glad content like this is being made.
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