Sex Criminals #14 Review

Writer: Matt Fraction / Artist: Chip Zdarsky / Image Comics There’s a rap track called “Truth or Truth” where Royce Da 5’9 pays homage to those in hip-hop he considers the greats — the best of the best. Royce states, “Jay-Z is God to me, Nas is God to me! Eminem is like B.I.G. and Pac to me, and if you disagree I hope you bleed hypocrisy!” It’s important I state this so you can understand the depths of passion, hype, and truth in my following sentence for this review of Sex Criminals. Matt Fraction is Gawd to me, Chip Zdarsky is Gawd to me! Sex Criminals is like B.I.G. and Pac to me, and if you disagree I hope you bleed hypocrisy! Are you fucking kidding me, man? Are you fucking kidding me? This issue is pure uncut raw straight-from-literature-mechanics crack. I put that on all 99 of my Contra lives, man. Fraction is an incredible storyteller when it comes to re-visting a story from multiple angles with the Zack Morris stop-time, and Chip Zdarsky is able to translate that visually with stunning grace. Sex Criminals #14 drops like a crisp hundred dollar bill stacked on top of another in a stainless steel briefcase… this comic is money. We’re catching up with Suzy (at her new job) and Jon helping Ana Kincaid. The issue flourishes as the confrontation we’ve been waiting for is about to come to blows between Ana and Suzie. This is where the genius is found, as Fraction displays the discomfort in this fight that was bound to take place. Fraction highlights concerns of what the …