#oneaday Day 230: You Suck

Some mildly NSFW images ahead!

I love sexy comics, be they full-on hentai doujinshi or just stuff that is unashamed to depict adult content as a natural part of the story. Today I discovered a particularly delightful one that I wanted to share with you: it's called You Suck, and you can read it at https://yousuck.sexy 

You Suck is the work of a creator called Josh Lesnick, and is intended to be a "sex positive comic about two dorky perverts, one of whom is a succubus".

Over the course of the 250 pages available so far (all of which I've read this morning!) the comic tells the story of Anna, a thoroughly likeable chubby ginger who is frustrated that her boyfriend won't bang her. Said relationship comes to an end when she finds the boyfriend in question being ridden like a horse by a succubus in an alleyway, but for some reason the succubus ends up taking a liking to Anna, and the pair strike up a rather peculiar friendship.

The way the story depicts Anna forgiving Izobel (as the succubus comes to be known) for her apparent indiscretions and earnestly attempting to communicate with her is really heartwarming to see. And in turn, Izobel's attempts to satisfy Anna's obvious frustration by kidnapping guys for her to have sex with… well, her heart's in the right place, even if her means are questionable. (The comic does take pains to point out that it "simplifies things" for dramatic and comedic purposes, and highlights the importance of mutual consent, for anyone concerned about such things!)

I particularly like how Anna is depicted as being prone to the sort of baser desires that are normally assumed to be the exclusive domain of men — and at the same time, most of the men seen throughout the comic are shown to be easily reduced to a gibbering, compliant wreck when the possibility of sex presents itself. Actually, no, that's not necessarily an accurate description; Lesnick's description of the comic as "sex positive" is probably the most accurate way to describe it. Everyone involved is very much into the opportunity to get down and dirty.

I love the art, too. The whole thing looks like it's been drawn in biro, and particularly emotive scenes almost have the appearance of Lesnick being overcome by emotion and the art "deteriorating" as a result. Expressions become exaggerated and escape the boundaries of faces, shapes become more vague and the art as a whole becomes more abstract. Don't mistake this for Lesnick being a bad artist, mind; there are a number of scenes throughout (typically the ones where Anna is engaging in something particularly filthy) where the art is immaculate and beautiful.

There's plenty of good humour, too. I love how the succubus language is based on a series of triangles and a significant proportion of it is apparently up to the listener's interpretation. I adore how any penises depicted throughout the comic have little smiley faces on the end and react as their own independent entities to anything that is… going on. And Anna's obsession with dad rock — and Izobel's subsequent parroting of lyrics with a broken accent — is just wonderful.

I believe the comic is still running at the time of writing. I've given it a bookmark, and look forward to reading more. If you think you might enjoy something sex-positive with good humour, do be sure to give it a look yourself!