{"id":34938,"date":"2026-02-14T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=34938"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:57:23","slug":"stuff-about-sex-for-guys-who-are-not-like-total-idiots-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2026\/02\/14\/stuff-about-sex-for-guys-who-are-not-like-total-idiots-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff about Sex for Guys Who Are Not Like, Total Idiots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy David Mellon<\/strong> (Top Shelf Productions)
\nNo ISBN ASIN:<\/strong> B01BMV519A (pamphlet)<\/p>\n

Utterly unavailable – and how like most men today is THAT? – here\u2019s a tiny treat that\u2019s educational and well worth tracking down. You might even agitate for its revival and expansion and return…<\/p>\n

Whilst not actually a graphic novel, I couldn\u2019t resist adding this outrageous little comic book essay to my St. Valentines Day celebrations, and wholeheartedly recommend it to any oldster who likes a gentle, knowing laugh or any young man in need of an understanding non-judgemental pep talk before setting out to find a mate… either for a night, a little while or a lifetime.<\/p>\n

In the manner of a relatively non-judgemental older sibling, David Mellon (The Boogieman<\/strong>, Silent<\/strong>) expresses, frankly and in the most simple of terms, how to start having sex. He covers the onset of adult relationships; dispelling myths, addressing if not positively coddling neuroses and especially bestowing actual useful advice (yes, really! Wash often and wear clean clothes!) to help nervous neophytes meet women (or consensual alternatives) and not nauseate them.<\/p>\n

Beautifully rendered in accessible monochrome cartoons, Mellon takes us through the initial obstacle of \u2018Shame!\u2019<\/em>, arguing that \u2018It\u2019s the Same for Everybody\u2019<\/em> and claiming \u2018Everybody Wants to Drop that Mask!\u2019<\/em>…<\/p>\n

Nothing is held back as the author sensibly deals with \u2018Personal Hygiene\u2019<\/em> and tackles issues such as \u2018Premature Ejaculation\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Masturbation\u2019<\/em>, the pros and cons of \u2018Virginity\u2019<\/em> and even asks the big question…\u2018What\u2019s Love Got to Do With It?\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Even the great imponderables get a look in as we examine \u2018Normal\u2019<\/em> and discuss \u2018What Women Want\u2019<\/em>…<\/p>\n

Smart, sensible, unflinching but never harsh or mean, Mellon\u2019s mature approach to an age-old traumatic experience and rite of passage should be mandatory reading in schools (but won\u2019t be because of all the naked men and women he\u2019s drawn here) as a serious and earnest contrition to sex education.
\nStuff about Sex\u2122 & \u00a9 2012 David Mellon. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n

Today in 1865 Henry<\/strong> creator Carl Thomas Anderson<\/strong> was born, and so was civil rights champion\/political cartoonist Oliver Harrington<\/strong> in 1912, followed four years later by writer\/editor\/MLJ and Archie Comics co-founder John Goldwater<\/strong>. In 1967 the world became a better place with the birth of New Zealand\u2019s greatest comic export Roger Langridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 1962 we lost Korky the Cat<\/em> creator James Crighton<\/strong>, the world bid adieu to comics star turned Hanna-Barbera animator Alex Lovyin<\/strong> 1992 and in 2007 Germany said farewell to artist\/animator Willy Moese<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 1904, Jimmy Swinnerton<\/strong>\u2019s strip Little Jimmy<\/strong> debuted while UK comics changed forever in 1976 when Fleetway\u2019s astoundingly controversial weekly Action <\/strong>launched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By David Mellon (Top Shelf Productions) No ISBN ASIN: B01BMV519A (pamphlet) Utterly unavailable – and how like most men today is THAT? – here\u2019s a tiny treat that\u2019s educational and well worth tracking down. You might even agitate for its revival and expansion and return… Whilst not actually a graphic novel, I couldn\u2019t resist adding … <\/p>\n

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