| Sex Criminals | |
|---|---|
 Artwork for the cover of Sex Criminals #1 Art by Chip Zdarsky | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2013 – October 28, 2020 |
| No. of issues | 31 (and 1 special) |
| Main character(s) | Suzie Jon |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Matt Fraction |
| Artist(s) | Chip Zdarsky |
| Colorist(s) | Becka Kinzie |
| Editor(s) | Thomas K |
| Collected editions | |
| One Weird Trick | ISBN 1-60706-946-6 |
| Two Worlds One Cop | ISBN 1-63215-193-6 |
| Three the Hard Way | ISBN 1-63215-542-7 |
| Fourgy! | ISBN 1-53430-231-X |
| Five-Fingered Discount | ISBN 1-53430-683-8 |
| Six Criminals | ISBN 1-53431-062-2 |
Sex Criminals is a comic book series published by American company Image Comics. It is written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky, set in the Image Universe. The first issue was published on September 25, 2013, and the last issue was published on October 28, 2020, running for 31 issues and one special over six volumes: One Weird Trick, Two Worlds One Cop, Three the Hard Way, Fourgy!, Five-Fingered Discount, and Six Criminals.[1] Since publication, the series has continuously received critical acclaim.
Sex Criminals was nominated for two Eisner Awards in 2014 including Best Continuing Series and won Best New Series.[2] In 2015, Matt Fraction made a deal with Universal TV to turn Sex Criminals into a television show, which ultimately entered development hell.[3]
According to the American Library Association, the hardcover release Big Hard Sex Criminals was the seventh most banned and challenged book in the United States in 2016, due to being considered sexually explicit.[4]
- ^ Butcher, Christopher (September 6, 2013). "SEX CRIMINALS #1 – A Comic Book Launch Party". The Beguiling Books & Arts. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "2014 Will Eisner Awards Announced". Comics Alliance. April 15, 2014. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Sex Criminals Comic Possibly Coming to Television". Renegade Cinema. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Office for Intellectual Freedom (2013-03-26). "Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists". American Library Association. Retrieved 2021-06-16.