Is sex with The Hulk technically a threesome? Does The Flash do everything faster? Has Wonder Woman really never faked an orgasm?
Explore these questions and more with this collection of speculative, comedic essays on how superpowers might affect the sex lives of famous superheroes. Based on genuine scientific research and both Marvel and DC comic book and movie canon (and more!), Sex Lives of Superheroes is a refreshingly frank and fun deep dive into the pros, cons, and plot twists of superpowered sex.
Drawing from biology, physics, psychology, and more to play out (wild, fictional) scenarios about superheroes' sex lives, this in-depth analysis will definitively answer your burning questions, including:
How does sex ed from the 1930s and 1940s stack up to today’s (and what does that mean for Captain America’s love life)?
Can Spider-Man do whatever a spider can . . . in bed?
Do factors like radiation, psychological stress, and tight spandex affect Batman’s sperm count?
Does Green Lantern prove that sex is better in space?
Would Wolverine’s healing factor make his sperm immortal?
What would sex be like with Daredevil’s enhanced senses?
Why did Dr. Strange's girlfriend cheat on him with Benjamin Franklin?
Wait, Superman made a porno?!
With interludes detailing some of the strangest sexcapades in superhero history, and the closest sexual equivalents we have in the real world, Sex Lives of Superheroes is a testament that sometimes life is even stranger than fiction (though not by much—comics are weird!). Stimulating in more ways than one, this provocative supplement to your favorite heroes’ lore is a hilarious and thought-provoking glimpse under the covers revealing everything you ever wanted to know about the Sex Lives of Superheroes.Industry Reviews
“Super-sex?? Super-duper awesome! Dangerous and daring! Pushes the envelope and all the buttons! I was riveted throughout!”
—Rob Liefeld, creator of Deadpool
“An exhaustive, meticulously researched treatise on a truly ridiculous subject. You'll learn something new and interesting on every page, regardless of whether or not you want to know it.”
—Jason Pargin, New York Times bestselling author of John Dies at the End
“It has been 55 years since the great Larry Niven let us all know that not only were we not the only people who were wondering about superhero sex lives, but that you could discuss it in a (somewhat) serious fashion . . . Diana McCallum is proving Niven’s point for him by giving us serious answers to all of our superhero sex questions (even the ones we didn't know we had), while also embracing some of the bizarre attempts that comics have made over the years to incorporate sex into superhero stories.”
—Brian Cronin, senior writer at Comic Book Resources
“Sex Lives of Superheroes is both funny and impressively scientific, diving into questions that would make even Superman blush . . . Far from being a one-off joke, McCallum has written the definitive look at what happens to comic book icons when they’re between the sheets.”
—Daniel Dockery, author of Monster Kids and senior writer at Crunchyroll
“If you’ve ever wondered why the Hulk gets lucky way more than Bruce Banner, how The Thing gets it on without a ‘thing,’ or whether Reed Richards should take advantage of his penis-stretching abilities, this is the book for you . . . I confess that some of these questions have never crossed my mind, yet I was drawn into the creative conjectures and then thoroughly satisfied by the meticulous research that went into finding some actual answers.”
—Lynn S. Zubernis, professor at West Chester University, clinical psychologist, and editor of Supes Ain’t Always Heroes
