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Swing #2
Swing, Vol. 2
Spinning off from the universe of SUNSTONE, the swinging adventure of Dan and Cathy continues as they explore their love and boundaries and discover that trust is the key to it all.
128 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2019
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October 6, 2019
Swing goes deeper into the world of Swinging with Cathy and Dan meeting other couples like them.
The slowburn approach of the series, getting to know Dan and Cathy normal living situation, their kids, and family life and work life mixed with the sex part of it is what keeps this series strong. Dan is ready now to try a swing couple but as they soon find out, it's harder to find a couple who's really who they say they are. From funny meet ups, to crazy text messages, to some rules being broken already, a lot of swing is about to get more interesting as Dan and Cathy go down this path.
Overall, a very solid followup to volume 1. The sex scenes are bigger and better. The teachable moments of Swinging is done with respect to people who do it, but also pretty interesting for people not willing to go there. The art stays strong as always. I dug the character development though some of the work plotlines didn't really do much for me.
Overall, if enjoyed volume 1, this is just as good. A 3.5 out of 5, but I'll bump it to a 4.
The slowburn approach of the series, getting to know Dan and Cathy normal living situation, their kids, and family life and work life mixed with the sex part of it is what keeps this series strong. Dan is ready now to try a swing couple but as they soon find out, it's harder to find a couple who's really who they say they are. From funny meet ups, to crazy text messages, to some rules being broken already, a lot of swing is about to get more interesting as Dan and Cathy go down this path.
Overall, a very solid followup to volume 1. The sex scenes are bigger and better. The teachable moments of Swinging is done with respect to people who do it, but also pretty interesting for people not willing to go there. The art stays strong as always. I dug the character development though some of the work plotlines didn't really do much for me.
Overall, if enjoyed volume 1, this is just as good. A 3.5 out of 5, but I'll bump it to a 4.
June 13, 2020
Dare we say: The Plot Thickens. Keeping to the rule that swinger sex is more successful when the woman leads, Swing Volume 2 has Cathy Chang , working woman, wife and mother leading her husband what’s his name from FMF, FFM threesomes into the world of swapping and then some.
Each step is carefully traversed, extra care made in following rules of permission and even last moment double checks. He is the one with the qualms and hesitations, she navigates them and the plot and the manual continues. In addition Artist and writers Yishah li, Matt Hawkins and Linda Sejic manage to include, by example how the couple can proceed in their sexual adventures without ignoring or involving children or family members. This is a private life of consenting adults. Children keep their innocence and no one is victimized. Another important lesson.
Volume 2 is the better of the two books. We know the characters. No one reading or looking though can complain that they were not prepared for so much lovely pink flesh. Speaking of pink, Cathey is supposed to be Asian, as is her mother (so far, she is never naked), but neither look to be especially Asian. Not sure why but this reticence rather obvious.
As the couple get more adventurous, we get more and more complex visuals. The art work is consistently lush if extravagant with floating flowers. Explicit sex but not grossly so. There is more than a suggestion that Book 3, not yet released, will go at least one step beyond. Dan, the husband does have a name and may yet be more than the other part in the swinging pair.
Each step is carefully traversed, extra care made in following rules of permission and even last moment double checks. He is the one with the qualms and hesitations, she navigates them and the plot and the manual continues. In addition Artist and writers Yishah li, Matt Hawkins and Linda Sejic manage to include, by example how the couple can proceed in their sexual adventures without ignoring or involving children or family members. This is a private life of consenting adults. Children keep their innocence and no one is victimized. Another important lesson.
Volume 2 is the better of the two books. We know the characters. No one reading or looking though can complain that they were not prepared for so much lovely pink flesh. Speaking of pink, Cathey is supposed to be Asian, as is her mother (so far, she is never naked), but neither look to be especially Asian. Not sure why but this reticence rather obvious.
As the couple get more adventurous, we get more and more complex visuals. The art work is consistently lush if extravagant with floating flowers. Explicit sex but not grossly so. There is more than a suggestion that Book 3, not yet released, will go at least one step beyond. Dan, the husband does have a name and may yet be more than the other part in the swinging pair.
September 19, 2019
I really like it, and it’s informed by the experience of the writer and artist in swinging, but there were definitely some problematic aspects to it for me, notably that the writer finds the term unicorn funny and uses it but doesn’t seem to have run across the negative aspects of unicorn hunting and he has his couple do some squicky if understandable in context things like only dating as a couple or the guy being more than a little controlling and jealous, which can both be huge red flags.
Anyway, it’s a good read with really good art and the sex scenes are hot. Recommended.
Anyway, it’s a good read with really good art and the sex scenes are hot. Recommended.
August 24, 2020
The second volume picks up right after the first volume, and things are now in full swing! ... sorry couldn't resist.
So after experimenting with a friendly manage a trois with one of Cathy's friends, they are now ready to move on to a full swinging session with another couple. The book shifts it's focus away from the relationship of Cathy and Dan and their homelife, to more of the full exploration of the swinging lifestyle. The hits, the misses, and everything in between. It was an interesting way to show a realistic take on something that is usually over sexualized and gratuitous in movies and tv shows. This is more of a realistic approach on a loving couple and how they deal with the situations they encounter when learning and living this lifestyle as well as their concerns and doubts that come with it.
Seem's likie the art is handled by a different artist, maybe Lishan Li, Im guessing.. and it was good, but different from the first volume. It has a more anime style which gives a more realistic feel to it. But I did feel like having the artist from the first volume would've made the entire series feel more cohesive. But that's not to takeaway from the art in this book, just a personal preference.
Things are really ramping up in this book, and it looks like there are more adventures for Dan and Cathy up ahead. Looking forward to vol 3.
So after experimenting with a friendly manage a trois with one of Cathy's friends, they are now ready to move on to a full swinging session with another couple. The book shifts it's focus away from the relationship of Cathy and Dan and their homelife, to more of the full exploration of the swinging lifestyle. The hits, the misses, and everything in between. It was an interesting way to show a realistic take on something that is usually over sexualized and gratuitous in movies and tv shows. This is more of a realistic approach on a loving couple and how they deal with the situations they encounter when learning and living this lifestyle as well as their concerns and doubts that come with it.
Seem's likie the art is handled by a different artist, maybe Lishan Li, Im guessing.. and it was good, but different from the first volume. It has a more anime style which gives a more realistic feel to it. But I did feel like having the artist from the first volume would've made the entire series feel more cohesive. But that's not to takeaway from the art in this book, just a personal preference.
Things are really ramping up in this book, and it looks like there are more adventures for Dan and Cathy up ahead. Looking forward to vol 3.
June 28, 2021
Swing Vol. 2 by Matt Hawkins explores Cathy and Dan and their decision into the lifestyle on a wider scope.
In this volume, we are shown the struggles of jealousy, honesty, and finding the right balance.
I truly love how honest and authentic Dan and Cathy's relationship is. Hawkins hones in on both their inner thoughts, insecurities, and beliefs throughout the comic which shows how realistic these feelings truly are. He banishes any room for misinterpretation (and or stereotypes/judgement), especially with the information at the end of the volume.
I am interested to see how Dan and Cathy act in the next volume.
In this volume, we are shown the struggles of jealousy, honesty, and finding the right balance.
I truly love how honest and authentic Dan and Cathy's relationship is. Hawkins hones in on both their inner thoughts, insecurities, and beliefs throughout the comic which shows how realistic these feelings truly are. He banishes any room for misinterpretation (and or stereotypes/judgement), especially with the information at the end of the volume.
I am interested to see how Dan and Cathy act in the next volume.
September 27, 2019
3/5 ⭐️
This was ok. Not the best but not the worst. It was just something to read since I’m still kind of slumped.
This was ok. Not the best but not the worst. It was just something to read since I’m still kind of slumped.
March 22, 2025
⭐ 2.5/5
sigh....
sigh....
June 19, 2023
(Zero spoiler review for the deluxe edition collecting this volume)
I have an exceedingly long TBR pile. Years of books I've been looking forward to reading just sitting there, piling up. So to disregard them all and crack open a brand-new arrival is a pretty big deal. I'm not sure what it was exactly that made me think Swing would be worthy of jumping such a heralded and lengthy que, but boy oh boy, I sure balls'd that one up.
Lacking the sophistication, the character development, the charm of its cousin Sunstone, Swing is the generic, paint by numbers, mentally deficient relation to that aforementioned, much better title. It didn't take long after starting Swing to realise not only the mistake I'd made, but the scale of it as well. I would recommend experiencing such literary laziness for yourselves, but then again, I wouldn't want to be held responsible for you wasting your time or your money on this dreck.
The characters are the gold medal standard of cliche's. Married couple with kids have slowly lost the spark and for some reason, decide that banging other people will rekindle their romance / save their marriage. Leaving aside the sheer absurdity of this notion for the extreme vast majority of the population, but the lack of originality in the idea is delivered in the most ham fisted and expected of ways. Seriously, there are those blind fish who live in dark caves who saw every single painful element of this story coming a mile off. it's bad, its predictable and... did I mention it's bad?
If you're going to do slice of life / suburban drama, then your characters, their interconnecting drama and your plot have to do all the heavy lifting. When your characters are as bland or as unlikeable as they are here, then you're doomed to fail. Seriously, I've had flu virus' I've been more invested in the lives of than these two dime store, cardboard cut outs. And the cast of side characters are somehow even worse. It takes a special kind of sloppy writer to write dialogue, both verbal and internal this bad, but Swing has it in spades. I'm al most certain enough of my brain cells died whilst reading this to lower my I.Q by a few points.
There was one moment in this book that caught me off guard, and had me thinking 'oh dam, this is something. Let's see where this goes'. But it was completely wrapped up and resolved near to immediately after, as if it never happened. Weak. So weak.
Linda Sejic's art is fine. It's not to my taste, seeing as how an actual pencil clearly hasn't touched a physical piece of paper throughout the entire process. This digital nonsense never has and never will do it for me. And when it's drawn to such a limp and boring story, then even better art than this (like in Sunstone) would fail to draw me in.
Unless you are an absolute sucker for this kind of thing, or your standards are so low when it comes to characterisation or storytelling that you would need a search and rescue team just to raise them out of the hole they're in, then you really should avoid this with every fibre of your being. I've already sold my copy. Good riddance. 2/5
OmniBen.
I have an exceedingly long TBR pile. Years of books I've been looking forward to reading just sitting there, piling up. So to disregard them all and crack open a brand-new arrival is a pretty big deal. I'm not sure what it was exactly that made me think Swing would be worthy of jumping such a heralded and lengthy que, but boy oh boy, I sure balls'd that one up.
Lacking the sophistication, the character development, the charm of its cousin Sunstone, Swing is the generic, paint by numbers, mentally deficient relation to that aforementioned, much better title. It didn't take long after starting Swing to realise not only the mistake I'd made, but the scale of it as well. I would recommend experiencing such literary laziness for yourselves, but then again, I wouldn't want to be held responsible for you wasting your time or your money on this dreck.
The characters are the gold medal standard of cliche's. Married couple with kids have slowly lost the spark and for some reason, decide that banging other people will rekindle their romance / save their marriage. Leaving aside the sheer absurdity of this notion for the extreme vast majority of the population, but the lack of originality in the idea is delivered in the most ham fisted and expected of ways. Seriously, there are those blind fish who live in dark caves who saw every single painful element of this story coming a mile off. it's bad, its predictable and... did I mention it's bad?
If you're going to do slice of life / suburban drama, then your characters, their interconnecting drama and your plot have to do all the heavy lifting. When your characters are as bland or as unlikeable as they are here, then you're doomed to fail. Seriously, I've had flu virus' I've been more invested in the lives of than these two dime store, cardboard cut outs. And the cast of side characters are somehow even worse. It takes a special kind of sloppy writer to write dialogue, both verbal and internal this bad, but Swing has it in spades. I'm al most certain enough of my brain cells died whilst reading this to lower my I.Q by a few points.
There was one moment in this book that caught me off guard, and had me thinking 'oh dam, this is something. Let's see where this goes'. But it was completely wrapped up and resolved near to immediately after, as if it never happened. Weak. So weak.
Linda Sejic's art is fine. It's not to my taste, seeing as how an actual pencil clearly hasn't touched a physical piece of paper throughout the entire process. This digital nonsense never has and never will do it for me. And when it's drawn to such a limp and boring story, then even better art than this (like in Sunstone) would fail to draw me in.
Unless you are an absolute sucker for this kind of thing, or your standards are so low when it comes to characterisation or storytelling that you would need a search and rescue team just to raise them out of the hole they're in, then you really should avoid this with every fibre of your being. I've already sold my copy. Good riddance. 2/5
OmniBen.
October 1, 2019
This was an ok second album to the first. It builds on the experience of them finding out about their sexuality and their boundaries in a good way that is easy to understand even for non-swingers/lifestylers of any kind. I also think it shows good character development, especially in Dan.
I see where the story is going from here, though. I wasn't surprised when what happened, happened in the end, and while I may roll my eyes at it and think ''noob move'', I also think it's good the author includes it. Communication is such a big part of any kind of ''un-vanilla'' relationship (not to say any relationship) but actually being comfortable doing the communicating can also be hard. It's a process of getting to know yourself and your partner in more ways than one.
The art was ok. I'm a little miffed that Linda Sejic wasn't a bigger part of this album, but I know she has a lot of other stuff going on as well. That last dream was... interesting, though :P
I see where the story is going from here, though. I wasn't surprised when what happened, happened in the end, and while I may roll my eyes at it and think ''noob move'', I also think it's good the author includes it. Communication is such a big part of any kind of ''un-vanilla'' relationship (not to say any relationship) but actually being comfortable doing the communicating can also be hard. It's a process of getting to know yourself and your partner in more ways than one.
The art was ok. I'm a little miffed that Linda Sejic wasn't a bigger part of this album, but I know she has a lot of other stuff going on as well. That last dream was... interesting, though :P
November 16, 2020
Mi è stato detto che è uscito il secondo volume della serie Swing, quella dedicata all’esperienza di una coppia scambista, di cui avevo letto il primo e mi era piaciuto molto. L’ho comprato su Amazon, senza far caso che si trattava dell’edizione inglese (quella italiana pare proprio non esserci su Amazon…), poco male. è comunque leggibile anche a livelli anglistici medio-bassi quali sono i miei.
Continua la ricerca di risposte esistenziali trasgressive di Dan e Kathy attraverso il sesso scambista. Di fatto il volume finisce per essere quasi una via di mezzo tra il “romanzo di formazione” e un manuale di istruzioni per chi vuole provare a fare certe cose; storia realistica, senza particolari scossoni, disegnata divinamente con uno stile che ricorda moltissimo quello del marito dell’autrice, lo Stefan Sejic a cui dobbiamo la saga di Sunstone (anche qui come lì inserti videogioco-fantasy che non si capisce bene cosa c’entrino, ma vabbé, devo essere io fuori da quel tipo di cultura).
Lettura piacevole ma che mi ha lasciato un po’ d’amarezza. Nel fatto che Dan e Kathy cercano possibili partner per le proprie esperienze, generalmente su internet, si trovano a incontrare al bar persone che si erano presentate con foto che li ritraevano più belli o più giovani di quello che sono, e senza troppe ambasce di coscienza li scartano dall’elenco dei “papabili”. In sostanza, quasi dando ragione a Houellebecq, emerge la percezione che il sesso libertino apra la porta solo a chi è giovane, bello e possibilmente ricco. Per gli altri, pornografia, prostituzione e andare.
(Che poi anch’io considero la bellezza un valore imprescindibile, ci mancherebbe, e guardo con raccapriccio certe coppie che mettono immagini insostenibili su internet. Però uno si immagina sempre un mondo ideale in cui bellezza e giovinezza siano diritti acquisiti per tutti, e prendere atto che non sia così è piuttosto disturbante).
Continua la ricerca di risposte esistenziali trasgressive di Dan e Kathy attraverso il sesso scambista. Di fatto il volume finisce per essere quasi una via di mezzo tra il “romanzo di formazione” e un manuale di istruzioni per chi vuole provare a fare certe cose; storia realistica, senza particolari scossoni, disegnata divinamente con uno stile che ricorda moltissimo quello del marito dell’autrice, lo Stefan Sejic a cui dobbiamo la saga di Sunstone (anche qui come lì inserti videogioco-fantasy che non si capisce bene cosa c’entrino, ma vabbé, devo essere io fuori da quel tipo di cultura).
Lettura piacevole ma che mi ha lasciato un po’ d’amarezza. Nel fatto che Dan e Kathy cercano possibili partner per le proprie esperienze, generalmente su internet, si trovano a incontrare al bar persone che si erano presentate con foto che li ritraevano più belli o più giovani di quello che sono, e senza troppe ambasce di coscienza li scartano dall’elenco dei “papabili”. In sostanza, quasi dando ragione a Houellebecq, emerge la percezione che il sesso libertino apra la porta solo a chi è giovane, bello e possibilmente ricco. Per gli altri, pornografia, prostituzione e andare.
(Che poi anch’io considero la bellezza un valore imprescindibile, ci mancherebbe, e guardo con raccapriccio certe coppie che mettono immagini insostenibili su internet. Però uno si immagina sempre un mondo ideale in cui bellezza e giovinezza siano diritti acquisiti per tutti, e prendere atto che non sia così è piuttosto disturbante).
September 4, 2020
What happens after the plunge? In this round two of Swing, we find out how Cathy and Dan traverse the new waters of ethical non-monogamy. I enjoyed the realism of what it is like trying to get off the ground with this lifestyle such as how long it takes to sometimes find compatible people that both partners like and find attractive, as well as the dance between keeping normal life and one's alternative life separate, especially in the beginning. The wibbles were featured in an honest manner, those pesky waves of rogue jealousy that are common with anyone attempting this no matter how long they have explored.
Great job to the author for showing how things can go wrong; an innocent withholding of information that robs another of their agency in a situation, as well as not realizing that having a safe space to air out things like jealousy is needed or no amount of trust is going to make a damn bit of difference in this lifestyle. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume to see if my guesses are correct about what is going to happen with Cathy and Dan.
Great job to the author for showing how things can go wrong; an innocent withholding of information that robs another of their agency in a situation, as well as not realizing that having a safe space to air out things like jealousy is needed or no amount of trust is going to make a damn bit of difference in this lifestyle. I'm looking forward to reading the next volume to see if my guesses are correct about what is going to happen with Cathy and Dan.
May 25, 2022
Alright... I skimmed through a lot of it, because these people think and talk a lot and they like to repeat themselves. The idea of swinging isn't really for me, but I still quite enjoyed this. It takes care to educate people on the matter. The second volume seemed more interesting to me than the first one, though it's hard to tell since I'm reading them back to back. Overall, it's fine, I'm not particularly into it, but I can't stop myself from continuing...
January 5, 2020
I just started dipping my toes into graphic novels so I'm not sure how to rate this. I love and I hate how short graphic novels are, but I thought this was steamy and entertaining. I liked the couple exploring swinging in a healthy, respectful, and consensual way along with the graphics/images. I thought this was pretty good.
September 23, 2020
Bit of a change with the art style in this volume. Personally, if you start out with a Šejić illustrating your comic changing to any other artist is just naturally going to be a step-down. This is not to say the art is bad. On the contrary, the art is amazing and the story continues to deliver. It's just not 100% Linda Šejić now and she is the goddess of comic art!
April 13, 2023
I guess it was interesting, as in it showed plenty of cons within the scene world.
Kinda disappointed we don't see any 🍆, like cmon. Plenty of 🍒. Not that I need peens in my story, I just think it's always a bit of a coward move.
Will probably read another volume and if I don't get hooked up for real will leave it.
Kinda disappointed we don't see any 🍆, like cmon. Plenty of 🍒. Not that I need peens in my story, I just think it's always a bit of a coward move.
Will probably read another volume and if I don't get hooked up for real will leave it.
March 12, 2024
4.5 Stars
This volume definitely got more into the lifestyle and the dynamics of the rules while in a relationship. It was an open assessment of how a couple would navigate allowing other couples into their most private aspects of their relationship. Interesting depictions and seemed honest. I'm not sure where the series could go from here but there's three more volumes, so we'll see.
This volume definitely got more into the lifestyle and the dynamics of the rules while in a relationship. It was an open assessment of how a couple would navigate allowing other couples into their most private aspects of their relationship. Interesting depictions and seemed honest. I'm not sure where the series could go from here but there's three more volumes, so we'll see.
March 23, 2025
The couple’s swinger lifestyle goes on. And sexy images they are. Now that they wanted to stick to this lifestyle, they needed to find the right couple to do it with. The first swap was a huge success and, oh, so hot! But perhaps they two weren’t as cool as they claim to be. Funny how the little girl walks on her parents having sex on the couch.
Hot and sexy! More, more, more!
Hot and sexy! More, more, more!
May 13, 2025
swing vol 2 picks up where vol 1 ended with Cathy & Dan exploring " The Lifestyle" as swinger's and it goes through each experience some disappointing some very exciting ones and shows the reality of embracing what you like ans don't in the life style. the insecurities the self doubt all are on display as well as the devotion.
cant wait for vol 3
cant wait for vol 3
September 27, 2019
This volume is definitely a little more introspective than the first and I'm interested in what the creators have planned for the story in the long run. Though hopefully it won't fall victim to tired cliches like the ending suggests it's going to.
January 27, 2020
So disappointed 😒 After loving volume 1 so much, I had high hopes for this one figuring things would be getting started. Don't get me wrong, the sexy times are there, I just wanted/was hoping for so much more. I did still enjoy reading a smutty graphic novel based on swinging.
September 28, 2020
Volume 2 has its moments and does an admirable job of depecting a couple starting an alternative lifestyle. Thant's great but almost every interaction outside of that journey is written in a ham handed, ABC Afterschool special style that discredits the rest of the book. Sunstone this isn't.
June 15, 2023
DNF at 65 pgs. The different illustrator is noticeable - the facial expressions are flat and it makes the story seem much more boring. Which, the story is also a little more boring than the first volume, but the art really compounds it.
August 21, 2024
Avrei voluto abbandonarlo al primo capitolo, in quell' esplosione di cattivo gusto che è il giudizio di coppie anziane, grasse o tatuate.
Ho perseverato e trovo l'argomento interessante, anche se i disegni non sono all'altezza e il tema mi sembra più complesso di quanto mostrato finora
Ho perseverato e trovo l'argomento interessante, anche se i disegni non sono all'altezza e il tema mi sembra più complesso di quanto mostrato finora
November 17, 2019
Continues the tale nicely, and good bonus material. Thoughtful and useful info.
January 3, 2020
This was actually.. educational?
January 30, 2020
Living the 'Lifestyle' just seems way too stressful for me.
February 8, 2020
2.5🌟 I really love the art style and I felt that this story was a little bit better because they were swinging and conflict was happening but this series is just alright to me
April 20, 2020
Interesting but the chick just comes across as manipulative to me.
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