Current Endeavours

Oh Joy Sex Toy


Ongoing Webcomic and Publisher. 7 Self published Volumes, Oni-Press, Glénat, 2013-Present

Matthew's widely acclaimed sex education and review site. 500+ individual comics on a variety of sex-positive topics with diverse creators. It strives to be relevant to a wide variety of genders, body types, and sexualities. Self started small business with a staff of 5.


Accolades & Press Page

Let's Talk About It


Random House Graphic 2021

The go-to graphic novel handbook for older teens who have questions about sex. Covering relationships, friendships, gender, sexuality, anatomy, body image, safe sex, sexting, jealousy, rejection, sex education, and more.


A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021
New York Public Library Best Books 2021
Chicago Public Library Best Teen Non fiction 2021

About

Matthew Nolan is a Creative Director, born 1985 and graduated with BA with Honours in Computer Game Art from the University of Teesside in 2007. He lives in Portland, Oregon where he currently runs a comics publishing business.

In addition to creating comics, he has a deep and rich history of work in the Games Industry, where he specialized as a versatile Art and Design Lead, with managerial responsibility. He has been happily married to his partner Erika Moen since October 2008.

Bibliography


2021
Let's Talk About It, Random House Graphic

2020
Drawn to Sex - Our Bodies and Health, Limerence Press

2018
Drawn to Sex - The Basics, Limerence Press

2017
Oh Joy Sex Toy Coloring Book, Limerence Press
Oh Joy Sex Toy V4, Book Store & Kickstarter Versions

2016
Oh Joy Sex Toy V1, V2 and V3, Book Store Versions, Limerence Press, previously self released 2014/2015/2016

Client List Comics

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
Colorado Department of Human Services
include.io (Lesbians Who Tech & Allies)
Vibratex (Magic Wand)
OMGYes.com
The Nib
Wow Tech (We-vibe)

Client List Games

Graham Software & Development
Garage Games
StumpTown Game Machine
Ngmoco
Helioscope Studio
Shifty Look (SDCC & PAX)

Contact

Business Inquiries

For job, and business inquiries, including those for Oh Joy Sex Toy, contact: matthewdanielnolan (at) gmail (dot) com
Resume can be made available on request.

For Foreign Rights Acquisition or publisher inquires of the Oh Joy Sex Toy Books or Drawn to Sex, contact: Oni Press or their representative at IDW.

For inquires about Let's Talk About It, contact our agent Monica Verma; MVerma (at) lgrliterary (dot) com and our publisher Whitney Leopard of Penguin Random House Graphic; wleopard (at) penguinrandomhouse (dot) com


Future Book Options

For inquires into future book options, contact Matthew's and Erika’s agent Monica Verma; MVerma (at) lgrliterary (dot) com


Advice

Unfortunately Matthew does not have time to answers questions. If you need advice, please google your question or go to a message board on the subject. For anything to do with sex/sexuality/gender Scarleteen covers everything you could possibly want to know!