Earlier this year, Magic Wand invited me to a weekend to go over masturbation science and research!
And gosh you guys, just; WOW! Magic Wand sure knows how to treat a girl- in more ways than one! Thank you so much to the company crew for giving me such a magical weekend! In addition to sitting in on a science-packed seminar, I got to live my best life meeting some of the coolest folk, while being chauffeured around, and gobbling up as many chef-made meals and desserts as I could! Adventure-Cartooning never felt so good!
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A Magic Wand Weekend by Erika Moen published November 4, 2025 on ohjoysextoy.com
Erika Moen draws in a simple, cartoony style in a pink palette with black line work. There is a soft watercolor texture on her work. Erika is a middle age cis white woman wearing a black tank top, pink shorts, and black boots. She has poofy bangs and tattoos on her arms.
Page 1
"Outta my way, bitches!" Erika announces as she zips through the air, holding on to the end of her Magic Wand vibrator that is flying around the room like a miniature rocket. "I'm buzzin' down to a-"
Title: Masturbation Conference!
A close-up of the Magic Wand shows a round white head with vibration lines coming off it. It sits atop a thin neck which connects to a much thicker and longer handle that has buttons on it. The cord coming out from the bottom of the wand winds up and around the rectangular panel, creating a boarder around the following text.
Narration: The Magic Wand is, of course, the most iconic vibrator of the last half century. Obviously their sponsorship makes my praise sound bought, but I was crowing about The Magic Wand in my comic more than a decade before I ever worked with them professionally.
"What can I say?" Asks Erika with a shrug while the wand levitates over her hand like magic. "S'why they wanted to work with me in the first place!"
Narration: So earlier this year, I got an email from Magic Wand HQ...
"Hey Erika," An anthropomorphic Magic Wand says cheerily as it protrudes out of a laptop monitor. "we're funding the first scientifically-backed study of vibrator use. Would you provide some illustrations to recruit participants?"
Solemnly, Erika holds up one finger, answering, "Okay, 1) Cool, and 2) YES."
Page 2
"Great!" Enthuses the vibrator, who is typing away at their own laptop, back in their home base. "...Wanna come to the official, fancy conference in Napa Valley when we present the research? We'll fly ya out and put you up, just draw a comic about it to share with The Internet."
Narration: Which brings us to the day before my trip.
Running frantically in circles, Erika exclaims, "I should be packing!!!!"
Caption: (Doing everything except that.)
Date: June 8th
Stopping and intently holding her fingers to her temples to calm herself, she says, "Okay, Erika, it's 11pm, you NEED to get your shit together and PACK for your morning flight tomorrow."
Matt leans in from off-panel, holding up a cordless Magic Wand, and asks, "Did you try the Waterproof Magic Wand they sent us to review?
"--Uh??" Erika asks in surprise.
"They're definitely going to ask you about it at the conference, go test it out!!!" He urges.
Holding the wand with determination, she answers, "Ok! Ok! A quick wank in the tub and then--"
A loud "tkk-" and then "ZOT" send the panel into pitch blackness.
Only Erika's eyes are visible in the dark as she sarcastically comments, "Of course."
Narration: Not even a power outage can stop me from fulfilling my work obligations. Who says Millennials don't know how to work hard?
In silhouette, Erika reclines in a clawfoot bathtub with a "bzzzzzzzzzz" sound effect emanating from it. Resting on the ground, only a couple candles and the flashlight on her cellphone illuminate the scene.
Caption: (Wand review: Very Good)
Page 3
Date: June 9th
Narration: I arrive in San Francisco!
Erika's hand holds up her phone with a text message on the screen reading, "We're all meeting at Baggage Claim in Terminal 2! -The Magic Wand Liaison."
"Go it!" Erika announces confidently as she marches to the right side of the hallway. Behind her, a terminal sign is partially obscured by her word balloon.
With Erika off the panel, the sign is now revealed to read, "Terminal 2" with a big arrow pointing to the right.
A thoroughly exhausted Erika returns, now walking towards the right in the same direction as the sign is indicating.
Narration: I walked the entire length of the terminal before realizing my mistake.
A luxury SUV bounces down the road in silhouette with a little "vroom!" sound effect.
Narration: Magic Wand had us chauffeured the hour and a half drive to Napa Valley.
"Such luxury!" Thinks Erika from inside the car. "Is this what it feels like to be the queen?"
Narration: Waiting for me in my hotel room was a-
Cursive title: Gift Bag!
"Gasp!" Erika gasps, pressing her hands to her cheeks and eyeing the bag in delight.
Now reclining in the midst of all the bag's goodies, she greedily shoves candy into her mouth while observing, "Oh yeah,- snarf! -this is definitely what it feels like to be the queen." Around her floats a Magic Wand mini vibrator, custom earrings, chocolates, snacks, a custom letterpress notebook, and more.
Narration: Then my fellow guests and I were drive to the catered Cocktail Reception at the home of the company's part-owner, Shay Martin.
Shay has chin-length bouncy black hair with shorter bangs and holds a wine glass while chatting animatedly with Erika.
Narration: Her parents originally founded their vibrator empire when she was a child, and now she co-runs it with Dan Martin.
"Aw, the sex toy company is a family business. How wholesome!" Erika thinks to herself while taking a sip of her sangria. "...Or should I say..." She thinks, with a sly look coming over her expression. "...HOLEsome?"
Page 3
Narration: I met Magic Wand's staff, the researchers who are presenting their findings at tomorrow's conference, and my fellow guests, the sex and health editors/writers for some Big Name publications that you've definitely heard of. Some I'd only previously spoken to online, others I was meeting for the very first time!"
Portraits of several people pop up. Coyote Amrich has long, curly black hair and thick black eyebrows. Hallie Lieberman's tightly curly long red hair is yelled back from her face by the sunglasses resting on the top of her head. Ken Kerskovitz wears glasses and has a neatly trimmed short haircut and beard growth.
Date: June 10th
A series of clocks float through the air, each one showing an hour later than the previous.
Narration: Even though I set my alarm, my body insisted on waking up on the hour, every hour, leading up to that time.
Narration: And then it was time for the reason why we're all here in the first place...
In a conference room, a large display fills up most of a wall. It shows the first slide of a powerpoint presentation, this one reading "The Magic Wand Wellness Study". In front of it in silhouette is an audience saying "Ooh!" and "Aah!", one already taking notes in their notepad.
"How does daily pleasure impact quality of life?" Asks Danielle Bezalel, MPH. She is a woman in a cardigan with long, full hair that goes past her shoulders.
Dr. Candice Hargons continues, "This single question led us to one of the most ambitious scientific studies conducted in the field of sexual wellness." She has large, horn-rimmed glasses, chunky earrings, and thin braided tightly-curly hair that is pulled back into a high, long ponytail.
"The idea is to objectively measure and quantify a range of emotional, physical, interpersonal, and sexual responses to changes in a person's daily routine over three consecutive weeks:" Kasey Vigil, MA says as they lean out from behind a row of presentation slides. They have black hair that starts straight at the top and then fills out into curls about mid-way down their face. The wear glasses and a pink collared dress with short, rolled sleeves and a high waist.
Three slides are on display next to each other.
1) Week 1. Abstain from all sexual activity.
Two hearts are shown inside of a circle with a diagonal line cutting through it.
2) Week 2. Daily Magic Wand use.
The silhouette of a Magic Wand vibrator is shown with vibration lines emanating off its round head, next to a clock face that has a giant "24" centered on it.
3) Week 3. Sex as usual.
An infinity loop shows little hearts floating around it.
Page 4
"Once the institutional Review Board signed off on our study-" Sarah Tomchesson explains in her smart, business blazer and pearl necklace. Her long pink hair is swept back behind her shoulders, and she gestures at the various images behind her, like the silhouettes of three people who are giving the thumbs up sign while sitting at a table labeled "IRB". "-and the Magic Wand company provided funding, -" She continues, motioning at the giant floating anthropomorphic Magic Wand that is wearing sunglasses and "making it rain" by pushing off individual bills from their stack of money that they hold in the other hand. "- the team was ready to start! the! research!" Sarah concludes triumphantly.
Narration: Out of 5,000 applicants, 1,000 participants were selected and each received a Magic Wand vibrator.
Five human silhouettes are lined up next to each other, each one labeled with a "1k" on their chest. The middle one has one arm raised in triumph while the other hand holds a Magic Wand.
Narration: Not gunna lie, the statistics and graphs went way over my head.
Erika is shown in a very simplified style with a river of tears running down her face. She looks mega stressed out and thinks to herself, "plz don't make me do math, I draw dicks for a living."
Narration: But the analysis did surprise me!
Erika flexes her puny little arms (revealing her armpit hair), observing, "Turns out, when people feel pleasure on a regular basis, it increases their confidence and makes them more productive."
Narration: Obviously, I figured masturbation/orgasm would improve the participants' moods in general, but I was surprised to learn that it strengthened their relationships- both romantic and social.
Two very muscular arms link hands together, recreating the pose from the Epic Handshake meme.
Narration: Their interactions with other people in general improved, not just with the people they were banging!
Two people in silhouette are shown crossing the other's path while pushing their own grocery cart. They smile and wave at each other as they walk in opposite directions.
Narration: Happiness begets happiness,
One heart floats by itself with an arrow emanating from it, pointing to a cluster of hearts all floating together in a clump.
Narration: horniness begets horniness.
A single flame floats by itself, with an arrow emanating from it, pointing to a cluster of flames floating together in a clump.
A Magic Wand's cord encircles the following text:
Narration: There were a bunch more findings shared, and people can actually conduct their own experiment on: MagicWandOriginal.com/study
Page 5
Narration: After the presentation we whisked away to a wine tasting at a vineyard that Shay is involved with, AXR.
With her cheeks puffed up like a chipmunk and her lips pursed, Erika holds up her glass of wine and sheepishly asks, "Er, I've never done this before... Am I supposed to swish and spit into this bucket??? (That's what they do in the movies, right?)" A decorative buckets sits on the table in front of her.
"Oh, you are just precious." The sommelier says somewhat smugly as he refills her glass. "Do you drink wine?"
"Like..." Erika admits with an embarrassed smile. "Once a year? From a box?"
Narration: (turns out, the bucket is for dumping the un-drunk wine samples into.)
Narration: Then we were chauffeured to Bistro Don Giovanni where we were treated to a pre-planned feast. The menu was even customized with Magic Wand's logo! Fancy!
Erika ecstatically shovels food into her open mouth. Swirls and clouds of good scent emanate around her. Names of the dishes they were served float among the swirls, reading things like: White beans, Whole Roasted Chicken, Rosemary-Roasted Potatoes, Beet and Haricot Vert, Crostata di Frutta, Frito Misto, Tiramisu, Fusilli alla Giani, Arancini, Seasonal Vegetables, (among more that are partially obscured)
Narration: I kept thinking they had finally brought the last platter... and then another would appear. I ate past the point of being full because I didn't want to miss out on anything.
On her bed in the dark, Erika lays on her back with her limbs starfished out around her. Tendrils of the feast's essence swirl off of her very plump belly.
Narration: Back in my room at midnight, I was painfully over-full.
Triumphantly, Erika announces, "I regret nothing."
Page 7
Date: June 11th
Narration: Woke up still too full.
"OoOoogggg" Moans Erika, still flat on her back in bed. "...I still regret nothing."
Narration: The other guests and I met in the lobby and loaded into our chauffeured rides. We spent the two hour trip to the airport talking shop about writing about sex professionally.
The silhouette of the luxury SUV bounces down the road with a "vroom!" and various word balloons coming out of it.
One word balloon reads, "Health-Fitness articles pay 50% more than articles on sex."
Another states, "There's a move away from the word 'sex' in publications, now you say 'dating' or 'romance.'"
Somebody else chimes in, "Gen Z is experiencing a backlash to the sex-positive movement of the 2010s."
A fourth person concludes with, "'Increasing semen loads' is the hot topic du jour in publications."
Exiting the car with her luggage, Erika calls back to the driver over her shoulder, "Thank you for driving us! ...and for listening to all that!"
"Haha!" He laughs.
Narration: A short flight home later...
The white silhouette of a plane flies over a map of the west coast, following a dotted line that ends at Portland.
"Welcome back, baby!" Matt greets Erika. "Tell me all about it! Did they ask about the Waterproof Magic Wand??"
Still holding her luggage, Erika looks stunned as she realizes, "It did not come up even once."
Transcribed by Erika Moen on October 20, 2025 for ohjoysextoy.com
Erika Moen draws in a simple, cartoony style in a pink palette with black line work. There is a soft watercolor texture on her work. Erika is a middle age cis white woman wearing a black tank top, pink shorts, and black boots. She has poofy bangs and tattoos on her arms.
Page 1
"Outta my way, bitches!" Erika announces as she zips through the air, holding on to the end of her Magic Wand vibrator that is flying around the room like a miniature rocket. "I'm buzzin' down to a-"
Title: Masturbation Conference!
A close-up of the Magic Wand shows a round white head with vibration lines coming off it. It sits atop a thin neck which connects to a much thicker and longer handle that has buttons on it. The cord coming out from the bottom of the wand winds up and around the rectangular panel, creating a boarder around the following text.
Narration: The Magic Wand is, of course, the most iconic vibrator of the last half century. Obviously their sponsorship makes my praise sound bought, but I was crowing about The Magic Wand in my comic more than a decade before I ever worked with them professionally.
"What can I say?" Asks Erika with a shrug while the wand levitates over her hand like magic. "S'why they wanted to work with me in the first place!"
Narration: So earlier this year, I got an email from Magic Wand HQ...
"Hey Erika," An anthropomorphic Magic Wand says cheerily as it protrudes out of a laptop monitor. "we're funding the first scientifically-backed study of vibrator use. Would you provide some illustrations to recruit participants?"
Solemnly, Erika holds up one finger, answering, "Okay, 1) Cool, and 2) YES."
Page 2
"Great!" Enthuses the vibrator, who is typing away at their own laptop, back in their home base. "...Wanna come to the official, fancy conference in Napa Valley when we present the research? We'll fly ya out and put you up, just draw a comic about it to share with The Internet."
Narration: Which brings us to the day before my trip.
Running frantically in circles, Erika exclaims, "I should be packing!!!!"
Caption: (Doing everything except that.)
Date: June 8th
Stopping and intently holding her fingers to her temples to calm herself, she says, "Okay, Erika, it's 11pm, you NEED to get your shit together and PACK for your morning flight tomorrow."
Matt leans in from off-panel, holding up a cordless Magic Wand, and asks, "Did you try the Waterproof Magic Wand they sent us to review?
"--Uh??" Erika asks in surprise.
"They're definitely going to ask you about it at the conference, go test it out!!!" He urges.
Holding the wand with determination, she answers, "Ok! Ok! A quick wank in the tub and then--"
A loud "tkk-" and then "ZOT" send the panel into pitch blackness.
Only Erika's eyes are visible in the dark as she sarcastically comments, "Of course."
Narration: Not even a power outage can stop me from fulfilling my work obligations. Who says Millennials don't know how to work hard?
In silhouette, Erika reclines in a clawfoot bathtub with a "bzzzzzzzzzz" sound effect emanating from it. Resting on the ground, only a couple candles and the flashlight on her cellphone illuminate the scene.
Caption: (Wand review: Very Good)
Page 3
Date: June 9th
Narration: I arrive in San Francisco!
Erika's hand holds up her phone with a text message on the screen reading, "We're all meeting at Baggage Claim in Terminal 2! -The Magic Wand Liaison."
"Go it!" Erika announces confidently as she marches to the right side of the hallway. Behind her, a terminal sign is partially obscured by her word balloon.
With Erika off the panel, the sign is now revealed to read, "Terminal 2" with a big arrow pointing to the right.
A thoroughly exhausted Erika returns, now walking towards the right in the same direction as the sign is indicating.
Narration: I walked the entire length of the terminal before realizing my mistake.
A luxury SUV bounces down the road in silhouette with a little "vroom!" sound effect.
Narration: Magic Wand had us chauffeured the hour and a half drive to Napa Valley.
"Such luxury!" Thinks Erika from inside the car. "Is this what it feels like to be the queen?"
Narration: Waiting for me in my hotel room was a-
Cursive title: Gift Bag!
"Gasp!" Erika gasps, pressing her hands to her cheeks and eyeing the bag in delight.
Now reclining in the midst of all the bag's goodies, she greedily shoves candy into her mouth while observing, "Oh yeah,- snarf! -this is definitely what it feels like to be the queen." Around her floats a Magic Wand mini vibrator, custom earrings, chocolates, snacks, a custom letterpress notebook, and more.
Narration: Then my fellow guests and I were drive to the catered Cocktail Reception at the home of the company's part-owner, Shay Martin.
Shay has chin-length bouncy black hair with shorter bangs and holds a wine glass while chatting animatedly with Erika.
Narration: Her parents originally founded their vibrator empire when she was a child, and now she co-runs it with Dan Martin.
"Aw, the sex toy company is a family business. How wholesome!" Erika thinks to herself while taking a sip of her sangria. "...Or should I say..." She thinks, with a sly look coming over her expression. "...HOLEsome?"
Page 3
Narration: I met Magic Wand's staff, the researchers who are presenting their findings at tomorrow's conference, and my fellow guests, the sex and health editors/writers for some Big Name publications that you've definitely heard of. Some I'd only previously spoken to online, others I was meeting for the very first time!"
Portraits of several people pop up. Coyote Amrich has long, curly black hair and thick black eyebrows. Hallie Lieberman's tightly curly long red hair is yelled back from her face by the sunglasses resting on the top of her head. Ken Kerskovitz wears glasses and has a neatly trimmed short haircut and beard growth.
Date: June 10th
A series of clocks float through the air, each one showing an hour later than the previous.
Narration: Even though I set my alarm, my body insisted on waking up on the hour, every hour, leading up to that time.
Narration: And then it was time for the reason why we're all here in the first place...
In a conference room, a large display fills up most of a wall. It shows the first slide of a powerpoint presentation, this one reading "The Magic Wand Wellness Study". In front of it in silhouette is an audience saying "Ooh!" and "Aah!", one already taking notes in their notepad.
"How does daily pleasure impact quality of life?" Asks Danielle Bezalel, MPH. She is a woman in a cardigan with long, full hair that goes past her shoulders.
Dr. Candice Hargons continues, "This single question led us to one of the most ambitious scientific studies conducted in the field of sexual wellness." She has large, horn-rimmed glasses, chunky earrings, and thin braided tightly-curly hair that is pulled back into a high, long ponytail.
"The idea is to objectively measure and quantify a range of emotional, physical, interpersonal, and sexual responses to changes in a person's daily routine over three consecutive weeks:" Kasey Vigil, MA says as they lean out from behind a row of presentation slides. They have black hair that starts straight at the top and then fills out into curls about mid-way down their face. The wear glasses and a pink collared dress with short, rolled sleeves and a high waist.
Three slides are on display next to each other.
1) Week 1. Abstain from all sexual activity.
Two hearts are shown inside of a circle with a diagonal line cutting through it.
2) Week 2. Daily Magic Wand use.
The silhouette of a Magic Wand vibrator is shown with vibration lines emanating off its round head, next to a clock face that has a giant "24" centered on it.
3) Week 3. Sex as usual.
An infinity loop shows little hearts floating around it.
Page 4
"Once the institutional Review Board signed off on our study-" Sarah Tomchesson explains in her smart, business blazer and pearl necklace. Her long pink hair is swept back behind her shoulders, and she gestures at the various images behind her, like the silhouettes of three people who are giving the thumbs up sign while sitting at a table labeled "IRB". "-and the Magic Wand company provided funding, -" She continues, motioning at the giant floating anthropomorphic Magic Wand that is wearing sunglasses and "making it rain" by pushing off individual bills from their stack of money that they hold in the other hand. "- the team was ready to start! the! research!" Sarah concludes triumphantly.
Narration: Out of 5,000 applicants, 1,000 participants were selected and each received a Magic Wand vibrator.
Five human silhouettes are lined up next to each other, each one labeled with a "1k" on their chest. The middle one has one arm raised in triumph while the other hand holds a Magic Wand.
Narration: Not gunna lie, the statistics and graphs went way over my head.
Erika is shown in a very simplified style with a river of tears running down her face. She looks mega stressed out and thinks to herself, "plz don't make me do math, I draw dicks for a living."
Narration: But the analysis did surprise me!
Erika flexes her puny little arms (revealing her armpit hair), observing, "Turns out, when people feel pleasure on a regular basis, it increases their confidence and makes them more productive."
Narration: Obviously, I figured masturbation/orgasm would improve the participants' moods in general, but I was surprised to learn that it strengthened their relationships- both romantic and social.
Two very muscular arms link hands together, recreating the pose from the Epic Handshake meme.
Narration: Their interactions with other people in general improved, not just with the people they were banging!
Two people in silhouette are shown crossing the other's path while pushing their own grocery cart. They smile and wave at each other as they walk in opposite directions.
Narration: Happiness begets happiness,
One heart floats by itself with an arrow emanating from it, pointing to a cluster of hearts all floating together in a clump.
Narration: horniness begets horniness.
A single flame floats by itself, with an arrow emanating from it, pointing to a cluster of flames floating together in a clump.
A Magic Wand's cord encircles the following text:
Narration: There were a bunch more findings shared, and people can actually conduct their own experiment on: MagicWandOriginal.com/study
Page 5
Narration: After the presentation we whisked away to a wine tasting at a vineyard that Shay is involved with, AXR.
With her cheeks puffed up like a chipmunk and her lips pursed, Erika holds up her glass of wine and sheepishly asks, "Er, I've never done this before... Am I supposed to swish and spit into this bucket??? (That's what they do in the movies, right?)" A decorative buckets sits on the table in front of her.
"Oh, you are just precious." The sommelier says somewhat smugly as he refills her glass. "Do you drink wine?"
"Like..." Erika admits with an embarrassed smile. "Once a year? From a box?"
Narration: (turns out, the bucket is for dumping the un-drunk wine samples into.)
Narration: Then we were chauffeured to Bistro Don Giovanni where we were treated to a pre-planned feast. The menu was even customized with Magic Wand's logo! Fancy!
Erika ecstatically shovels food into her open mouth. Swirls and clouds of good scent emanate around her. Names of the dishes they were served float among the swirls, reading things like: White beans, Whole Roasted Chicken, Rosemary-Roasted Potatoes, Beet and Haricot Vert, Crostata di Frutta, Frito Misto, Tiramisu, Fusilli alla Giani, Arancini, Seasonal Vegetables, (among more that are partially obscured)
Narration: I kept thinking they had finally brought the last platter... and then another would appear. I ate past the point of being full because I didn't want to miss out on anything.
On her bed in the dark, Erika lays on her back with her limbs starfished out around her. Tendrils of the feast's essence swirl off of her very plump belly.
Narration: Back in my room at midnight, I was painfully over-full.
Triumphantly, Erika announces, "I regret nothing."
Page 7
Date: June 11th
Narration: Woke up still too full.
"OoOoogggg" Moans Erika, still flat on her back in bed. "...I still regret nothing."
Narration: The other guests and I met in the lobby and loaded into our chauffeured rides. We spent the two hour trip to the airport talking shop about writing about sex professionally.
The silhouette of the luxury SUV bounces down the road with a "vroom!" and various word balloons coming out of it.
One word balloon reads, "Health-Fitness articles pay 50% more than articles on sex."
Another states, "There's a move away from the word 'sex' in publications, now you say 'dating' or 'romance.'"
Somebody else chimes in, "Gen Z is experiencing a backlash to the sex-positive movement of the 2010s."
A fourth person concludes with, "'Increasing semen loads' is the hot topic du jour in publications."
Exiting the car with her luggage, Erika calls back to the driver over her shoulder, "Thank you for driving us! ...and for listening to all that!"
"Haha!" He laughs.
Narration: A short flight home later...
The white silhouette of a plane flies over a map of the west coast, following a dotted line that ends at Portland.
"Welcome back, baby!" Matt greets Erika. "Tell me all about it! Did they ask about the Waterproof Magic Wand??"
Still holding her luggage, Erika looks stunned as she realizes, "It did not come up even once."
Transcribed by Erika Moen on October 20, 2025 for ohjoysextoy.com