Chew
Comic Summary: story JOHN LAYMAN art & cover ROB GUILLORY JUNE 3 32 PAGES / FC $2.99 Tony Chu is a cop with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. It's a dirty job, and Tony has to eat terrible things in the name of justice. And if that wasn't bad enough, the government has figured out Tony Chu's secret. They have plans for him… whether he likes it or not. Presenting a twisted new series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants, written by JOHN LAYMAN (Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness, House of M: Fantastic Four and PUFFED) with mind-blowing art by astonishing comics newcomer ROB GUILLORY. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Codes: 70985300808800111 APR090337 MAY098173 JUL098037
- Price:
$2.99$2.39- Artist:
- Rob Guillory
- Author:
- John Layman
- Cover Artist:
- Rob Guillory
- Release Date:
- June 3, 2009
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- Not currently available
- Contains content intended for mature readers
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Customer Reviews
I don’t want to be the only review here, but if you haven’t been reading/heard of “Chew” than you should probably pull up a chair and dig in.
The newest player from Image comics came so far out of left field that the first issue had to be reprinted three times to fill demand. The series is savoringly simple, strangely elegant with a just a hint of disturbing. In a word: Delicious.
If you’re wondering about all the food analogies, “Chew” is the story of Tony Chu (ha-ha-ha) an agent of the FDA in a world where a government ban on most meat products has made fried-chicken speakeasys and Food and Drugs Administrators with liscenses to kill an everyday part of the food-smuggling, criminal underground.
The disturbing element? Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. So, a piece of broccoli brings up images of pesticides and dirt. A hamburger brings up images of cows being shoved, still kicing, into the grinder. And, nibbling on the body of a corpse/killer brings up their memories…the essential ingrediants needed for an investigator to close a case.
For a point of reference, think a more whimsical “Wormwood, Gentlemen Corpse”. The key to the whole thing is Tony Chu, who is as charming a loveable loser as he is a dedicated, by-the-book agent. Intended for mature audiences, it’s a young series. So, hop on the bandwagon and see what other morsels John Lahman (of Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness and PUFFED fame) and urban-style artist Rob Guillory have under under a heat lamp waiting for us.
1 pts.