CHEW Omnivore Edition, Vol. 1
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1607062933 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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DELICIOUS!! Dusty Bottoms is Dead & Gone Awesomeness. I read the monthly issues of Chew, but I had to get this hardcover anyway. I love the series, and if you haven't checked it out, you're missing one of the best and funniest stories the comic medium can tell.Chew blends food-centric cop drama with absurd comic sci-fi and cannibalism. Ton. CHEW Smorgasbord Edition - not what you expect **** SPOILER ALERT ****I met the creative team behind this graphic series at the this year's New York ComicCon, where I purchased this very heavy book and had the pleasure of chatting with both Rob Guillory and John Layman, two of the nicest and funniest (and obviously very creative!) people you'll . The characters and world of Chew are an absolute joy to discover and spend time with Detective Tony Chu is a cibopath, which means he gets psychic impressions from the food he eats. He can see how a piece of fruit was cultivated and what pesticides were used, or how the cows that became his hamburgers were slaughtered. Other times, his powers flash onto things far more heinous. Like
A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest and most bizarre cases. Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. 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. This gorgeous, oversized edition loaded with extras follows Tony for the first ten issues of IGN's pick for "Best Indie Series of 2009," and MTV Splash Page's "Best New Series of 2009." Collects the New York Times' best seller "Taster's Choice," as well as the follow-up story-arc "International Flavor."
Guillory's loose, loopy style, with its wildly distorted anatomy and perspective, underscores Layman's humor but is grounded in brick-solid storytelling; a knockout scene early on, where Chu becomes overwhelmed by the psychic residue in a single spoonful of soup, perfectly sums up the curious aftertaste of this nutty, tangy tome. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Though Layman's tone can be inconsistent--fluctuating between light comedy and grisly violence--it levels out when other characters with