Chew
Cover to Chew #1 . Art by Rob Guillory.
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Action/adventure, humor/comedy
Publication date	June 2009 – present
Number of issues	6 (as of November 2009)
Main character(s)	Tony Chu
Creative team
Writer(s)	John Layman
Artist(s)	Rob Guillory
Letterer(s)	John Layman
Colorist(s)	Rob Guillory Lisa Gonzales (#5-)
Creator(s)	John Layman Rob Guillory
Collected editions
Taster's Choice	ISBN 1607061597

Chew is an American comic book series written by John Layman^[1] with art by Rob Guillory^[2] and published by Image Comics.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Collected editions 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Chew centers around Tony Chu, a police detective who is "cibopathic," meaning he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. Chu is appointed to the FDA, which, because of the illegalization of chicken, has now become the most powerful law-enforcement branch of the United States government.

[edit] Collected editions

The series is being collected into trade paperbacks:

• Chew Volume 1: Taster's Choice (collects Chew #1-5, 128 pages, November 2009, ISBN 1607061597)

[edit] Reception

The first three issues of Chew have all sold out multiple printings with the first issue receiving four printing as well as being reprinted in black and white in The Walking Dead #63.^[3][4]

Critical reception has been mostly positive. IGN gave the first issue a 9.5 out of 10 and the subsequent issues 9.0, 9.1 and 8.8 respectively.^[5]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official blog