Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats, is on a bizarre new case. A newly discovered fruit takes Agent Chu to a remote island full of secrets, Presenting the second storyline of IGN.com's pick for Best Indie Series of 2009 and MTV Splash Page.com's pick for Best New Series of 2009. Find out what the fuss is about in this latest a twisted and darkly funny comic about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals and clairvoyants.strangeness-and a shadowy killer with a particularly sinister appetite.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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For anyone who has read Chew Volume One this is a fantastic follow on! The art is still by Rob Guillory, so is consistently awesome, and the story is still by John Layman, so is hilarious and slightly... bizzare... in a good way...
Tony Chu is a cibopath, which means that he gets "psychic impressions" from anything he eats... so, if he eats an apple he sees where it grew, who picked it and how it travelled etc, and if he eats a burger he'll see lots and lots of cow blood and guts and will more than likely throw up... the only food that doesn't affect him in this way is beets, so he eats lots of beets...
This time around Tony Chu gets a psychic impression from what he thinks is soup and follows a lead to a small pacific island in order to find a piece of fruit which tastes oddly like chicken when cooked... the story develops in a way that I don't think anyone could predict... lots of twists, turns and quirky, slightly dark nonsense! There's also some nice character development, new and old, and we get to see some old (also somewhat robotic) faces re-appear, like Colby (it's not a spoiler if it's on the front of the book...)! Anyway, if you're a fan of the first book, definitely get this one, and then the third too as that's also awesome, and if you're new to Chew I'd recomend getting Volume One before getting this one so you understand it a bit more, though it's not essential as it does re-introduce all the cast quite nicely with the "This is Tony Chu, he's a cibopath" bits from the first book.
All in all, 5 out of 5.
Tony Chu is a cibopath, which means that he gets "psychic impressions" from anything he eats... so, if he eats an apple he sees where it grew, who picked it and how it travelled etc, and if he eats a burger he'll see lots and lots of cow blood and guts and will more than likely throw up... the only food that doesn't affect him in this way is beets, so he eats lots of beets...
This time around Tony Chu gets a psychic impression from what he thinks is soup and follows a lead to a small pacific island in order to find a piece of fruit which tastes oddly like chicken when cooked... the story develops in a way that I don't think anyone could predict... lots of twists, turns and quirky, slightly dark nonsense! There's also some nice character development, new and old, and we get to see some old (also somewhat robotic) faces re-appear, like Colby (it's not a spoiler if it's on the front of the book...)! Anyway, if you're a fan of the first book, definitely get this one, and then the third too as that's also awesome, and if you're new to Chew I'd recomend getting Volume One before getting this one so you understand it a bit more, though it's not essential as it does re-introduce all the cast quite nicely with the "This is Tony Chu, he's a cibopath" bits from the first book.
All in all, 5 out of 5.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Noel
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Tony Chu's old partner who in the first strip was, ahem, cut out from the story early on, returns to this book as an FDA agent with a new face. Together they bust a ring of chicken smugglers which leads Chu onto the trail of a new type of fruit that tastes like chicken and is located on a remote tropical island. Along the way he'll encounter a deadly government agent with a cyborg rat, mysterious and shady killers, a vampire, a mayor that's kidnapping the world's greatest chefs (including Chu's brother Chow), and Chu's love interest, the food critic Amelia Mintz.
I'm falling hard for this comic book. John Layman's originality and storytelling verve, complimented perfectly by Rob Guillory's amazing art is making this the best least well known comic book series out there! I really think TV networks/studios are missing out on this storyline as I think it would be a perfect show.
The story is written brilliantly as it picks up seamlessly from the first book, adding depth to Chu's character as he grows as an agent. The boss who hates him is given an added dimension as well and events from the first book make perfect sense and add another layer onto the second book's storyline. You also get the feeling that it's building toward a larger storyline as the chicken fruit seems to have come from a similar place which was mentioned in the first book and may have links to the overall story of this world's bird flu epidemic.
In short, Layman's written a fantastically realised series that I can only see getting better in the future. While Mason Savoy is left out of this book, it only makes the next book in the series more tantalising. Comics fans - check out this book today! It is absolutely brilliant and "International Flavor" is somehow even better than the first one. Can't wait to read the next book!
I'm falling hard for this comic book. John Layman's originality and storytelling verve, complimented perfectly by Rob Guillory's amazing art is making this the best least well known comic book series out there! I really think TV networks/studios are missing out on this storyline as I think it would be a perfect show.
The story is written brilliantly as it picks up seamlessly from the first book, adding depth to Chu's character as he grows as an agent. The boss who hates him is given an added dimension as well and events from the first book make perfect sense and add another layer onto the second book's storyline. You also get the feeling that it's building toward a larger storyline as the chicken fruit seems to have come from a similar place which was mentioned in the first book and may have links to the overall story of this world's bird flu epidemic.
In short, Layman's written a fantastically realised series that I can only see getting better in the future. While Mason Savoy is left out of this book, it only makes the next book in the series more tantalising. Comics fans - check out this book today! It is absolutely brilliant and "International Flavor" is somehow even better than the first one. Can't wait to read the next book!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tom O
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Chew volume 2 isn't the strongest entry in the chew story arcs but the fact that it's still funny, original and well drawn is credit to the overall standard of the series. It's heartening to see a book a smart and and witty as this be one of the breakout hits of last year. I can thoroughly recommend any of the Chew series to anyone.
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Wonderfully disgusting
One of the most original and witty pieces of sequential art I have ever read. Unlike a lot of "edgy" comics which are gory or gross for the sake of being gory or gross,... Read more
Published 9 days ago by gareth235
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Chew it
good volume, crazy stories as usual, and always lots of bites. Most original comics I've read in a while .
Published 12 days ago by Sérgio
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Finger Lickin' Funny
Enjoying this series. The things Chu has to eat get more disgusting, the plot gets thicker and more random than a badly conceived sauce.
Published 18 days ago by Dominic M. Garnett
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Even better than volume 1
Chew is the most original and entertaining comic series I've read since Preacher. Stop reading reviews and buy it already.
Published 21 days ago by EvilJim
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A good bite
Brilliant read amazing drawings too funny as all ways.
Can't wait to get my teeth into the next lot (pardon the pun)
Can't wait to get my teeth into the next lot (pardon the pun)
Published 2 months ago by Ryan
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This is the difficult second album.
This is the difficult second album. How can you compete with the deliciously simple yet astoundingly original ideas from the first book? You can't. Read more
Published 10 months ago by 365 Graphic Novels
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get the 3 volumes now!
if u like comics or graphic novels or whatever u want to call them, get this 3 ones !!
amazingly odd and cool !! humor in a bizarre way that is very delighful!!
amazingly odd and cool !! humor in a bizarre way that is very delighful!!
Published on 9 April 2011 by thisismypenname
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great series, truly inventive...
I love this series, and would like some more now please! Funny, sickening (cos he has to eat stuff that you really wouldn't eant to!) great story lines. Buy me!
Published on 5 Nov 2010 by Mr. V. A. Thomas
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