Chew Smorgasbord Edition Volume 2 Signed & Numbered Edition

Chew #5-8

by John Layman, Rob Guillory (Illustrator)

The second 20 issues of the New York Times best-selling, Harvey-and multiple-Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants are collected in one oversized slip-cased volume, jam-packed with extras. A feast for your senses and a diet for your wallet! Collects CHEW #21-40 & Secret Agent Poyo.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

576 pages, Hardcover

First published July 14, 2015

About the author

John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing Chew, published by Image Comics.

Reviews

[The Lion's Share · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

Despite this being funny and extremely original, it just doesn't tantalise my imagination and for that reason I don't think I'll be continuing.

[Lukasz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still a solid story. Plus, it introduces Poyo.

[Eric Mesa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great bit of story. A large article will follow the next hardcover.

[Paul Allard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our cibopath and more adventures – silly, fun and quite good

The premise behind this omnibus compilation of Chew is that Tony Chu is a cibopath – by eating something, he learns its history and all about it. He is hired by the FDA at a time when all chicken is banned due to a disastrous outbreak of avian flu. In this second volume of stories, he encounters a whole range of similarly-powered people with a lot of interesting abilities. There's ongoing plotlines involving ex-partners and a cyborg rooster.

The style is cartoony and the stories are inevitably silly but quite fun. Worthy of a look, especially if you're acquainted with Volume 1.

[Guillermo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bueno, menuda sorpresa. Y menudo comicazo. El primer integral me dejó algo frío, pero claro, veo con perspectiva que era una introducción. A todo. Al lore, la historia, los personajes, sus particularidades y hasta al dibujo. Ahora es cuando esto ha despegado, y de qué manera.
Al final del anterior yo era un descreído, no entendía cómo esto podía tener tan buena prensa. Error. Todo está bien, todo en su sitio. Incluso ese dibujo exagerado y caricaturesco se destapa aquí como algo necesario y súper atractivo.
Este tomo tiene sus puntos álgidos, sus personajes molones (Toni, te queremos) y algún pequeño bache, pero poca cosa. Con enormes ganas de hincarle el diente al siguiente.