#rob guillory chew

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Chew Vol 6

[optimistpax]

Holaa, Starscream, Prowl, and Ratchet for the comic recommendation 🦤 thank you in advance 🦉

For Starscream

CHEW by Rob Guillory and John Layman

I feel like Starscream would relate to the underdog Tony in CHEW along with the weird drama (and terrible bosses) that can be found in this food related horror/comedy

For you

Seconds by Brian Lee O’Malley

I think if you’re a Starscream fan you might like this one! Starscream’s plot lines often tend to feature him failing repeatedly and persisting anyways and like Starscream for better or worse this protagonist has a very similar arc.

For Prowl

Noir: a Collection of Crime Comics by Various Authors

He strikes me as the kind of character who thinks he’s in a noir. So it goes to follow… he would like reading noirs.

For you

Midnight City: Corpse Blossom by GMB Chomichuck

Ok this one is also a noir, but it’s also a horror and the art is beautiful and disturbing. I think a Prowl fan would especially appreciate the twist on retro propaganda posters in this comic though.

For Ratchet

A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

If you liked the other memoires I recommended for Ratchet you will like this one as well. It’s a very honest account of experiencing the end of the life of a loved one along with all the complicated emotions that come with it and the fact that life doesn’t stop around you while it’s happening.

For you:

Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola

If you like Ratchet as a character you will also like Hellboy. Trust me on this one.

[kozmosjeravnodusan]

this is kinda sorta the plot of chew by john layman and rob guillory

would recommend <3

imagine how much more fucked up the history of the world would be if eating someone's brains reliably conferred on you their memory and knowledge

[poeisabellebolton]

Chew

I think that this comic series has really interesting concepts and ideas, and I really like their idea of solving crimes through visions that Tony Chu (the main protagonist) sees when he consumes things. After reading more about the comic and about Tony’s first assignment, in which he finds out a cook has been killing people and using them for his chicken soup, I’m much more interested about actually reading the comics.

Personally, the art style is not my favourite because I quite like heavier lines and less characterised features however I value Rob Guillory’s use of colour and how he creates these varied characters, in turn making them more recognisable and iconic.

[poeelianawhitcomb]

"Chew" is a comic book series was created by the writer John Layman and artist Rob Guillory. It was published in 2009 by Image Comics. The comic series is well known for its unique humor, crime, and the supernatural, revolving around a world where certain foods confer special abilities.

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COMIC Research

(POTENTIAL SPOILERS)

John Layman and Rob Guillory - CHEW

Chew is an American Comic Series, written by John Layman and illustrated by Rob Guillory, which follows the protagonist 'Tony Chu', an agent of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and solves crimes, doing so by consuming a variety of foods.

Chew, in itself, has a very distinctive art style, with the characters seeming very pointed and sharp, and this is further pushed with the heavy shading present with the black.

To me, though different in its own ways, the style brings my mind to the works of Shawn Coss, who has always been an inspiration of mine.

It's a very brutalist style that, from what I perceive the comic is about, really matches.

Not only that but the composition almost reminds me of Cowboy Bebop, which was a Japanese 'Neo-Noir Space Western' series from 1998.

An illustration depicted which is a clear reference to 'The Last Supper' as painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Jeff Lemire and Jose Villarrubia - Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth is an American comic drawn by the Canadian Cartoonist, Jeff Lemire.

Described as "Mad Max meets Bambi", Sweet Tooth follows a young boy by the name of Gus, a young boy with deer-like features (antlers and ears) as he is rescued by a man by the name of Jepperd as he was nearly slain by hybrid cultists, like his father had been.

Earning the nickname of "Sweet Tooth" by eating all of Jepperd's candy, Gus would follow along with Jeppard up until his betrayal, having been exchanged for the remains of his wife to a scientific facility.

(There is more but I won't recite the entire Wikipedia article).

Similarly to Chew, Sweet Tooth's style does seem rather dark art style, although the colour composition (atleast in the image above, as The Return seems to have a more refurbished style, (which made research EXTREMELY DIFFICULT), is a lot more neutral, with it having a sort of water-colour-like vibrancy to it.

Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard - The Walking Dead

Contrary to belief, the comic was actually created before the series had been adapted (starting in 2009 where the series was greenlit in 2010).

With the first six issues being illustrated by Tony Moore, along with him creating the cover art for the first twenty-four issues, the torch would then be passed onto Charlie Adlard.

You're probably tired of hearing it by now, but this style does indeed carry some similar motifs of the ones seem previously, with the very stark shading seen in the cover art.

Whereas within the actual comic itself, the style being simply just in black and white, which was said to be due to the cost of printing in colour, but it had became the iconic style used.

Which works very well to its benefit, as it gives it a very gritty, old noir aesthetic.

Bill Morrison

Bill Morrison is an American comic book artist, writer and editor, and he was accredited with co-founding Bongo Comics alongside Matt Groening (the creator of The Simpsons) and Cindy and Steve Vance.

Morrison's style is actually a lot more cartoonish and versatile, as it's able to adapt to the needed thematics and general style of the characters, which is seen especially with his work on the Simpsons comics.

Now, either I'm not looking very hard, or these comic series' are actually pretty difficult to find online.

But his works do perfectly encapsulate the friendly homeliness of The Simpsons and their antics.

Bryan Lee O'Malley

O'Malley is the illustrator known mostly for his creation of the Scott Pilgrim series and its distinctive cartoonish style.

Scott is a young boy who's a bit of a loser, and he manages to score a girlfriend by the name of Ramona, however this comes with the difficulty of having to fight and take down her six ex boyfriends and one ex girlfriend.

The most noticeable aspects of his character design and overall designs of the comics is the cel-shading and the style itself, which consists of very chunky lines, vibrant characters, and of course, the eyes.

It's also pretty fun to note that O'Malley is also a musician under the name of Kupek.

Frank Miller

Frank Miller is an American comic book artist and writer, known most notably for his work on Daredevil, wherein he had created the character Elektra, and his work on The Dark Night Returns.

He's known to combine inspirations from film-noir and Manga, having quoted been saying that "American [and English] comics are too wordy, and Japanese comics are too empty. So I'd attempted to create a hybrid."

The style, which is mostly unseen in popular comics, actually has more thin and wispy lines, as opposed to the typical bold and cartoonish ones.

It almost seems like the outlines were done with finalisers whereas the colours were done in watercolours, giving off a very blended and shady look.

I also just think it's worth noting that his rendition of Batman is an absolute unit of a man, and it really gives off the impression of a superhero that you would never want to cross.

[poelouisewalker]

Chew: Tony Chu is a cop with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is one of the few cibopaths in the world, 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. Artwork by astonishing comics newcomer Rob Guillory.

The art style of 'chew' is very bold with there mostly being straight lines that puts everything together with quite simple colours as they aren't as vibrant as eye catching as usual comics. I do like the style in general and when I begin my own comic I plan to use similar way of drawing.

[poerosiehighton]

CHEW

Written by John Layman "Chew" is about a man named Tony Chu who when he eats things he can see where they came from and some of their memories also known as "psychic impressions". After a mission involving a chef and 13 dead bodies the government has found out his secret and will use it whether Tony likes it or not.

When looking into this I stumbled upon a website that let's you read the first book of some graphic novels:

Read Chew #1 | Image Comics

The art design by Rob Guillory is quite dark with hardly any bright colours use to complement the fairly bleak story.

It first came out in 2009 and has released 60 novels.

[poenikolahance]

Chew: Tony Chu is a cop with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is one of the few cibopaths in the world, 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. Artwork by astonishing comics newcomer Rob Guillory.

[nateorr25]

The last topic from my research list is a comic series created by John Layman and Rob Guillory named 'Chew'. I've heard of this series a few times but never thought much of it even though the premise is quite interesting and different. it follows police detective Tony Chu who has a strange ability where, if he eats a dead body, he will have a psychic vision showing him who killed them. The book reminds me of Dexter and The walking dead shown in the style of 'I hate fairyland', (I'll show bellow) While I do like the sound of the story and plot I will most likely not read this as I think the style is quite off putting, I do think that the style goes hand in hand with the idea and story telling but It's just not for me.

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May Wrap Up!

My favorite of the month was The Poppy War by RF Kuang! Full titles and star ratings for all the books I read under the cut!

No. 6 Vol 1 by Atsuko Asano and Hinoki Kino- 4⭐️

The Poppy War by RF Kuang- 5⭐️

The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat- 5⭐️

Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook and Ryan Estrada- 5⭐️

Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah- 4⭐️

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim- 5⭐️

Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier- 4⭐️

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler- 3⭐️

A Masc for Purim by Roz Alexander- 4⭐️

The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar- 4⭐️

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan- 3.5⭐️

Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru- 4.5⭐️

Making Love With the Land by Joshua Whitehead- 4.5⭐️

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka- 5⭐️

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi- 5⭐️

House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski- 4⭐️

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee- 4.5⭐️

The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories by Illan Pappé- 5⭐️

Ma and Me by Putsata Reang- 5⭐️

Justice League International vol 3 by Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire, and JM DeMatteis- 3⭐️

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan- 4.5⭐️

I also DNFed Siren Queen by Nghi Vo, Chew vol 1: Taster's Choice by John Layman and Rob Guillory, and The Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford

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Chew Vol 6

[tastebuds1]

Jedidiah Jenkins is a farmer-but his cash crop isn't corn or soy. Jed grows fast-healing, plug-and-play human organs. Lose a finger? Need a new liver? He's got you covered. Unfortunately, strange produce isn't the only thing Jed's got buried. Deep in the soil of the Jenkins Family Farm, something dark has taken root, and it's beginning to bloom.

From ROB GUILLORY, Eisner-winning co-creator and artist of Image Comics' CHEW, comes a new dark comedy about science gone sinister and agriculture gone apocalyptic. Nature is a Mother.

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Mosely #1 gets stunning variant covers by Mike Huddleston, Jorge Corona, and Sarah Stern

Mosely #1 gets stunning variant covers by Mike Huddleston, Jorge Corona, and Sarah Stern #comics #comicbooks

BOOM! Studios has revealed variant covers by superstar artists Mike Huddleston and Jorge Corona with Sarah Stern for Mosely #1, the premiere issue of the brand new five-issue limited series from Farmhand creator and co-creator of Chew, Rob Guillory, highly acclaimed artist Sam Lotfi, colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu, and letterer Andrew Thomas, chronicling one man’s attempt to take down the mighty…

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This is the variant cover for Astro City: That Was Then ... (March 2022) by Rob Guillory.