#rob guillory chew

[readtilyoudie]

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

[poejeydonnicholas]

Chew

Chew - (2009 - 2016)

Illustrator: Rob Guillory

Writer: John Layman

Basically the comic is about a guy who can taste where food comes from, going as far as eating humans to know their history.

I like the style its not afraid to be gory and dark which is cool, its diffucult to find stuff like this now with everything being family friendly.

Its an interesting concept but im not hooked enough to read all 60 issues.

[poetyayres]

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 story of this comic does sound like quite an interesting concept so I think this would be something I would read.

I do think the comics art is also very interesting as it has this very stylised look that's non-conformative to standard anatomy and kind of reminds me of comics like The Umbrella Academy and Invincible.

[poecharlieodell]

i kill giants

what is it about?

“I kill giants” is about a girl called Barbara. who uses her imagination to escape her real world problems, she wants to grow up to be a giant killer despite no one else believe if they exist.

Barbara acts out in school, gets bullied and gets into fights. And struggles to be raised by her older sister

Barbara appears to be a bad kid but she’s just a kid dealing with her problems in her own way

artstyle

I like the art style for “i kill giants”. Its illustrated by J.M Kim Niimura. The art style looks quite cartoony and reminds me of the horrid Henry art style in the books.

saga

what is it about?

Saga is all over the place, it’s about a husband and wife (Alana and Marko) and their daughter Hazel.

Alana and Marko belong to two different alien species that have been at war with each other for a long time, fleeing authorities from both sides of the galatic war as they struggle to look after and raise hazel.

artstyle

Saga is illustrated by Fiona staples and looks incredible detailed and realistic.

lumberjanes

what is it about?

Lumberjanes is about a group of five close friends; Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley. Who go to a summer camp called “Miss Qinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thisle Crumpet’s camp for Hardcore lady-types.

The cam appears to be normal at first, the girls quickly discover magic creatures, strange events and secrets in the woods surround their camp.

The story focuses on their adventures, solving mysteries and earning scout badges.

art style

The Lumberjanes style reminds me a lot of the Adventure time art style it’s not identical but it has similar characteristics

chew

what is it about?

A cop called Tony Chu who is able to get psychic impressions from whatever he eats (he’s a cibopath).

which means he’s a really good detective but has to eat corpses and weird things so that he can solve crimes.

Even worse the government has figured out Tony’s secret power and they have plans for him weather they like it or not .

art style

The art work is made by Rob Guillory and the artstyle for Chew is really really nice in my opinion, it looks quite rough, sketchy and .. gritty?

It’s weird to describe but I absolutely love it as it pairs with the story

sweet tooth

what is it about?

Sweet tooth is about a young deer-boy called gus. The world is has been devastated by a virus called “the sick”

And at the same time the virus appeared so did hybrid children (part human, part animal)

art style

I’m not too keen on the art style for sweet tooth, it looks awkward and a bit ugly?

but it dose tie nicely with the story as the story is quite dark and sad.

[artsymeadowblog]

Rob Guillory: Chew

Research + discuss:

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. The government found out about Tony Chu's secret. And they've got plans for him, whether he likes it or not. It's like a crazy new show about cops, criminals, chefs, cannibals, and people who can see the future.

The artistic style doesn't look interesting to me, as several characters share similar facial features, particularly the small eyes and body structure.

[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.

I personally really like this style but not so much the theme. I think the style is really incredible and well detailed.

[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.

[readtilyoudie]

Chew Vol 5

[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

[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.