“Chew, Vol.2: International Flavor” (Image)

Writer: John Layman | Artist: Rob Guillory

Cibopathic detective Tony Chu – able to get psychic impressions from whatever he eats – has a strange new case. A newly-discovered fruit which, when cooked, tastes remarkably like chicken, leads Chu to a small Western Pacific island – an island full of secrets, intrigue... and murder!

Just a quick review, this. This volume of Layman and Guillory’s delightfully weird series displays the same strengths and humour as Taster’s Choice. This made me laugh and cringe, but was always entertaining and addictive.

“Chew Volume 1: Taster’s Choice” (Image)

Writer: John Layman | Artist: Rob Guillory

Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, 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. He’s been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases.

This series is so delightfully weird! Chew is zany and tongue-in-cheek, with a brilliant, bizarre premise. Detective Tony Chu is a “cibopath” (see image below for explanation of how this effects his diet). One night, he goes for an illicit chicken dinner, only to stumble onto the trail of a serial killer. What follows is his transformation from simple detective to FDA Special Crimes Investigator extraordinaire. If you want a comic that breaks boundaries and is funny and disturbing in almost equal measure, then I would definitely recommend you give Chew a read.