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Chew:
International Flavor
Date
  • November 25, 2009 (Part 1)
  • December 23, 2009 (Part 2)
  • January 27, 2010 (Part 3)
  • March 3, 2010 (Part 4)
  • April 14, 2010 (Part 5)
No. of issues5
Page count128 pages
PublisherImage Comics
Creative team
WritersJohn Layman[1]
ArtistsRob Guillory[2]
CreatorsJohn Layman
Rob Guillory
Original publication
Published inChew
ISBN978-1-6070-6260-8
Chronology
Preceded byTaster's Choice
Followed byJust Desserts

Chew: International Flavor is a graphic novel written by John Layman and illustrated by Rob Guillory, that was released in five parts throughout 2009 and 2010 by Image Comics as the second volume of the comic book series Chew, set in the Image Universe, and following Tony Chu, a Cibopathic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats. Chapter One was released November 25, 2009, Chapter Two, Meet Lin Sae Woo, was released December 23, 2009, Chapter Three, Introducing Poyo!, was released January 27, 2010, Chapter Four, WTF, Vampires?!?!?, was released March 3, 2010, and Chapter Five, Cannibal vs. Bloodsucker, was released April 14, 2010. Preceded by Taster's Choice, it is followed by the story arc Just Desserts.[2][3]

The series received a universally positive critical reception.[4][5][6][7] In 2010, Chew won the Eisner Award for Best New Series for Taster's Choice and International Flavor, as well as two Harvey Awards, and was nominated for two Eagle Awards.

Premise[edit]

Chapter One[edit]

Cibopathic federal agent Tony Chu is reunited with his old partner turned-cyborg John Colby on a bizarre new case, as a newly discovered fruit takes the duo to a remote island full of secrets, strangeness-and a shadowy killer with a sinister appetite.[8]

Chapter Two: Meet Lin Sae Woo[edit]

Tony Chu finds himself pursued by Lin Sae Woo, a covert operative and one of the most lethal assassins in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture, with the equivalent of black belts in four different disciplines of martial arts, an expert in hand-to-hand combat, and equally deadly with swords, throwing knifes, sniper rifles and handguns, aiming to make a corpse out of anybody who tries to stand between her and completion of her current assignment.[9]

Chapter Three: Introducing Poyo![edit]

In the world of chicken fighting, Poyo is almost undefeatable, making his owners absurdly rich, and more often than not dead, as he passes from owner to owner as one is killed by the other, as Tony Chu aims to track down the latest murderers to have stolen him.[10][11]

Chapter Four: WTF, Vampires?!?!?[edit]

Tony Chu attempts to rescue food critic Amelia Mintz and his brother Chow from a prison camp, learning of the existence of vampires.[12][13]

Chapter Five: Cannibal vs. Bloodsucker[edit]

Continuing off of his rescue attempt, Tony Chu encounters his nemesis The Vampire for the first time.[14][15]

Reception[edit]

Issue # Publication date Critic rating Critic reviews Ref.
1 November 2009 8.8/10 3 [16]
2 December 2009 8.0/10 1 [17]
3 January 2010 8.4/10 2 [18]
4 March 2010 8.4/10 2 [19]
5 April 2010 7.3/10 2 [20]
Overall 8.2/10 40 [21]

Accolades[edit]

On July 23, 2010, Chew won the Eisner Award for Best New Series for Taster's Choice and International Flavor.[22] On July 26, 2011, it won two 2010 Harvey Awards (Best New Series and Best New Talent) for the volume,[23] and was nominated for two 2010 Eagle Awards.[24]

Collected editions[edit]

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Chew: International Flavor Chew (vol. 1) #6–10 June 9, 2010[25] ISBN 978-1607062608
Chew: The Omnivore Edition: Volume One Chew (vol. 1) #1–10 (Chew: Taster's Choice and International Flavor) August 4, 2010 ISBN 978-1607062936
Chew: The Smorgasbord Edition: Volume One Chew (vol. 1) #1–20 (Chew: Taster's Choice, International Flavor, Just Desserts, and Flambé) November 14, 2013 ISBN 978-1607068051

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mesa, Eric (January 9, 2018). "Review: Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor". Eric's Binary World. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wigler, Josh (June 7, 2010). "Chew On This With John Layman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ^ Mesa, Eric (January 10, 2018). "Review: Chew, Vol. 3: Just Desserts". Eric's Binary World. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Sciretta, Peter (March 24, 2011). "Showtime Developing Comic Book 'Chew' As Dark Comedy Television Series". Slashfilm. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Comics Best Indie Series 2009 – Chew". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "BEST OF 2009: Comic Books, Webcomics And Graphic Novels". December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  7. ^ "CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2009, #25 – 1". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  8. ^ Lenaghan, Tim (November 26, 2009). "Chew #6 Review — IGN". IGN. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  9. ^ McElhatton, Greg (December 28, 2009). "Review: "Chew" #7". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
  10. ^ Phillips, Dan (January 28, 2010). "Chew #8 Review — IGN". IGN. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  11. ^ Zawisza, Doug (January 27, 2010). "Review: "Chew" #8". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  12. ^ Meyer, Jeff (March 7, 2010). "Geek Goggle Reviews: Chew #9". GoCollect. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  13. ^ Lenaghan, Tim (March 3, 2010). "Chew #9 Review — IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  14. ^ Meylikhov, Matthew (April 15, 2010). "Wednesday Is New Comic Book Day! (Reviews 04-14-10)". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  15. ^ Perez, Miguel (April 15, 2010). "Chew #10 Review — IGN". IGN. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
  16. ^ "Chew #6 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. November 25, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
  17. ^ "Chew #7 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. December 23, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  18. ^ "Chew #8 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
  19. ^ "Chew #9 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  20. ^ "Chew #10 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  21. ^ "Chew: International Flavor Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  22. ^ "Chew Wins Best New Series Eisner Award at Comic Book News, Reviews, and Previews – The Blog From Another World". Tfaw.com. July 24, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  23. ^ [1] Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ [2] Archived May 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ Layman, John; Guillory, Rob (June 9, 2010). "Chew Volume 2: International Flavor". Previews World. Retrieved June 9, 2010.

External links[edit]

Category:2009 graphic novels Category:2010 graphic novels Category:Image Comics graphic novels Category:Fiction about cannibalism Category:Food and Drug Administration Category:Vampires in comics

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