There's absolutely no sense in starting from here. Now since this is the fourth collection, gathering issues #31-40, of the series, if you're new to the comic, I suggest you go back to the beginning ( Chew: The Omnivore Edition, Vol. That is the Gooreads preview for the book and it is as good as an explanation of what's going on without actually reading the books. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bit into or ingested. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Each with their an extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. The whole thing is just brilliant.Īnthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. He also peppers the pages with jokes and visual cues that help readers put together events and their relative significance. Guillory has captured the characters emotions flawlessly bringing individuality and life to each.

Layman's writing is fantastic and blends seamlessly with Guillory's artwork. But what makes this volume stand out is the depth of feeling it generates as Tony Chu works through his grief for the death of his sister Toni while simultaneously trying to revive his relationship with his daughter, Olive. We also see parts of the longer story arcs come together, as Gallsaberries, the Avian Flu, the 'Vampire', chicken baron Montero, the mysterious writing in the sky and NASA all start to be woven together that little bit more. The fourth volume of the Omnivore Edition, featuring Bad Apples and Family Recipe has the same quirky humour to which we've become accustomed and each chapter has its own short case for one of the main characters to work through.

Chew, Vol. 4 by John Layman