Chew #1

On the contrary, my esteemed constables.

I came into this comic with the idea that it was zombie related. I was so wrong. Chew is the story of Tony Chu. Tony is a cop. He is also a cibopath, which means that when he eats something, he gets psychic sensations about where everything in it came from, except, for unknown reasons, beets.

Tony lives in a time where the government has outlawed chicken due to bird flu fears. Because of this, things like chicken speakeasies and Poultfree imitation chicken exist. Sounds crazy, right? That seems pretty tame when you find out what happens after Tony and his partner's stakeout. I'm going to stop there, don't want to give away too much of the story.

The comic has great attention to detail, as well as a great hook to bring the reader in. Plus the story is just believable enough to keep it grounded in reality. The characters are very well written, and are quite believable as well.

The only real bad thing about the comic in my opinion is the lack of rereadability. Some comics you can read over and over again, but this one isn't really one of them. That's not to say that later issues in the series have this problem as well, but the first issue does for sure.

An admirable 8 stars

Chew #1 is a good comic overall. It has drama, suspense, a little bit of a sci-fi element, and just enough craziness to make it unpredictable. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get into a new series. And, to top it all off, the issue is free on Google Play. How about that?

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