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Chew: Family Recipes

Chew: Family Recipes is a comic book graphic novel written by John Layman and drawn by Rob Guillory as the eighth volume of Chew.[1][2][3] Published by Image Comics,[4][5] the story revolves around cibopathic federal agent Tony Chu as he uses his abilities to communicate with his deceased twin sister Toni Chu across time, attempting to avenge her murder, Tony distancing himself from his friends and family in the process, who begin to investigate Toni's death on their own.

Chew: Family Recipes
DateJanuary 23 – July 10, 2013
No. of issues5
Main characters
  • Tony Chu
  • Toni Chu
  • John Colby
  • Amelia Mintz
  • Mason Savoy
  • The Vampire/Collector
PublisherImage Comics
Creative team
WritersJohn Layman
ArtistsRob Guillory
Original publication
Published inChew
ISBN978-1-6070-6938-6
Chronology
Preceded byBad Apples
Followed byChicken Tenders

The series received good reviews,[6][7] and was followed by Chicken Tenders.

Summary

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Anthony (Tony) and Antonelle (Toni) Chu are fraternal twins, each with their own extraordinary (diametrically opposed) abilities: Tony a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from the past of anything he bites/ingests, and Toni a cibovoyant, able to get psychic impressions from the future of anything she bites/ingests. Having been murdered, Toni and her brother communicate through each other's ability, Tony having vowed to catch her killer, and Toni planning to help.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Reception

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Issue # Publication date Critic rating Critic reviews Ref.
1 September 2013 8.8/10 6 [15]
2 October 2013 8.4/10 8 [16]
3 December 2013 6.8/10 4 [17]
4 January 2014 8.6/10 8 [18]
5 July 2013 9.2/10 6 [19]
Overall 8.4/10 56 [20]

Collected editions

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Title Material collected Format Publication date ISBN
Chew: Family Recipes Chew #36–40 Trade paperback April 8, 2014 978-1-6070-6938-6
Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 4 Chew #31–40 Trade paperback July 29, 2014 ‎978-1-6321-5031-8 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 2 Chew #21–40 and Chew: Secret Agent Poyo Trade paperback July 14, 2015 978-1-6321-5428-6

References

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  1. ^ Harper, David (June 7, 2016). "The Creator-Owned Ideal: Looking at the Story Behind Chew as it Begins Its End". SKTCHD. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Mesa, Eric (March 4, 2018). "Take a Big Bite: A look the entire Chew series". Comic Pow!. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Bonthuys, Darryn (May 2, 2017). "John Layman on Chew – Endings, inside jokes and POYO!". Critical Hit. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Harper, David (January 2, 2014). "Reading the Writing in the Sky with "Chew"'s John Layman [Interview]". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Kanayama, Kelly (March 18, 2014). "Interview with John Layman of Chew". WomenWriteAboutComics. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Verhoven, Karl (April 8, 2014). "Chew Volume Eight: Family Recipes Review". Slings & Arrows. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Muirhead, Jennifer (December 16, 2023). "Chew Vol. 8: Family Recipes – Book Review". Weekend Notes. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ^ North, Jordan (September 4, 2013). "Review: Chew #36". Comic Bastards. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  9. ^ Richards, Jordan (September 4, 2013). "Is It Good? Chew #36 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  10. ^ PopMatters Staff (October 4, 2013). "The Bittersweet Aftertaste: "Chew #37"". PopMatters. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Bennett, Chris (December 13, 2013). "Review – Chew #38 (Image Comics)". Big Comic Page. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  12. ^ McCubbin, John (January 24, 2014). "Chew #39 Review". Unleash the Fanboy. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  13. ^ Cheng, Jennifer (January 27, 2014). "Review: Chew #39". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  14. ^ Richards, Jordan (February 26, 2014). "Is It Good? Chew #40 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  15. ^ "Chew #36 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  16. ^ "Chew #37 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. October 9, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  17. ^ "Chew #38 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  18. ^ "Chew #39 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  19. ^ "Chew #40 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  20. ^ "Chew: Family Recipes Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. March 26, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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