Blood Puddin'

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Blood Puddin'
DateFebruary 25 – July 1, 2015
No. of issues5
Main characters
Publisher Image Comics
Creative team
Writers John Layman
Artists Rob Guillory
Original publication
Published in Chew
ISBN 978-1-6321-5396-8
Chronology
Preceded by Chicken Tenders
Followed by The Last Suppers

Blood Puddin' is a graphic novel written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the tenth volume of the American comic book series Chew . [1] [2] [3] The story revolves around cibopathic federal agent Tony Chu, able to get psychic impressions from whatever he eats, as he faces the fallout of his loved ones' failed assassination of "The Vampire/The Collector", seeking to avenge his sister's murder once and for all.

Contents

The series was received positively, [4] [5] [6] [7] and was followed by The Last Suppers .

Premise

The series follows FDA agent Tony Chu, dealing with fallout from his loved ones' attack on "The Vampire/The Collector" leaving Olive, Mason, Applebee and Caesar all hospitalised and Poyo dead. [8] At odds with Colby, Tony is partnered up with D-Bear before preparing to take down his twin sister's killer once and for all. [9] [10] [11]

Reception

Issue #Publication dateCritic ratingCritic reviewsRef.
1February 20157.8/105 [12]
2March 20158.6/106 [13]
3April 20159.2/104 [14]
4May 20158.6/104 [15]
5July 20158.9/1013 [16]
Overall8.6/1028 [17]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedFormatPublication dateISBN
Chew: Blood Puddin'Chew #46–50Trade paperbackAugust 5, 2015 978-1-6321-5396-8
Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 5Chew #41–50 and Warrior Chicken Poyo Trade paperbackDecember 15, 2015 978-1-6321-5623-5
Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 3Chew #41–60, Warrior Chicken Poyo, Demon Chicken Poyo , and Chew/RevivalTrade paperbackJune 28, 2017 978-1-5343-0212-9

References

  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. Verhoven, Karl (August 12, 2015). "Chew Volume Ten: Blood Puddin' Review". Slings & Arrows. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. Richards, Jordan (March 24, 2015). "Is It Good? Chew #47 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  6. Hunt, Levi (May 27, 2015). "Chew #49 Review". IGN . Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  7. McConnell, Kevin McConnell (July 3, 2015). "Action! Vampire! Poyo! "Chew" #50 [Review]". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. Bennett, Chris (June 30, 2015). "Review – Chew #50 (Image Comics)". Big Comic Page. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  9. Coleman, Daniel (July 1, 2015). "Review: Chew #50". Comic Bastards. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. Richards, Jordan (July 1, 2015). "Is It Good? Chew #50 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. Meylikhov, Matthew (July 3, 2015). "Chew #50 by John Layman & Rob Guillory". Paste Magazine . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. "Chew #46 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  13. "Chew #47 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  14. "Chew #48 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  15. "Chew #49 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  16. "Chew #50 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  17. "Chew: Blood Puddin' Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.