Chew: Chicken Tenders

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Chew: Chicken Tenders
DateApr. 20 – Nov. 23, 2016
No. of issues6 (5 + one-shot)
Main characters
  • Tony Chu
  • John Colby
  • Mason Savoy
  • Olive Chu
Publisher Image Comics
Creative team
Writers John Layman
Artists Rob Guillory
Original publication
Published in Chew
ISBN 978-1-6321-5289-3
Chronology
Preceded by Family Recipes
Followed by Blood Puddin’

Chew: Chicken Tenders is a comic book graphic novel written by John Layman and drawn by Rob Guillory as ninth volume of Chew . [1] [2] [3] Published by Image Comics, including one-shot Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo, [4] the story revolves around cibopathic federal agent Tony Chu, able to get psychic impressions from whatever he eats, as those closest to him conspire to avenge his sister's murder.

Contents

The series received good reviews, [5] [6] [7] and was followed by Blood Puddin’ .

Summary

The comic follows FDA agent Tony Chu, as reeling from the murder of his twin sister Toni Chu, he throws himself into his work. Meanwhile, those closest to Tony, including his partner John Colby, his archenemy Mason Savoy, and his daughter Olive Chu, conspire to track down Toni's killer – "The Vampire". [8] [9] [10] [11]

Reception

Issue #Publication dateCritic ratingCritic reviewsRef.
1April 20148.6/105 [12]
2June 20148.9/104 [13]
WCPJuly 20149.4/108 [14]
3September 20148.2/103 [15]
4November 20149.2/109 [16]
5December 20148.7/107 [17]
Overall8.8/1069 [18]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedFormatPublication dateISBN
Chew: Chicken TendersChew #41–45 and Chew: Warrior Chicken PoyoTrade paperbackMarch 10, 2015 978-1-6321-5289-3
Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 5Chew #41–50 and Chew: Warrior Chicken PoyoTrade paperbackDecember 15, 2015 978-1-6321-5623-5
Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 3Chew #41–60, Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo, Chew: Demon Chicken Poyo, and Chew/RevivalTrade paperbackJune 28, 2017 978-1-5343-0212-9

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