Chew: Family Recipes

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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
Publisher Image Comics
Creative team
Writers John Layman
Artists Rob Guillory
Original publication
Published in Chew
ISBN 978-1-6070-6938-6
Chronology
Preceded by Bad Apples
Followed by Chicken Tenders

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.

Contents

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

Summary

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

Issue #Publication dateCritic ratingCritic reviewsRef.
1September 20138.8/106 [15]
2October 20138.4/108 [16]
3December 20136.8/104 [17]
4January 20148.6/108 [18]
5July 20139.2/106 [19]
Overall8.4/1056 [20]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedFormatPublication dateISBN
Chew: Family RecipesChew #36–40Trade paperbackApril 8, 2014 978-1-6070-6938-6
Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 4Chew #31–40Trade paperbackJuly 29, 2014 978-1-6321-5031-8
Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 2Chew #21–40 and Chew: Secret Agent PoyoTrade paperbackJuly 14, 2015 978-1-6321-5428-6

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