Chicken Tenders (Chew)

Chicken Tenders
Date	April – December 2014
No. of issues	6 (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’

Chicken Tenders is a graphic novel written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the ninth volume of the American comic book series Chew . ^{[1] [2] [3] [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 behind his back.

The series was received positively, ^{[5] [6] [7]} and was followed by Blood Puddin' .

Premise

The series follows FDA agent Tony Chu, still 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 date	Critic rating	Critic reviews	Ref.
1	April 2014	8.6/10	5	[12]
2	June 2014	8.9/10	4	[13]
WCP	July 2014	9.4/10	8	[14]
3	September 2014	8.2/10	3	[15]
4	November 2014	9.2/10	9	[16]
5	December 2014	8.7/10	7	[17]
Overall		8.8/10	69	[18]

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Format	Publication date	ISBN
Chew: Chicken Tenders	Chew #41–45 and Warrior Chicken Poyo	Trade paperback	March 10, 2015	978-1-6321-5289-3
Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 5	Chew #41–50 and Warrior Chicken Poyo	Trade paperback	December 15, 2015	978-1-6321-5623-5
Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 3	Chew #41–60, Warrior Chicken Poyo, Demon Chicken Poyo , and Chew/Revival	Trade paperback	June 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. Shannon, Hannah Means (May 1, 2014). "Image Watch: Talking About The Chew/Revival Crossover (And Poyo!) with John Layman". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
5. Verhoven, Karl (February 25, 2015). "Chew Volume Nine: Chicken Tenders Review". Slings & Arrows. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
6. Harper, David (November 5, 2014). "The Beginning of the End is Here in "Chew" #44 [Review]". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
7. Magnett, Chase (December 2, 2014). "Advance Review: Chew #45 Increases the Drama Without Losing the Comedy". ComicBook.com . Retrieved December 2, 2014.
8. Cabeal, Dustin (April 30, 2014). "Review: Chew #41". Comic Bastards. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
9. Robertson, Jessie (May 1, 2014). "Comic Book Review – Chew #41". Flickering Myth. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
10. McCubbin, John (June 24, 2014). "Chew #42 Review". Unleash the Fanboy. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
11. Richards, Jordan (September 2, 2014). "Is It Good? Chew #43 Review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
12. "Chew #41 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
13. "Chew #42 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
14. "Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo #1 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
15. "Chew #43 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
16. "Chew #44 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
17. "Chew #45 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
18. "Chew: Chicken Tenders Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

External links

• Chicken Tenders at Image Comics