Just Desserts (Chew)

Just Desserts
Cover to Chew #15 by Rob Guillory.
Date	June 9 – November 10, 2010
No. of issues	5
Main characters	Tony Chu John Colby Amelia Mintz Mason Savoy
Page count	128 pages
Publisher	Image Comics
Creative team
Writers	John Layman [1]
Artists	Rob Guillory [2] [3] [4]
Original publication
Published in	Chew
ISBN	978-1-6070-6335-3
Chronology
Preceded by	International Flavor
Followed by	Flambé

Just Desserts is a 2010 graphic novel written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the third volume of the American comic book series Chew , set in the Image Universe. Following Tony Chu, a Cibopathic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats, Chapter One was released June 9, 2010, Chapter Two was released July 14, 2010, Chapter Three was released August 18, 2010, Chapter Four was released September 29, 2010, and Chapter Five was released November 10, 2010. Preceded by International Flavor , it is followed by the story arc Flambé .

The series received a universally positive critical reception. ^[5]

Premise

Chapter One

Things are looking up for Tony Chu! He's got a girlfriend, a partner he trusts, and even seems to be getting along with his jerk boss. Only when he discovers an exclusive diner's club of the rich who commit crimes in order to procure the meat of the rare, exotic and extinct, having stolen a frozen intact mastodon to eat, he must infiltrate their annual dinner and stop them. Guess who's coming to dinner to stop them? ^{[6] [7] [8]} The cast of Office Space make cameo appearances. ^[9]

Chapter Two

As Tony goes undercover, the killer cockerel Poyo returns! ^{[10] [11]}

Chapter Three

As Mason Savoy returns, a double agent is revealed. ^{[12] [13]}

Reporters Peter Parker and Jimmy Olsen make cameo appearances. ^[9]

Chapter Four

Tony and Mason must face off against one another in a "Cibopath Showdown". ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Chapter Five

Tony takes Amelia to meet his family at Thanksgiving, including his twin sister Toni, and his previously unmentioned daughter Olive, as the skies of Earth are left permanently alit with a strange fiery message written in an alien language into the atmosphere itself, changing the world forever. ^{[17] [18]}

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Published date	ISBN
Chew: Just Desserts	Chew (vol. 1) #11–15	November 24, 2010 [19]	ISBN   978-1607063353
Chew: The Omnivore Edition: Volume Two	Chew (vol. 1) #11–20 (Just Desserts and Flambé )	December 21, 2011	ISBN   978-1607064268
Chew: The Smorgasbord Edition: Volume One	Chew (vol. 1) #1–20 ( Taster's Choice , International Flavor , Just Desserts, and Flambé)	November 14, 2013 [20]	ISBN   978-1607068051

The special-length Chew #15 was published with a tri-fold poster cover, repeating the positioning of The Last Supper . ^{[21] [22]}

References

1. Layman, John (March 26, 2010). John Layman Talks Chew and the Comic's Next Arc, Just Desserts. Things From Another World. Retrieved March 26, 2010– via YouTube.
2. Wigler, Josh (June 7, 2010). "Chew On This With John Layman". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
3. Meyer, Jeff (July 8, 2010). "Image Comics announces Comic-Con variant cover for Chew #12". GoCollect. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
4. MacDonald, Heidi (July 9, 2010). "Image News: Chew Poyo variant and more Firsts". Comics Beat . Retrieved July 9, 2010.
5. Sciretta, Peter (March 24, 2011). "Showtime Developing Comic Book 'Chew' As Dark Comedy Television Series". Slashfilm . Retrieved March 24, 2011.
6. Schleicher, Stephen (June 7, 2010). "Image Comics Sneak Peek of the Week". Major Spoilers. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
7. Murphy, Chris (June 11, 2010). "Rare and Well Done All at Once: Chew #11 [Review]". ComicsAlliance . Retrieved June 11, 2010.
8. Meyer, Jeff (June 13, 2010). "Geek Goggle Reviews: Chew #11". GoCollect. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
9. Cronin, Brian (February 12, 2015). "Comic Book Easter Eggs – A Collection of Chew Easter Eggs!". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved February 12, 2015.
10. Schleicher, Stephen (July 13, 2010). "Image Comics Sneak Peek of the Week". Major Spoilers. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
11. Phillips, Dan (July 15, 2010). "Chew #12 Review — IGN". IGN . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
12. Meylikhov, Matthew (June 3, 2014). "John Layman and Rob Guillory Share Their Greatest Hits After Five Years of "Chew"". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
13. Perez, Miguel (August 19, 2010). "Chew #13 Review — IGN". IGN . Retrieved May 8, 2012.
14. Perez, Miguel (March 7, 2010). "Geek Goggle Reviews: Chew #14". GoCollect. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
15. Perez, Miguel (September 30, 2010). "Chew #14 Review — IGN". IGN . Retrieved May 5, 2012.
16. Jennings, Tyler (September 30, 2010). "Review: Chew #14". Big Shiny Robot!. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
17. McElhatton, Greg (November 9, 2010). "Chew #15 Review". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved November 9, 2010.
18. Perez, Miguel (November 11, 2010). "Chew #15 Review — IGN". IGN . Retrieved May 4, 2012.
19. Layman, John; Guillory, Rob (November 24, 2010). "Chew Volume 3: Just Desserts". Previews World . Retrieved November 24, 2010.
20. 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.
21. Image Comics (June 10, 2010). "Image announces Chew #15 special". Major Spoilers. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
22. Glover, Nick (March 16, 2015). "The Best Comics You're Probably Not Reading: Chew". Twin Cities Geek. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

External links

• Just Desserts at Image Comics