| Major League Chew | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 2011 – March 2012 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main characters |
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| Page count | 120 pages |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | John Layman [1] |
| Artists | Rob Guillory [2] |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Chew |
| ISBN | 978-1-6070-6523-4 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Flambé |
| Followed by | Space Cakes |
Major League Chew, also known as Baseball, Hot Dogs and Apple Pie, is a graphic novel written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the fifth volume of the American comic book series Chew , set in the Image Universe. [3] After Tony Chu, a Cibopathic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats, is kidnapped, his team sets out to rescue him, while Tony's daughter Olive is trained by Mason Savoy in honing her own abilities. [4] Chapter One was released October 5, 2011, Chapter Two was released December 7, 2011, Chapter Three was released January 18, 2012, Chapter Four was released February 22, 2012, and Chapter Five was released March 18, 2012. [5] Preceded by Flambé , it is followed by the story arc Space Cakes .
The series received a universally positive critical reception. [6] [7]
On Mike Applebee's one good day, Tony Chu's first day and John Colby's last day, an issue of beginnings and endings emerges, involving cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, clairvoyants and—meter maids!? [8] [9] [10] [11]
Tony Chu has been kidnapped: ambushed, knocked out, brought to a remote location, and bound securely, by his girlfriend Amelia's ex-boyfriend Dan Franks, with his captor intending to feed Tony a menu of his choosing to find out what he can see, and therefore learn, as elsewhere, Tony's daughter Olive is kidnapped by Mason Savoy for the same exact reason but a different ultimate purpose. [12]
Force-fed the remains of the dead baseball player from Just Desserts as a part of Dan's tests, Tony involuntarily learns his life story. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Chew #23 contains a brief flashforward to the events of Chew #60 ( Sour Grapes ), serving as an announcement of the intended end of the series. [17]
As Tony's and Olive's stories continue elsewhere, new meaning is brought to the term "Death by Chocolate". [18]
Tony Chu finds himself put up to auction, as his friends and family work around the clock to save them. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets , Randolph and Mortimer Duke from Trading Places , and Jay and Silent Bob from the View Askewniverse make cameo appearances. [24]
| Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chew: Major League Chew | Chew #21–25 and bonus materials | April 25, 2012 [25] | ISBN 978-1-60706-523-4 |
| Chew: The Omnivore Edition: Volume Three | Chew #21–30 ( Just Desserts , Space Cakes , and Secret Agent Poyo ) | March 13, 2013 | ISBN 978-1-60706-670-5 |
| Chew: The Smorgasbord Edition: Volume Two | Chew #21–40 (Major League Chew, Space Cakes, Bad Apples , Chicken Tenders , and Secret Agent Poyo) | July 1, 2015 | ISBN 978-1-63215-428-6 |