Title: Chew: International Flavor Volume 2
Author: John Layman
Artist: Rob Guillory
Genre: Crime / Humor
Year Published: 2011
Year Read: 2013
Series: Chew #2
Publisher: Image Comics
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 16+ (Violence, Strong Language and Some Gross Humor)
Introduction:
After reading the first
volume of this fantastic series “Chew:
Taster’s Choice,” I was geared up to read the second volume “Chew: International Flavor!” “Chew: International Flavor” is just as
interesting and creative as the first volume and being that John Layman’s “Chew” series is an Eisner Award Winning and Harvey Award
Winning series, this volume is definitely something that any comic book fan
should check out!
What is this story
about?
In this volume, Tony Chu is back and this time he is working
with his old partner John Colby (you know, the guy who had his face cut off in
the first volume and now, half of his face is robotic)? Anyway, Tony and John stumble upon a case on
the mysterious island Yamapalu and not only does Tony meet a tough female spy
named Lin Sae Woo, but he also notices that many of the people who were killed
on the island have mysterious bite marks on their necks…
Vampires do not exist, do they?
What I loved about
this story:
John Layman’s writing: Just like the first volume, John Layman’s writing is just as good
in this volume as it was in the first volume!
I loved the way that John Layman
characterized each character as all the characters in this volume were written
in an exciting and intense way! I really
enjoyed the character Tony Chu as he is shown to be a strong and sarcastic
character that has already come to terms with his special powers and I loved
the scenes where he gets angry at people who make him use his powers for idiotic
reasons. I also loved John Colby as he
was also just as sarcastic as Tony and yet, he remains to be a great friend to
Tony, even standing up for him against his boss. John Layman did a brilliant
job at balancing both the humor and the horror in this volume as I found myself
laughing at all of Tony’s misfortunes on his adventures. I also loved the little “vampire” twist on
this story since at first, I was rolling my eyes at the idea that they would
introduce a concept that was used over a MILLION
times in other stories, but in this volume, it was actually used in an
extremely creative way and I hope to read more about the “vampire” situation in
the next volume!
Rob Guillory’s artwork: Rob
Guillory’s artwork as usual is both hilarious and somewhat disgusting in an
extremely good way! Even though this
volume is not as disgusting as the first volume, the artwork of the characters
discovering murdered bodies is truly effective as you can see the blood spilling
out of the victims, which gives the artwork a truly chilling feel. I also loved the way that Rob Guillory made the characters look
cartoonish in nature and yet, there is still some intensity to the artwork.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
The only problems in this volume involve many scenes of
characters getting murdered and some strong language. Even though this volume is not as disgusting
as the first volume, there is still a bit of gross humor such as Tony coming
across a large pile of poop in his first case that might make any reader feel a
bit ill. Also, there is some strong
language in this volume, such as the continuous use of the “s” word and anyone
who is offended by such words might want to skim over them.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Chew: International Flavors” is a fantastic follow up
to John Layman’s “Chew” series and I am
definitely looking forward to reading more from the “Chew” series and seeing what
kind of wacky and intensifying crimes that our favorite characters will get
into next!
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