Title: Chew: Major League Chew Volume 5
Author: John Layman
Artist: Rob Guillory
Genre: Crime / Humor
Year Published: 2011
Year Read: 2013
Series: Chew #5
Publisher: Image Comics
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 16+ (Strong Language, Gory Violence and Gross Humor)
Introduction:
Just when I thought that this
series could not get any better, it just continues to amaze me! With its wacky sense of humor and going into
the dark and gritty nature of crime sprees, John Layman’s fantastic “Chew”
series just continues to impress me! In
the fifth volume of “Chew” called “Major League Chew,” Tony Chu is
definitely up for some more crazy adventures as the mysteries of the fourth
volume continues to unfold!
What is this story
about?
In this volume, Tony Chu is immediately fired from the FDA
and is forced to work at the municipal traffic division (which it turns out
that he starts enjoying that job)!
Unfortunately, things start going downhill for him when he is kidnapped
by Amelia’s ex-boyfriend and they force him to eat the dead bodies of the
baseball players to discover…new things.
Meanwhile, Tony’s daughter, Olive Chu, is also kidnapped by none other
than Mason Savoy and she will soon discover the secret mission that Mason is on
that could change her life forever!
What I loved about
this story:
John Layman’s writing: Once again, John Layman has proven that humor and
gritty crime noir can be written on the same page together! As usual, I loved the way that John Layman made the story both
hilarious and intense as the mystery surrounding Mason Savoy’s secret mission
and the alien language in the sky continues to intensify in each volume. I also loved the humor being put into this
volume as it was hilarious seeing both Tony and John Colby struggle with their
new jobs and how their new bosses (well, not Tony’s anyway) continues to
torture them for no reason! I also loved
the fact that we get to see more of Olive Chu as she seem suspicious to me in
the previous volumes and it would be interesting to see where Mason takes her character
next in his mission.
Rob Guillory’s artwork: Rob
Guillory’s artwork is as always hilarious and creative to look at as the
characters look truly exaggerated, which makes the story even more humorous in
tone. I was also impressed with how Rob Guillory made some of the
illustrations disgusting to look at, especially the murder scenes, but it was
that aspect of the artwork that really made this comic stand out to me since I
rarely read comics where the gross out humor is actually used to tell an
effective story.
What made me feel
uncomfortable about this story:
For anyone who does not like gross out humor or bloody
violence OR strong language, this
volume does contain a lot of bloody violence that might be uncomfortable for
the squeamish. Also, the gross humor,
that often involves toilet humor, might be a turn off for anyone who does not
like toilet humor in general.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, “Chew: Major League Chew” is a fantastic volume
that is really starting to set things up for all the characters involved and
who knows what Tony Chu and his friends and family will get into next! Now, on to the sixth volume!
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