Chew #8 by John Layman

Here we are again Mr. Chu! Tony Chu is still on Yamapalu (which I Googled, and it is not a real location (or maybe it is a secret location?(or maybe google doesn’t know about Yamapalu? (or maybe they know and they don’t want us to know?) and he is being jerked around by the locals. He is placed in a holding cell by the local constable where he is tormented by the brutes already in custody. They deliver a multitude of swirlies to him junior high style. And he gets to taste all the nonsense left in the toilet bowl, YUCK.  

This happens to be the second time I can remember in the comic where Tony Chu absolutely loses it with anger. (the first time being when he begins to eat the face of the killer in issue #1) He gets pissed off and begins to attack the brutes, thoroughly beating them about the head and shoulders until knuckles are painted with bloody vengeance. After biting one of them, he and the constable (who now believes that Tony is actually with the FDA) go on a wild goose chase (chicken actually) from hidden grave, to hidden cockfighting league, to the king of cocks himself, Poyo the chicken. Good story, though not as grabbing as some of the earlier issues, I hope that John Layman isn’t running out of steam because I would like to see this comic continue for a long long time! Most intriguing moment: does anyone know what raw ALIEN fruit tastes like!?!?

One piece of criticism with this issue: If you are going to put a bada** chicken on the front with metal headgear and a title like “king of cocks”, then you better show us a chicken whooping some trash! All they show is a bunch of fight posters that showcase the many matches Poyo has been in, not one finger bit or one eye pecked in the entire issue. We’ll see what the next has to bring.

Chad

Chew #8 by John Layman