Comic Book Previews for September 2nd, 2009
Before you hit the beach, the mountains or some other locale for the Labor Day holiday, don’t forget to swing by your local comic book shop and pick up this week’s new releases! Image Comics continues to serve up plenty for fans of their runaway hit series Chew. Issue four bows this week, along with reprints of the first three issues! This is your chance to catch up on the adventures of Detective Tony Chu all in one week! Pete Wentz, frontman for the band Fall Out Boy, sees his co-creation debut this week with the first issue of Fall Out Toy Works, the first in a five issue limited series! Mice Templar: Destiny #3 also lands in stores this week, giving fans of Image even more to be excited about! Read more
Image Comics’ “Chew” Satisfies in Early Issues
Image Comics has apparently satisfied the appetites of readers ready for something new and filling with its newest ongoing series Chew, a comic book focusing on the rapidly developing adventures of Philadelphia police detective Tony Chu and his unique gift for solving crime. In the series, created by John Layman and Rob Guillory, Chu is identified as a cibopath, someone who can get a feeling and a sense of history of anything he eats, an ability that quickly aids him in the first three issues of this series. Read more
Comic Book Releases for August 5th, 2009
August is here! This first week of our eighth month has lots of comic book action and goodness, so hold on, here we go!
Marvel releases several big issues this week, with Captain America: Reborn #2 continuing the surprising events and twists from Captain America #600 and Reborn #1. Ultimatum’s finale sees the release of two one shots, wrapping up the stories of the Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four in two separate Requiems. Black Panther kicks off it’s second arc with issue seven, and expect an interesting run on the limited series Ghost Rider: Heavens Fire, which starts this week as well. Luke Cage is given an interesting solo story in the creative Luke Cage Noir #1, which sees the hero back home in the Prohibition era! Read more
“The Walking Dead” to Include “Chew” #1 in Next Issue!
“As a creator, there’s nothing more satisfying than hearing that a lot of people are interested in reading your book. The flip side of this is there’s nothing more frustrating than hearing how people can’t get a hold of your book to read,” said John Layman, writer of the breakout new series from Image Comics, Chew. Centering around a detective who gets a psychic impression from anything that he eats, the series was an immediate hit and the first and second issues quickly sold out, prompting a reprinting.
Even though those reprints won’t be available until early August, Image Comics has announced that it will reprint the first issue of Chew, for free, in the back of issue number 63 of the Robert Kirkman series, The Walking Dead, slated for release on July 17th. The black and white full issue will be presented in a flipbook, allowing fans to get two comics for the price of one! Hitching this new book to arguably one of Image’s best known and followed titles is a brilliant way to build interest in this intriguing new series. Read more
Image Comics Announces Sell Outs For Chew
Image Comics has announced that the first and second issue of John Layman and Rob Guillory’s cannibalistic crime thriller, Chew, has sold out. The first issue has also sold out of a second printing.
“I’m shocked, pleased and flabbergasted by the enormous positive response we’ve gotten from Chew,” said John Layman. “I can’t put into words how gratified I am for the readers and retailers who have helped spread the word about this strange and unique little book. I’m also grateful to Image for taking speedy action to help get this book into as many readers’ hands as possible. Thanks, everybody! The best is yet to come!”
Chew tells the story of Detective Tony Chu, who is a cop with a secret. Detective Chu is a Cibopath, which means he gets a psychic impression from whatever he eats. Of course, his rather unusual skill makes him a great detective, when he can stomach the evidence. Once the government learns of his talent, they develop their own special plans for Detective Chu.
