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The Joy of Chew

As we approach the end of 2009, many of us reflect on the good and bad things that have happened this year. As I noted in my last blog, this often takes the form of “best of” lists, which generally are good ways for us to think about the year that was. Yesterday, I drove to the comic book store to pick up Chew #7 and decided that Chew is my favorite comic book series of the year. Although I read a fair amount of comic books each month, Chew is on the short list of ones that I impatiently look forward to reading. (Fables, Scalped, Ex Machina, Blackest Night, and Morrison’s Batman and Robin are few others that come to mind. ) For those of you who haven’t read any issues of Chew here is a quick summary. The series is set in a near future U.S. in which the government has outlawed poultry because of an avian flu outbreak. The main character is Tony Chu a former policeman now turned FDA agent. Chu is a cibopath, which means he obtains psychic information about the history of anything he eats (except beets). The FDA is now the most powerful law enforcement agency in the U.S. and the series revolves round Chu fight food crime, vampires, and even his boss and partner. The stories are engaging and unpredictable and make me hunger for more. (I had to throw in at least one food pun.) Almost every issue of book has happily surprised me and what surprises me most about Chew is that I wasn’t prepared to like it so much. I picked it up on a whim and was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. A trade paperback that collects the first five issues came out a few weeks ago and I would highly recommend picking it up. It’s a great series and  if you like odd stories about federal agents, food crimes,  black market chicken, and vampires then give this book a try. I firmly believe that it will leave a good taste in your mouth. (Sorry, I couldn’t help myself.)