Thursday, July 11, 2013

Chew Volume 7: Bad Apples TPB [2013] by John Layman | Rob Guillory

      

   

CHEW VOLUME 7: BAD APPLES TRADE PAPERBACK
John Layman mentioned both Chew #14 and Chew #19 play a major role as the second half of the series races towards Chew #60. Chew #14 focuses on Tony’s last girlfriend Mindy who severs her own big toe and Tony saves it in the fridge as well as the cornering of Savoy. Savoy reveals to Colby that the government is lying and he wants to find the truth and asks to join him. Chew #19 begins with the President of the United States, the Queen of England, and the Pope assassinated however it was stopped by the combined effort of Tony and his sister. There are hints there is a connection between the avian flu and the sky writing.

Following the death of his sister Toni, Tony is reinstated into the FDA and deals with a case of people who are immolated. The incident is led to an energy drink that activates when people have chicken in their systems. The High Priestess of the Church of the Divinity of the Immaculate Ova has declared war on the chicken eaters.

Colby discovers Caesar been working with Savoy the whole time. Meanwhile Tony tracks down the collector who killed his sister. The collector reveals his origin to Tony over dinner however it is a hologram. Colby brings Savoy in and Tony discovers his sister left him a toe.

This paperback collects
Chew #31-35

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5