Chew Nomnibus

by John Layman, Rob Guillory (illustrator)

Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases. Also included are the blockbuster one-shots featuring everybody’s favorite homicidal rooster, SECRET AGENT POYO, WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO, DEMON CHICKEN POYO.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

1488 pages, Paperback

Published March 25, 2025

About the author

John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing Chew, published by Image Comics.

Reviews

[Tresi Fair · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was excellent!!

[Nick Belhomme · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engaging story - one of the few comics which actually make me laugh regularly. So the humor is for me spot on.
The reason why it is 4 and not 5 is the story does progress and each chapter is interwoven, but it has a lot of chapters which are just fluff, fillers which brings nothing to the story as a whole and thus also make it feel repetitive at times. "Must investigate A, bring it to a close."

[Amritesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bizarre, fast-paced crime story set in a world where food is heavily regulated and psychic powers are tied to what you eat. It follows Tony Chu, a cibopathic police detective who gets psychic impressions from anything he tastes, including corpses. The writing blends gore, humour, and mystery with surprising control, with the exaggerated, expressive art a perfect match for the frenetic tone.

[Donna Craddock · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely amazing series, laughed out loud many times, so detailed and entertaining!

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

badass! love the writing, characters and Amazing art and colouring.

[Aaron Bettis · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 rounding up to 5 stars because of all the LOST and Robert Kirkman easter eggs in the details.