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Chew #42

 

Writer: John Layman

Artist: Rob Guillory

Reviewer: Aitch Cee

 

As always Chew is a consistent comic; story and art wise and this issue is no different.

It makes no sense for me to go into depth about the synergy that Layman and Guillory have because I have run out of superlatives. The main plot of the story is that Tony Chiu is sent to investigate a murder of the Navy’s top seal which is…really a seal. And in a story which could have gone two issues, Tony just says ‘fuck it’ (almost quite literally) because he knows his boss sent him there out of spite and solves the case. Meantime, John Colby finds himself in a new family. Yeah he got married but to who? Savoy makes an appearance and we also find out a little bit more about the gallsberry plant and what it does to sea life.  At the end of all things, the book starts to set up what looks to be the end game of all that has been happening with chicken since issue #1. This is a book that I have enjoyed for the years that is has been coming out and as I stated earlier, it’s been consistently good in story, character development and in humor and comes highly recommended. Pick it up if you haven’t done so.

 

5 out of 5 stars

 

 

Outcast #1

Writer: Robert Kirkman

Artist: Paul Azaceta

Colorist: Elizabeth Breitweiser

Reviewer: Ray Willis

 

The first issue of Outcast by Robert Kirkman sets out to show the phenomenon on possession. You know like “The Exorcist” which has a girl being possessed by a demon. The story is about Kyle Barnes and the life about his first time of being possessed and his struggle to learn more of what happened to him. Robert Kirkman crafts a really good story that gives you a pieces of what’s to come in this horror story. I love horror stories and the acts that the possessed people in this issue do is pretty creepy. The only thing that didn’t happen was they didn’t speak in different tongues but there’s nothing wrong with that. You get to know more about some of the characters pasts like the Reverend and Kyle Barnes. Possession has been a thorn in Kyle’s life.

 

The art is really good with a dark and creepy feel to it. The face of a child smiling in a dark room or Kyle eating his finger right to the bone is a bit unsettling but I wasn’t expecting that to happen. The art is really nice with thick lines that show the characters and creature that appear. Elizabeth Breitweiser colors are really fascinating and dark, showing the dark tones of what’s going to happen in the dark. The various colors she delivers is really astonishing. I didn’t really find anything wrong with this first issue. I just want to see more possessed people do more contorting but that’s just me as a horror fan.

 

5 out of 5 stars

 

 

Saga #20

Writer: Brian K. Vaughn
Artist: Fiona Staples
Reviewer: Oz Longworth Jr. or Oh Captain My Captain

It’s always been my feeling that one basic requirement of a good comic (really ANY medium of fiction) is that it should evoke a degree of personal investment in the principal characters. With that in mind, Alana and Marko, the lovers against all odds in Saga, have become that couple that is none of my business yet I can’t help being invested in. I care more about these two than any relationship I know of in real life. Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples have a very special masterpiece of a comic on their hands with this interstellar space opera.

This month features more of a look at Comics’ Favorite Couple and their attempts to adjust to “stable” home life while raising little Hazel. Meanwhile, we discover the whereabouts of a few characters we haven’t seen since Volume Three. It’s hard to review a book that’s so near perfection. Vaughn, coming back from each hiatus between volumes with more hype to live up to than before, doesn’t swing for the fence or try to reinvent the wheel (any more than he naturally does, I mean). He tells the same well-paced, smartly scripted story he’s been telling all along without ever getting stale. Anytime he lulls you into getting comfortable, it’s usually because he’s about to gut punch you. This week, the book stays true to the tagline Image used to promote it on the website: “Something terrible happens.” Without giving anything away, Vaughn leaves you caring for characters unexpectedly at the most unconventional moments. Meanwhile, Fiona Staples’ art definitely falls into the “immaculate” column as always. She has this penchant for the bizarre, but she always managed to make her characters feel so human that you almost forget that you reading a scene with what looks like a walking fern.

Bottom Line: I’m not repeating myself in telling you about the how great this book is. Just rejoice with me. Saga has returned. All is right with the world.

 

4.5 out of 5 stars