Flambé (Chew)
| Flambé | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 2010 – August 2011 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main characters |
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| Page count | 120 pages |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | John Layman[1] |
| Artists | Rob Guillory[2] |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | Chew |
| ISBN | 978-1-6070-6159-5 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Just Desserts |
| Followed by | Major League Chew |
Flambé is a graphic novel, written by John Layman, drawn by Rob Guillory, and published by Image Comics as the fourth volume of the American comic book series Chew. Set in the Image Universe, it follows Tony Chu, a Cibopathic Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he eats, as he deals with the FDA's waning power in the aftermath of Just Desserts.[3]
Chapter One was released December 22, 2010; Chapter Two was released February 23, 2011; Chapter Three was released April 6, 2011; Chapter Four was released June 6, 2011; and Chapter Five was released August 24, 2011. Additionally, after Chapter Three (Chew #18), the story jumps ahead to Chew #27 (the second chapter of the future story arc Space Cakes), released May 11, 2011, in a flashforward taking place one year later, before returning to the narrative of Flambé, making it the first volume of the series with six chapters instead of five.[4]
The series received a universally positive critical reception.[5][6][7]
Premise
Chapter One
These are strange times for Tony Chu: eternal strange writing in extraterrestrial script has appeared in the skies of Planet Earth and stayed there, circling the atmosphere. With the populace of the world heralding the end times, they no longer seem concerned about the laws of the FDA, and what was once the most powerful law enforcement agency rapidly begins to descend into irrelevancy. So where will this leave their best agent, Tony Chu?[8][9][10]
Chapter Two
Bullied nerd Peter Pilaf unleashes his brainwashing recipe on the students of Francis Bacon High, where Tony's daughter Olive goes to school, as the International Space Station is mysteriously destroyed.[11][12]
Chapter Three
In a joint mission with the USDA, Tony and John go on a would-be suicide mission to take down an apocalypse death cult, as Tony is entrusted with the FDA's new secret weapon.[13][14]
Chapter Two (Space Cakes)
Delivered from future! We jump ahead to Space Cakes to show you where Tony Chu will end up nine issues and two story arcs from now, in Chew's special version of "One Year Later", as the chogs return to menace Tony's sister Toni![15][16][17]
Chapter Four
As E.G.G. seeks to assassinate anyone and everyone in power until the truth about the Avian Flu and Aliens is released, unleashing their manifesto in the middle of Chow Chu's comeback, Director Applebee pawns Tony Chu off to NASA for a very special assignment with his sister Toni Chu.[5]
Chapter Five
In an end of an era for Tony Chu, on Applebee's orders, Tony and John infiltrate the egg-worshipping cult of The Church of the Immaculate Ova, as things go wrong.[6][7]
Collected editions
| Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chew: Flambé | Chew (vol. 1) #16–20; #27 | November 8, 2009[18] | ISBN 978-1607063988 |
| Chew: The Omnivore Edition: Volume Two | Chew (vol. 1) #11–20 (Just Desserts and Flambé), and #27 (Space Cakes) | December 21, 2011 | ISBN 978-1607064268 |
| Chew: The Smorgasbord Edition: Volume One | Chew (vol. 1) #1–20 (Taster's Choice, International Flavor, Just Desserts, and Flambé) | November 14, 2013 | ISBN 978-1607068051 |
References
- ^ Wigler, Josh (June 7, 2010). "Chew On This With John Layman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ Harper, David (February 11, 2011). "Multiversity Comics Presents: John Layman". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Phegley, Kiel (May 10, 2011). "Chew On This: A Double Dose of "Flambé"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ Mesa, Eric (January 9, 2018). "Review: Chew, Vol. 2: International Flavor". Eric's Binary World. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Schleicher, Stephen (July 8, 2011). "Review: Chew #19". Major Spoilers. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Perez, Miguel (August 24, 2011). "Chew #20 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Lees, John (August 26, 2011). "Chew #20 Review". Comic Buzz. Archived from the original on September 19, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Meylikhov, Matthew (December 23, 2010). "Review: Chew #16". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Meyer, Jeff (December 24, 2010). "Geek Goggle Reviews: Chew #16". GoCollect. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ Schleicher, Stephen (January 2, 2011). "Review: Chew #16". Major Spoilers. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ Perez, Miguel (March 3, 2011). "Chew #17 Review — IGN". IGN. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ Meyer, Jeff (March 6, 2011). "Geek Goggle Reviews: Chew #17". GoCollect. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ Rasmussen, Rob (March 31, 2011). "Advance Review: Chew #18". Major Spoilers. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ Iverson, Dan (April 6, 2011). "Chew #18 Review: Feathers, rage and hate". IGN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Zawisza, Doug (May 11, 2011). "Review: Chew #27". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Iverson, Dan (May 12, 2011). "Chew #27 Review: You're not crazy, this really is issue #27". IGN. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- ^ Rios, Matthew Z. (May 19, 2011). "Daily Reviews: Chew #27". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Layman, John; Guillory, Rob (September 21, 2011). "Chew Volume 4: Flambé". Previews World. Retrieved September 21, 2011.