Tony Chu works for the most powerful government agency: the FDA. Ever since a nasty bird flu epidemic, poultry and eggs have been banned. Possessing a dozen eggs or a chicken breast can get you thrown in jail, so Tony spends a lot of time trying to catch black market chicken dealers. All that changes when the government discovers his secret.
Tony is a cibopath, which means he gets a psychic impression every time he eats something. Give him an apple, and he can tell you where it was grown, and what the weather was like when it was picked. Give him a piece of bacon and he can tell you everything you want to know about the pig's life. Although he'd rather you didn't make him eat bacon. The pig's last moments weren't pleasant. The only thing Tony doesn't get an impression from is beets. Tony eats a lot of beets.
The government puts Tony to work solving crimes, which basically means he has to take a bite of the evidence, whether it's a piece of leftover pizza or a corpse. Unfortunately for Tony, it's usually not pizza.
Chew has fabulous sidekicks, vampires, possibly alien vegetables, and a whole lot of corpses.
The series has won both Harvey and Eisner Awards, so yes, it is gross, but it's definitely worth reading. Go get your hands on a copy. What are you waiting for? Just don't read it while eating your lunch.
Suggest to: Older teens. It's about a guy who eats bits off corpses. Please don't terrorize the grade 7's who read Canterwood Crest.
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