Chew - Is it any good?

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:39 pm

Yes. As good as the reviews rave it is.

Stocky Boy · Post by **Stocky Boy** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:40 pm

It's pretty good. Picked up 1-4 yesterday.

Detective based, quirky, funny.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:57 am

Managed to get 1st prints of 2, 3 and 4.

First prints of 1 no longer exist.

Stocky Boy · Post by **Stocky Boy** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:43 pm

Just steal one off of a fan at the next Comic con.

I've got second and or third printing for 1 and 2.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:07 pm

I couldn't find one at the one in Montreal, I wonder what the print run was on it.

Mr Wallstreet · Post by **Mr Wallstreet** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:10 pm

I'll put it down on my "Has Potential" list

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:57 pm

Mr Wallstreet wrote:I'll put it down on my "Has Potential" list

I was underwhelmed after hearing all the hype, but I have only read issue 1 so far.

ChimeraCreative · Post by **ChimeraCreative** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:05 pm

A year later... I picked up the first two trades and rather enjoyed them. ^_^

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:32 pm

At the store my manager opened up this weekend, I noticed he had a copy of issue one rather highly priced. I didn't look at it outside of a glance, but I don't know if it was signed, an exclusive copy, or what, but it was at, I believe, $60. Then he has like, issues 3, 4, and 6. So I didn't get it but was surprised to see it that high. I've heard amazing things though.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:02 pm

Actually, $60 for Chew #1 is a pretty good deal. eBay has 2 issue #1s sold at $80 just 2 weeks ago.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:08 pm

60 is good for a first printing. I've actually been trying to find one around that price

Tragic Angelus · Post by **Tragic Angelus** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:18 pm

Gotcha. It's been awhile since I've seen a newer series sell for that much so I wasn't sure if it was just the issue or a special exclusive copy from a con or something.

XIII · Post by **XIII** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:49 am

I'm really enjoying it.
Malorie loved it too.

jedispyder · Post by **jedispyder** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 2:02 am

Very few new series are selling like that. In the past decade, the main ones that come to mind are: Invincible, Walking Dead, Chew, and Morning Glories. Skull-Kickers came out last week and has the potential but it's not showing what Morning Glories showed last month when it debuted. Ironically enough, all those series are from Image (or at least I think so). I guess Image generally undersells their titles and prints a low first run which means once it hits big, the first issues shoot up like crazy.

ChimeraCreative · Post by **ChimeraCreative** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:01 am

I try to keep a back-up list in the back of my head of what the folks around here recommend buying. Still intend to pick up The Boys. ^_^

Not sure how far along Chew is by now but I'll be picking up its trades whenever I see them. It's refreshing to have a light-hearted comic with such a fast pace and unapologetically f-ed up werido characters.

wolf_2099 · Post by **wolf_2099** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:09 pm

ChimeraCreative wrote:I try to keep a back-up list in the back of my head of what the folks around here recommend buying. Still intend to pick up The Boys. ^_^

Not sure how far along Chew is by now but I'll be picking up its trades whenever I see them. It's refreshing to have a light-hearted comic with such a fast pace and unapologetically f-ed up werido characters.

It's at 13.

You should pick up the Boys just because of Darrick Robertson, he was an awesome guy.

Although, so was Garth Ennis.

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:12 am

The comic's trite, though. I dropped it well over a year ago.