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Alright. More of this. I'd say this is about on the same level as the first issue. I don't know. It's like Chew, but... boring. I feel like one of the problems is that John Layman's sense of humor revolves around building on top of previously established jokes. And by making this a prequel, most of the jokes that could be built upon already have. And the new story doesn't seem to have those same little details like, I don't know chogs, or Poyo, or something like that. At least, not yet.

Anyways, some more random thoughts:

-Well, this answered my previous question about the avian flu.

-Jesus, what happened with John? Like, he's always been kind of douchey, and I remember a lot of that from issue one, before his cybernetic implants, but man, he's really unlikeable here. Which is a shame, because despite his numerous flaws, he was always likable in Chew. I'm gonna guess this is intentional, because he's supposed to be Tony's asshole new partner here, though.

-I just miss Rob Guillory. Dan Boultwood isn't a terrible artist, but he doesn't have what it takes to bring this series to life the way Rob would. Like, there's a sequence in this where Saffron is waiting for her boyfriend, and it's just a page-ish of her getting progressively bored in the same location. Boultwood just sorta draws her in different positions, but I feel like Rob would've added a ton of details in the background with, I don't know, the people walking by, the buildings, that sort of stuff.

-Oh, Saffron and Sage are twins. I mean, it's not like a wow moment, because I can't even remember if Sage had more than a line in all of Chew, more of just an "oh...okay" moment.

-What the hell is a cipropanth? I'm guessing it'll be expanded upon next issue because Sage appears to be a central part of it, but context clues lead me to believe it's a power that allows the person to get psychic from impressions by eating the same food at the exact same time as someone, which is really unoriginal for a Chew comic.

-This is more just a random theory, but early on in Chew, there was an issue with a frame story of Tony recollecting the events of the issue to someone with a bandaged face in a hospital. If I remember correctly, it was the issue where Amelia was held hostage by E.G.G., but I could be wrong. Anyways, I don't think the identity of that person was ever revealed, and I was just guessing it might be Saffron, since she doesn't appear to be anywhere in Chew. I could be wrong though. Maybe it was just a planned side plot that they didn't have time for, or wasn't interesting enough. more