I burned through all ten published volumes of this series in a matter of months, and while i managed a fairly coherent review of the first volume, i am overwhelmed by the thought of going back and reviewing volumes 2-10, trying to recapture that innocent mindset that didn't know what happened in subsequent volumes and trying to stay within the lines of the volume i'd be reviewing. and now i have to wait until wednesday to buy the next one (next few - i learn from my mistakes) to see what is going to happen now. and this is - naturally - the one time i failed. suffice it to say, something happens in this one that surprised me.Īnd this is exactly why i've tried to make sure i have one volume on deck in-house before reading one of these. I just read a bunch of reviews of this on here and - was there a memo? DID WE AGREE TO JUST NOT TALK ABOUT IT? OR EVEN FREAKING ALLUDE TO IT? AM I THE ONLY ONE FREAKING OUT HERE?

but THIS one, something definitely needs to be said. i still haven't reviewed volumes 2-5 of this because i never know what to say and i'd rather keep reading 'em to see what happens next than to slow down and try to discuss a part of a story that's still happening.

I don't know how you comic book people do it, writing consistently interesting reviews of these things without getting either bogged down or burned out.

*this one already had a kinda sorta review, so i am adding my form-letter review and pictures to the end, but i'm keeping the squawking at the top because i still feel this pain.*

Chew, Vol. 3 by John Layman