Chew 001-020 (2009-2011) — Getcomics.info.zip

Draw parallels between the real-world Prohibition era and the black-market "speakeasies" serving illegal fried chicken in the comic.

Masticating the Law: Food, Power, and the Grotesque in Layman and Guillory’s Chew (Issues 1–20) 1. Introduction Chew 001-020 (2009-2011) GetComics.INFO.zip

Introduce the bizarre, high-concept premise of a world where chicken is illegal due to a catastrophic bird flu, making the FDA the most powerful law enforcement agency on Earth. Draw parallels between the real-world Prohibition era and

Discuss how this forces him to consume grotesque evidence (including human remains) to solve crimes, physically manifesting the toll that police work takes on an individual. Discuss how this forces him to consume grotesque

Briefly highlight other bizarre powers introduced in these first 20 issues, such as the Saboscrivner (writing about food so well people can taste it). 3. The Paternalistic State and the War on Poultry

Contrast the unyielding, "by-the-book" nature of Tony Chu with his morally flexible partners like John Colby and Mason Savoy. 4. Visual Narrative and the Aesthetics of the Grotesque