On Sale 5/11/11: CHEW 27 (yes, 27!)

CHEW nominated for three Eisner Awards!!!!

Best Continuing Series
Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Shadowline/Image)
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Scalped, by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra (Vertigo/DC)

Best Writer
Ian Boothby, Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book; Futurama Comics #47–50; Simpsons Comics #162, 168; Simpsons Super Spectacular #11–12 (Bongo)
Joe Hill, Lock & Key (IDW)
John Layman, Chew (Image)
Jim McCann, Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia)
Nick Spencer, Morning Glories, Shuddertown, Forgetless, Existence 3.0 (Image)

Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
Richard Corben, Hellboy (Dark Horse)
Stephen DeStefano, Lucky in Love Book One: A Poor Man’s Story (Fantagraphics)
Rob Guillory, Chew (Image)
Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key (IDW)
Skottie Young, The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel)

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE

On Sale 4/6/11: CHEW 18

"The last 6 pages or so are going to go down in 2011 as maybe the most entertaining pages in comics of the year."
--Multiversity Comics.com

"...so bugspit crazy you can’t help but laugh. There’s enough odd, unexplained details to make you wonder if this either surrealism or a goof, but it still adds up to a tremendously satisfying story..."
--CXPulp.com

"Layman and Guillory are crafting an epic piece of work. The writing is superb, the characters are all deep and thought out, and the overall all idea of what is happening is jut awesome."
--Major Spoilers.com

"...one of the greatest characters in the Chew-verse, and maybe comics period, makes an unforgettable appearance. You’ll be forever changed. Accept no substitutes: Chew is pure, comic book satisfaction."
--Newsarama.com

"...Nothing new."
--Comic Book Resources.com

Showtime Developing Comedy Series Adaptation Of Comic 'Chew'!!!

From Deadline.com
By NELLIE ANDREEVA
Showtime has bought a script for Chew, a quirky half-hour cop show based on John Layman and Rob Guillory’s bestselling comic book of the same name. Stephen Hopkins is attached to direct and executive produce the project, which hails from Circle of Confusion, the company behind AMC’s hit series adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead.

Terri Hughes Burton and Ron Milbauer (Eureka) wrote the Chew script, which will now be tweaked under Showtime's guidance. Chew tells the darkly comic story of federal agent Tony Chu, a “cibopath” able to get psychic impression from the things he eats who is assigned to the most usual and bizarre crimes. “There are a lot of superhero comic books, but there are not many food comic books," Layman told me back in July when the TV project was still in the nascent stages. Along with Hopkins, Burton, Milbauer, David Engel and Circle of Confusion are also executive producing Chew, with Hopkins' producing partner Kate Garwood expected to produce in some capacity. Hopkins has a longstanding relationship with Showtime: He directed the pilot for the network's dark comedy series Californication and recently helmed an episode of freshman drama Shameless as well as one of Showtime's recently ordered pilots, the Don Cheadle starrer House of Lies.

In addition to The Walking Dead, which has been renewed for a second season, Circle of Confusion is executive producing Powers, a drama project based on the comic by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Oeming that was recently picked up to pilot by FX. Charles H. Eglee adapted the comic book for Sony TV and FX Prods., with Michael Dinner directing.

On Sale 3/16/11: The CHEW Script Book

On Sale 3/2/11: CHEW #17

Plus, Layman will be at Emerald City Comic Con, sitting at the Image Booth!

Aiden Thomas Guillory: Born 1/11/11

CHEW #17 is running about a month late due to real life.

Aiden Thomas Guillory. Born 1/11/11 at 12:46am. Weighed 8lbs. 6oz.