Books by John Layman

"Food-powered master criminal Saffron Chu is back, staring down the barrel of the biggest --and strangest-- score of her career. Return to the CHEW-niverse once again for Saffron's second blood-soaked adventure, and an alcoholic art heist that spans the centuries.." --

Monsters rule the world in this compendium collecting three graphic novels--Gangsters & Goliaths, Cataclysm, and Oblivion!In Gangsters & Goliaths by John Layman and Alberto Ponticelli, Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate but Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld--MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the hands of both gangsters and goliaths, Sato must use his wits to survive--and enlist the aid of some unusual friends.In Cataclysm by Cullen Bunn and Dave Wachter, years have passed since a monster apocalypse nearly destroyed mankind. Now it is merely a distant, nightmarish memory for Hiroshi, an elder in one of the few remaining tribes of humans. Little does Hiroshi know that the apocalypse is not over, and that his memories of the past may yet save the future!In Oblivion by Joshua Fialkov and Brian Churilla, a scientist has created a portal to another dimension--one where monsters rule supreme! An expedition begins into a world where hope has died and Godzilla is the unrivaled King of the Monsters. But what happens when a baby kaiju hitches a ride back to the original, monster-less dimension?

Tony Chu is a cibopath, able to get psychicimpressions from what he eats. Saffron Chu is a cibopars, able to learn secretsfrom who she eats with. Tony is a cop. Saffron is a criminal. They are brotherand sister, and they are on a collusion course. Spinning out of the Eisnerawarding winning and New York Times best-selling series CHEW comes CHU, afelonious new food-noir about cops, crooks, cooks, &clairvoyants.

The creators of CHEW reteam for the first time in most unexpected crossover ever! Just how does Tony Chu wind up aboard the starship Charon thousands of years in the future? How does Captain Joshua Rigg deal with this cibopathic stowaway? You'll have to read this to find out! Collects OUTER DARKNESS/CHEW #1-3

"Originally published as Eleanor & the Egret #1-5."--Title page verso.

Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent, has been busy - busy settling into married life, and busy investigating one assignment after another. Meanwhile, the people closest to Tony are conspiring to take on the brutal killer who murdered Tony's twin sister. And this conspiracy includes Tony's partner, his arch enemy - and his teenage daughter!

The final story arc of Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Mysteries are solved, secrets are revealed and lives are lost. Many, many lives.

Collects the swashbuckling Xena comic book adventures from 2006-2007, including the complete "Contest of Pantheons" and "Dark Xena" storylines. In this title, join Xena and her allies Gabrielle, Joxer, and Autolycus as they become embroiled in a feud reaching all the way up to the heavens, courtesy of the machinations of the ruthless Callisto.

An oversized coloring book that celebrates the end of CHEW with art from ts sixty and more issues, featuring some of the craziest and most unforgettable images.

Can Tony Stop His Most Dangerous Enemy? This book presents a new storyline about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants.

Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats, is getting closer to finding the answers he's been looking for - answers about the bird flu that killed millions, answers about the conspiracy to keep people from discovering the truth.

Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their own extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bit into or ingested.

Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why.