John Layman (Outer Darkness) and Rob Guillory (Farmhand) are returning to Chew for a new crossover miniseries. The Eisner Award-winning creative team join Outer Darkness artist Afu Chan for Outer Darkness/Chew, a three-issue crossover miniseries with Image/Skybound Entertainment debuting March 4, 2020.
“In the years since finishing the final issue of Chew, the urge to return to the world and its characters has been slowly but steadily growing within me. But I had no interest in returning to some generic ‘Untold Case Files of Tony Chu’ type of story. I wanted to return with a story that goes somewhere new, and says something new about the characters. This crossover will do this. And Outer Darkness, believe it or not, is the ideal vehicle to tell this story,” Layman said in a statement. “Outer Darkness and Chew are two of my favorite books I’ve ever done, maybe THE favorite books I’ve ever done, and probably the best too. Creatively, combining the two was a dream come true for me. This book is the peanut butter and chocolate of comic book crossovers.”
"Returning to the Chew universe was always a no-brainer. I mean, after 60+ issues of Tony Chu’s adventures, how could we not?" Guillory added. "It’s something longtime fans have clamored for since Chew’s end, and this crossover is the perfect excuse to dive back into the insane world John and I created. It’s the perfect ode to Chew, while highlighting the amazing work John and the insanely talented Afu Chan have been doing on Outer Darkness. It’s two great books that just taste GREAT together."
The solicitation, covers and a preview of Outer Darkness/Chew #1 by John Layman, Rob Guillory and Afu Chan can be found below.
OUTER DARKNESS/CHEW #1 (of 3)
- Writer: John Layman
- Artist: Afu Chan & Rob Guillory
- Cover A: Afu Chan
- Cover B: Rob Guillory
- Release date: March 4, 2020
- THE GREATEST CROSSOVER EVER! Tony Chu is a modern-day cop who gets psychic impressions from what he eats. Joshua Rigg is a 28th Century starship captain flying through an outer space filled with demons, monsters and ghosts. Sounds like a perfect recipe for a comic book crossover, don’t it? Well, be careful what you wish for, because CHEW/OUTER DARKNESS is warping your way, reuniting the multiple Eisner-winning CHEW team of writer John Layman with artist Rob Guillory, alongside OUTER DARKNESS’ regular resident artistic genius, Afu Chan!
