The long feast of reading Chew is finally come to a close. Lots of laughs with some sadness. I enjoyed the series overall. ( )

Not the exact ending I was expecting (I think it overreached a smidge), and, to be honest, I could have lived without the epilogue altogether. I won't spoil it, but I will say it overstayed it's welcome just a little too long.

Still, this was a series unlike anything else out there, and, at its best, it was a hell of a lot of fun. ( )

So sad this is the end of a wonderful series. I will miss it so! ( )

I read the last three volumes of Chew in a 24-hour binge and found the conclusion of the series to be quite underwhelming. Perhaps I let too much time pass since reading the previous volume, but I just didn't much care about anything that happened, even as things kept turning darker and darker. In the end, it was a one-joke series that overstayed its welcome. It probably would have been more impressive at half the length. ( )

Man, it's been a crazy ride. From the very first book Chew grabbed me, and it didn't let go until I read every last issue. I fell in love with the characters, the art, and Poyo. I grew ridiculously invested to the point I often wondered about it while doing other things. The characters became my family, and their drama my own. The fire writing in the sky, the bon vivants... all of it consumed me in some small way. Now that it's over, predictably, I feel just a bit more empty.

That is all right, though. Chew was worth the sadness the end brought. It was worth everything.

This series is at once ridiculous and moving, endearing and absurd. It's clever to an almost painful extent and the beginning predicts the end beautifully. There are so many places where just the smallest choice would have put things on a dramatically different course. Like Fables I predict I'll be rereading Chew for a long time to come.

Can't wait to see what this team does next. Keep me appraised if you can, Karen. x ( )