John Layman

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

Your favorite heroes wait in the wings in the seventh installment of THE SCORCHED! THE SCORCHED are struggling after a recent attack and are considering a risky final strategy that may involve sacrificing a team member. As internal tensions grow, the group's unity is threatened, prompting concerns about their future. Meanwhile, the VICERATOR is organizing her team for another attack on The Scorched, leading Jessica and her allies to seek help from former friends. Collects Scorched Issues #39 - #45

The Titans face their deadliest reckoning yet because Deathstroke is back, and he s not alone. John Layman s gripping Titans saga continues as the team confronts a nightmare they never saw coming Deathstroke, seemingly back from the dead and assembling a ruthless new squad of villains. After struggling to redefine their roles in a post-Absolute Power world, Nightwing and his team must now fight against an enemy who knows their every weakness. But how did Slade Wilson cheat death, and what terrifying plan does he have in store for the Titans? As old grudges resurface and alliances are tested, the heroes must stand together like never before or risk being torn apart. Collects Titans #22-27.

Your favorite heroes wait in the wings in the sixth installment of THE SCORCHED! THE SCORCHED have freed themselves from Jason Wynn's control, and with the Dead Zones restored, they regain their powers and seek to reclaim their glory. However, this resurgence also revives formidable foes, including the relentless VICERATOR, who aims to eliminate them for good. Collects Scorched Issues #33 – 38

Discovering you're not the only HELLSPAWN can be a shock, especially when you realize you're not the top dog either. The solution? Eliminate the competition! SPAWNY is ready to wage war against all other Spawns, ensuring that none escape his fury and that they all bow before him. However, in a twist, Spawny's ultimate foe turns out to be someone unexpected—not a Hellspawn at all! The stage is set for an epic confrontation where lives hang in the balance, but does it even matter if the stakes aren't part of the larger narrative? All these burning questions and more await in SPAWN KILLS EVERY SPAWN! Additional features include a gallery of covers and artwork from behind the scenes. Collects Spawn Kills Every Spawn Issues #1 – 5 miniseries.

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. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases. Also included are the blockbuster one-shots featuring everybody’s favorite homicidal rooster, SECRET AGENT POYO, WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO, DEMON CHICKEN POYO.

The Throne of Hell now belongs to Nyx, who has banished Spawn and The Scorched team to Earth, leaving Jessica Priest and her team without their powers. Things take an unexpected turn when Jason Wynn makes a surprising comeback, leading Jessica, and the team to continue the fight. Powerless, will they all make it back alive?! Collects Scorched Issues #27 – 32

Before The Suicide Squad takes on your favourite heroes in the upcoming video game, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, pick up this thrilling prequel and watch them kill Arkham Asylum! Amanda Waller has taken control of the recently rebuilt Arkham Asylum, and her brutal tactics and merciless methods have led to the most secure Arkham Gotham has ever known. But when the cell doors open and the inmates are left in a free-for-all deathmatch, Waller's true intentions reveal themselves: Identify the strongest, smartest, and most brutal inmates of the Asylum to serve her on Task Force X. Things are gonna get messy in this prequel to Rocksteady's Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! Collects Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum #1-5.

Life in hell ain’t easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There’s a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it’s almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three condemned teens and their annoying tagalong demon frenemy embark on a daring scheme to hijack a demon lord’s delivery truck. What happens next will take them on an epic journey across the underworld, an infernal excursion of nonstop excitement, danger and adventure. Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer John Layman (CHEW, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist Jok. Collects IN HELL WE FIGHT #1-#5, plus short stories from Image Anthology #10 and #11

She is the red-haired she-devil with the sword. They are the green-skinned invaders from the red planet. Yes, those dastardly Mars Attacks Martians are attacking again, and these are the Martians of old, the Martians of the Hyborian Age. And so, it's up to Red Sonja to stop the attack. But how will steel, strength and savagery stand again laser guns, sci-fi technology and weird, weird Martian science? Only one way to find out! Buy this freakin' book!

An all-new tale of high adventure and pulpish mystery from John Layman, New York Times bestselling writer of Chew, and superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & the X-Men, Astonishing Spider-Man) There's a region in the Atlantic Ocean where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls go missing... never to be heard from again. And there's an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up. It's a mysterious place inhabited by dinosaurs, pirates, crazed magicians, strange monsters... and a girl named Bermuda. Sixteen-years-old, scrappy, and a survivor, this has been the only life she has ever known. Until today. Today she discovers something on her island that will either open a doorway between her world and ours... or destroy them both

Felon. Parole violator. Fugitive. Cibopars. 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.Collects CHU #6-10

TIME IS NOT ON HIS SIDE. Sean Bennett is just your everyday, ordinary lab worker in a high-tech lab with a prototype time machine. And, yeah, he's got the same temptations any of us would have about going back in time, just a bit, to correct mistakes of the past and right old wrongs. So when he meets a version of himself from the future who encourages him to do just that, Sean takes the temporal plunge. Only ... can you guess what happens next? Did you read the book title? Yup. All of TIME is f#&%ed up now, and it's up to Sean to correct it - or else! Presenting a time-twisted sci-fi action-comedy, a butterfly effect noir, by multiple Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew, Outer Darkness, ELEANOR & THE EGRET) and talented newcomer Karl Mostert.

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