"Chew" writer and co-creator John Layman has been announced as the new regular writer of DC Comics' "Detective Comics" as of issue #13, joining artist Jay Fabok on the Batman title recently vacated by Tony Daniel.
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07-05-2012, 07:18 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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"Chew's" John Layman Takes A Bite Out Of DC's "Detective Comics"
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07-05-2012, 07:19 AM #2Zero Year
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Seems interesting
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07-05-2012, 07:26 AM #3Senior Member
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I saw some CHEW trades at my local book store and was almost going to buy one. Is it good?
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07-05-2012, 07:27 AM #4Senior Member
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Don't know anything about the writer, but I'm lookin forward to (hopefully) getting Tec back on to my pull list.
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07-05-2012, 07:27 AM #5Shut up, Leonard
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Yeah. Detective, Catwoman, Batwing, Detective again...
Originally Posted by SpideyZERO
Anyways, haven't read Chew, so I can't comment on Layman. If anything, I'm happy that they just brought in someone who will have a fresh take on Batman. Glad Fabok finally got a steady job.
I also hope we find out what the Back up will be.
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07-05-2012, 07:29 AM #6Senior Member
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When I go to the LCS today, I'm going to take a peek at some Chew books, to see what Layman is all about.
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07-05-2012, 07:31 AM #7Veteran Member
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Although I'm not sure if Layman will fit Batman well, he is a very capable writer, moreso than Daniels. Chew's very entertaining.
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07-05-2012, 07:38 AM #8Robin Graves
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Chew is tons of fun. Check it out!
This could be really interesting.
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07-05-2012, 07:41 AM #9Member
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Chew is funny as hell and Rob Gillory is amazing. They make an amazing team on Chew. Originally Posted by zur en arrh
Layman has written a bunch of other stuff as well.
I'm really looking forward to this.
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07-05-2012, 07:46 AM #10Junior Member
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I only read Chew #1 and didn't really enjoy it. But I'll give this a shot, anything's an improvement from TSD.
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07-05-2012, 08:07 AM #11Elder Member
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I'll honestly be curious to see if it works.
On the one hand, there is an intricacy in Chew that could very well lend itself to a Detective run.
On the other hand, it's more fun and silly than anything else, and I question whether he'll be able to set scenes with tension, or explore interesting philosophies or eve create human, rather than hilarious, characters.
I'll check it out though!Check out my New Blog! Just a random assortment of ideas, thoughts, and reviews!
http://heshouldreallyknowbetter.blogspot.com/
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07-05-2012, 08:13 AM #12Senior Member
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OMFG. I'm crying. This is amazing. My favorite writer working for DC... This is amazing.
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07-05-2012, 08:14 AM #13Senior Member
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Its one of my favorite comics ever. Its really worth it. Originally Posted by WhitOro
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07-05-2012, 08:17 AM #14New Member
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Amen. Whoever haven't read Chew yet, they SHOULD. It is plain AWESOME. Originally Posted by doordoor123
I am not buying Detective Comics at the moment, but will be first in queue when #13 comes out!
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07-05-2012, 08:22 AM #15Veteran Member
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Fabok will be great. But i have no idea who John Layman is.
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