This review originally posted at More Than Just Magic 
 Tony Chu is your average detective. Late night stake outs, trying assignments, a partner that never stopstalking. But there's one thing that makes Tony different. He's a chibopathic, a kind of psychic that gets impressions off the food that he eats. It's a rare talent and a disturbing one and once the Special Crimes Division of the FDA finds out, he quickly becomes one of their lead investigators. 
 Taster's Choice is the beginning of Tony's journey. He gets hired on by the FDA after his partner is injured in a late night bust. A chicken bust. In Tony's world the avian flu became a disaster of mammoth proportions and as a precautionary measure that United States government banned the sale of chicken. I thought this was a really interesting approach to a comic book. For the most part the world felt familiar. There were organized criminals, cops, politics, restaurant reviews. But there was an interesting twist to it all, as well as an undercurrent of dissent movements. I'm incredibly interested to see how this chicken free world develops in the next few volumes. 
 Tony Chu was an interesting character. He was just trying to live with his ...quirk. Eating a lot of beets, the only food he can manage to keep down, he tried to ignore it. But once her was hired by the FDA he was forced to start using it to apprehend criminals. You had to feel for the guy. At times his job has him do some downright disgusting things in the name of justice. (See the picture with the burger and the finger? How do you think he's going to solve that crime? *shudders at the memory*) In a short period of time (only 128 pages or six issues) we learn a lot about Tony - his hopes, his fears, his family issues, the women he's in love with. It was a lot of character development and I hope they maintain that same level in volumes past Taster's Choice. 
 I was a big fan of the artwork. It was colourful and energetic. There was always a lot going on in every panel, and I definitely took my time examining each page. I particularly enjoyed the colour work. There was great variety but they were all muted colours, conveying the serious and almost dreary tone of Tony's investigations. The disturbing world Tony is now forced to investigate is definitely well represented by the art work in this comic. 
 My only warning for this book would be that at times it can be well...kind of gross. There's a lot of disturbing images involving food and dead bodies so if you're a squeamish person this might not be the best book for you. 
 Recommendation: A fun, action packed start to a unique comic book series. If you're looking for something completely different from the usual superhero fare, Chew: Taster's Choice should be at the top of your list.