Revival/Chew is a one-shot of the Revival comic series in crossover with Chew. With story by Tim Seeley and art by Mike Norton, the issue was originally published on May 28, 2014, by Image Comics.
Synopsis[]
- TWO GREAT TASTES THAT TASTE REALLY WEIRD TOGETHER! Tony Chu heads to Wisconsin in two all-new original tales by the creative teams of both critically acclaimed titles! A great jumping-on point for readers who've heard how damn good these titles are on their own, and a twisted delight for those already in the know![1]
Plot[]
In an old barn, a vinyl record plays. Six cadavers lay on chairs as a blonde woman dances with a bandaged man.
In her home, Dana readies herself for work while Martha stays with Cooper talking about his comics. Dana tells her sister she is busy but hasn't stopped working on hers. Martha says she isn't worried; the "evidence" is not going anywhere.
Ibrahaim drives Dana and explains they will meet Tony Chu from Food and Drug Administration, who is a cibopath — a "food psychic" — and worked on the H5NI scare using his special abilities. Dana notices Tony is Ibrahaim's pet peeve.
In St. Patrick's Cemetery, Dana, Ibrahaim, and Tony investigate eight empty graves. They notice the recent snowfall covered the evidence from the hand digging. F.D.A. believes they are related to the black market organs that spilled on the highway; while the highest demand is for Reviver blood and flesh, any corpse from the quarantined area is worth money.
Ibrahaim suggests Tony get a psychic read of the snow. Tony eats it, has a vision, then vomits. He says he saw a paper mill, and Dana tells them about the one in Mosinee. She also found about the disinterred bodies that all of them attended the same school in the late 1930s in Knowlton. Ibrahaim recalls a reanimation case of a woman named Barbara taking place there, and her late husband is one of the missing bodies. Tony discusses the motivations for Barbara's crime, and Ibrahaim finds where she lives.
In an assisted living community, a nurse tells Dana, Ibrahaim, and Tony that Barbara missing for twenty-four hours. Dana notices the mud with a fingernail on the door handle. Inside, they find dress patterns and more mud. Tony comes from a vision after ingesting the fingernail about bones and a barn dance. Ibrahaim finds an invitation for a school dance with the address of a farm.
Arriving at the abandoned farm, Dana, Ibrahaim, and Tony find the land now belongs to a paper mill. They hear music coming from inside, where skeletons draped with sewn skin dance. One of them forcefully takes Ibrahaim to dance, and a skinless Barbara attacks Dana. The woman says they just wanted one more dance together and she made everyone new suits and dresses, but she could use some extra "fabric" in different hues.
Tony tells Barbara he is sorry; someone is looking for her and now it found her because they tasted each other. A glowing figure that Tony identifies as Barbara's soul enters her body, and the woman catches on fire. Dana, Ibrahaim, and Tony escape as the fire grows, and Barbara goes back to dancing with her husband's corpse in the burning barn.
Later, Dana, Ibrahaim, and Tony drink at The Pulphouse Pub. Dana leaves for the bathroom, and Ibrahaim tells Tony he did not believe in his abilities before. He says that Dana's sister is a Reviver, and Tony would discover who killed her if he bit her. Tony says maybe he would, but it would also alert her "soul" to her location. He says he lost his sister, Antonelle, and knows what it is like to be angry about a sibling's death; it can make a person let the only things that matter pass them by.
Meanwhile, Martha watches as Cooper finishes his drawing of himself with his mother and aunt.
Continuity[]
- The story is paired with Chew/Revival, each showing different parts of Tony Chu and John Colby's work with the Revitalized Citizen Arbitration Team.
- The story takes place after Dana tells Ibrahaim about Martha being a Reviver in the Revival issue #19 and before Dana leaves to New York City in the issue #20.
- Flashbacks show the death of Tony's twin Antonelle at the hands of the Vampire (Chew #30).
Appearances[]
Individuals[]
- Antonelle Chu (flashback)
- Tony Chu
- John Colby
- Cooper Cypress
- Dana Cypress
- Martha Cypress
- May Polaski (corpse)
- Poyo (illustration)
- Ibrahaim Ramin
- Paneer Sharma (flashback)
- Barbara Szuba
- Louie Szuba (corpse)
- Vampire (flashback)
- Warpehoski (mentioned)
Organizations[]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Cibopath
- Creep
- Food and Drug Administration
- Revitalized Citizen Arbitration Team
- Reviver
- Rothschild Police Department
Events[]
- Revival Day (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Wisconsin
- Knowlton (mentioned)
- Mosinee
- Country Estates Assisted Living Apartments
- Old Kluk farm
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
- Rothschild
- Home of Dana Cypress
- The Pulphouse Pub
- Rothschild Police Department headquarters (mentioned)
- Wausau
Objects[]
- "Barushka Polka"
Publication[]
Production[]
- The story was originally published on the same issue as Chew/Revival, with each story beginning on one side of the magazine.
Distribution[]
- Revival/Chew (with Chew/Revival) sold 18,259 copies in its publishing month, being the 136th best selling comic issue in May 2014 at comic specialty stores.[2]
Collections[]
- Escape to Wisconsin
- Deluxe Edition 2
- Chew: The Omnivore Edition, Volume 6
- Compendium
Pop culture references[]
- Cooper's drawing features Poyo fighting the Lying Cat from the Saga comics.
- Cooper has the idea of drawing a character with Sherlock Holmes and Dracula in his brain.
Covers[]
References[]
- ↑ "Revival/Chew (One Shot)." Image Comics. Retrieved on May 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2014." ICv2, June 16, 2014.