CHAOS CAMPUS: SORORITY GIRLS VS ZOMBIES No. 32
APPROBATION COMICS
STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Miguel Marques
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITORS: B. Alex Thompson and John P. Ward
MISC. ART: Ricardo Mendez
COVER: Ricardo Mendez
28pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. print/$1.99 U.S. digital (2017; digital release date – July 19, 2017)
Rated: Teen 13+ / 15+ Only – comiXology rating
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies created by B. Alex Thompson
“Lineage”
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies is the long-running zombie apocalypse comic book series from Approbation Comics. Mixing in elements of comedy, horror, and adventure, it is the creation of B. Alex Thompson. The series is set during a zombie invasion and follows the adventures of three members of the sorority, Epsilon Alpha Zeta Upsilon (EAZY): ass-kickin’ Jamie Lynn Schaeffer, brainy and magic-wielding Paige Helena Patton, and sexy Brittany Ann Miller.
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #32 (“Lineage”) opens in the aftermath of “Juggernauts” (from issue #31). Brittany is totally whacked out, wandering around, half-dressed in a hospital gown, and muttering strange numbers. Luckily, Jamie is around with her giant adjustable wrench and Paige with her magical energy sword to fight off the zombies that wanna snack on a zombie-actin' Britts.
Also, luckily, Paige has figured out what those numbers are, and now, it is time to meet the parents – Brittany's parents?! Who is “the Twelfth?” Who are the “Thirteen Survivors?” What is the true history of the “Greek gods” and Mount Olympus? Who is “the First” and can she be stopped? And who can stop her?
THE LOWDOWN: After bringing “The Road to Salvation” story line to an end, writer B. Alex Thompson continues to bring levity to Chaos Campus via a series of standalone stories. I thought “Juggernauts” was the best of the lot, but “Lineage” speaks well for itself.
Ricardo Mendez's art and graphical storytelling remains strong. His art in “Juggernauts” reminds me of the storytelling that readers would find in Marvel Comics' The Punisher titles. Mendez's storytelling retains its nice pacing, but he shines in the offbeat “Lineage,” which changes pace several times. It also offers just enough brutality and gruesomeness to capture the Chaos Campus style. Colorist Miguel Marques replaces Russell Vincent Yu for this issue, and his colors are glorious. The colors on the first six pages, especially on Page Six's magic portal, capture the nighttime setting with a touch of sorcery.
What else can I say about B. Alex Thompson. He is one of my favorite comic book writers, and for the better part of two decades, I have have been enthralled by the breath and scope of his storytelling. “Lineage” is a pleasant surprise as another chapter in the ongoing origin stories of the girls from EAZY. And it presents the unexpected in terms of an origin story. Letterer Krugos ably shifts the changes in tone and pacing, managing, as always, to complete the storytelling.
Chaos Campus #32 is the last standalone before the next story arc, and it is an enjoyable one that will entertain old and new readers.
POSSIBLE AUDIENCE: Fans of zombies and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.
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9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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