APPROBATION COMICS
STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivon Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITOR: B. Alex Thompson
MISC: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
COVER: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
24pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (2018)
Rated: Teen 13+
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies created by B. Alex Thompson
“Expiation”
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies is the long-running zombie apocalypse comic book series from Approbation Comics. Mixing in elements of comedy, horror, adventure, and magic, 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 Schaffer, brainy and magic-wielding Paige Helena Patton, and sexy goddess-type Brittany Ann Miller. The series is written by Thompson. It is currently drawn by Ricardo Mendez; colored by Alivon Ortiz; and lettered by Krugos.
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #40 (“Expiation”) opens in the wake the “Alts” attack that did damage to the campus. Jamie had a shocking reunion with Charles, her father, and with Aimee, her sister. Aimee has been transformed into “Aqua Aimee,” a bio-mechanoid-like creature, because of an alien symbiote inside her … that is also killing her.
Jamie and Aimee have been placed in a coma so that Paige and Brittany can save them both. Meanwhile, Jamie and Aimee wake up as children and are forced to grow up again while their real bodies and minds struggle to fight off the alien symbiote's influence. Can the twin sisters survive this taxing mental and physical ordeal? Or will the symbiote ultimately kill them both? And will they survive the replay of an important moment in Jamie's life...
THE LOWDOWN: Yes, dear readers, we are continuing toward the conclusion of the Chaos Campus comic book series. Every time I read an issue of this genre-busting series, however, I get deeper into denial about the end.
In Chaos Campus #40, B. Alex Thompson offers his usual antics – fight, fight, and creature feature. However, “Expiation” is an enjoyable story about clashing siblings. It is one of the best depictions of the tensions between siblings and of their rivalries that I have ever seen in a comic book. It feels authentic and genuine.
Ricardo Mendez, perhaps Chaos Campus' signature artist, captures the usual fun and the sibling melodrama that Thompson offers this issue. Alivon Ortiz's sparkling colors really play well – surprisingly – on the girls' hair and costumes. Of course, Krugos' lettering completes the storytelling with a ringing soundtrack.
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I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of zombies, video games, and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.
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★★★★ out of 4 stars
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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