APPROBATION COMICS
STORY: B. Alex Thompson – @ApproBAT
ART: Ricardo Mendez
COLORS: Alivon Ortiz
LETTERS: Krugos
POST-SCRIPTING/POLISH: John P. Ward
EDITORS: B. Alex Thompson and John P. Ward
MISC. ART/BACK COVER: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
COVER: Ricardo Mendez with Alivon Ortiz
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. print/$1.99 U.S. digital (2017; digital release date – October 24, 2018)
Rated: Teen 13+ / 15+ Only – comiXology rating
Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies created by B. Alex Thompson
“Higher Learning, Part 4 of 4”
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 Schaeffer, brainy and magic-wielding Paige Helena Patton, and sexy goddess-type Brittany Ann Miller.
The current story line, “Higher Learning,” comes to an end. It is written by Thompson; drawn by Ricardo Mendez; colored by Alivon Ortiz; and lettered by Krugos. In this story arc, Paige is reunited with her father, who also happens to be the villain, Tech Locke, and her “sister,” Tess Raven. Now, Paige's friends must free her from his father's influence … if they can.
As Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies #36 opens, the heroes, led by Paige's mother, Morgan, have invaded Tech Locke's stronghold. Jamie takes charge in a bid to free Paige as well as the recently captured Brittany, but Paige is seemingly all-in on her father's plans.,
The bad guys prepare to assist Locke's ally, Doctor Lucian Campbell, who wants to ascend as “Skull Drudgery's” vessel. Luckily, the heroes have some new allies from the other side, and by the end, many of these opponents, on both sides, are going to have to pay the ultimate price for their actions.
THE LOWDOWN: After bringing “The Road to Salvation” story line to an end, writer B. Alex Thompson, offered a few issues of standalone stories. Then, he turned his attention to what may be his most ambitious story arc to day, “Higher Learning.” Chaos Campus #36 brings it all to an end, and it may be the series' first double-sized issue used to conclude an arc.
As usual, artist Ricardo Mendez uses his art and graphical storytelling to deftly mix the magic and the reunions. However, with “Higher Learning,” especially with this issue, Mendez shows that he can pull off big, event-sized storytelling. This is his version of a DC Comics “Crisis” series or his Marvel Comics Civil War. His dynamic compositions and kinetic page designs explode off the page with action and confrontation. Colorist Alivon Ortiz makes the art crackle in living color, and Krugos' lettering continues the steady beat of this series, pounding out fonts like surround sound.
So where does Thompson go from here? He plans on ending Chaos Campus some time within the next 15 issues, so enjoy the new stories while you can. I heartily recommend Chaos Campus #36, so go back and get issues #33 to #35, dear readers, so you can get your “Higher Learning.”
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of zombies and of horror-comedies will want to try Chaos Campus: Sorority Girls vs. Zombies.
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8 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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